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Amb. Bolton: Romney's my choice

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    Former U.S. ambassador to U.N. explains his endorsement of Mitt Romney

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One of the GOP candidates is getting name brand new endorse that right now and it is a big one former UN ambassador John -- here to announce his pick.

Ambassador Bolton I'm not gonna steal your thunder I know who it is but the telomeres -- endorses -- Well I'm gonna support Mitt Romney I I've thought about this very hard this is an extraordinarily important decision for the Republican Party I believe it is absolutely critical.

To defeat Barack Obama in November I think our country would be in.

Dire straits domestically and internationally if he gets another four years.

And I think governor Romney is the person who can best lead the party best articulate our conservative principles and is most likely to be Barack Obama.

-- now speaker Gingrich and senator Santorum both described as a moderate and they point to -- and things have happened in the state that Massachusetts found.

Do you disagree with them that day in there and win their critique of his policies -- -- moderate and in many instances.

Well let me put it this way looking at the whole ranger prospective candidates there was only one prospective candidate who met my test is the ideal conservative but he decided not to run.

So that's self.

Faced faced with looking at everyone else.

I guess I guess he's sitting here so faced with everybody else.

I've followed the William F Buckley junior test which is defined the most conservative candidate who is capable of getting elected there obviously to variables there.

But you know in the words of the old song gimme that old time religion Romney's conservative enough for me and I think he's the one most likely to get elected and I think that's critical.

Helio hours so I am guilty of such type -- And I'm curious how you think AM.

Perhaps president Romney foreign policy to a different anyway for president Gingrich or presence and -- anyway.

Well I think I'd I'd add Rick Perry -- -- -- I can't -- and I think their foreign policies are very very similar I wish we had had more debate than perhaps there will be more among the Republican candidates because I think it's important.

To articulate these issues.

But I think governor Romney I've read that his speeches and writings I've talked to him about these issues over the years I'm very confident about.

The strength of his view of American exceptional -- and the importance of a vigorous.

American role in the world to defend our interest and I think I think he fully understands the challenges we face.

Mean in terms of an Avant piracy of many disagreements within a democratic president -- about -- but it what is the single.

Most ahead.

Egregious in your mind foreign policy around and does.

Part of fed -- Obama's foreign policy.

Well I think -- the big picture he is comfortable with American decline in the world he's comfortable with a receding come home America he's happy with -- reduced defense budget he doesn't appreciate.

That we face enormous risks and challenges.

Most immediately from the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

-- but also from the threat long term of -- potentially aggressive China resurgent Russia.

That chaos in the Middle East I just don't think he understands the world even after three years of on the job training.

Actually separate software support and endorsement governor Leo asking about Iran I ask senator Santorum about it the scientist who was killed day and then comment on the streets of Tehran that Ahmadinejad is blaming us we've -- -- we've condemned it.

Israel silent.

How how would you handle that.

Well obviously somebody's going after Iran's nuclear scientist and that what a shame that is indeed but the fact is that.

That we are not taking adequate steps not the United States not the the west is a hole to stop Iran from achieving this objective of getting nuclear weapons.

Shortening the life expectancy of and the occasional run in nuclear science is not gonna stop their program they are very close to getting an.

The administration knows that there is no chance until I was just I don't.

Well I don't know who's I don't know who's responsible us.

Like I'm -- it like that program Diana admitted an ex wife -- -- -- but it sounds like it sounds more like usually do his job I'm not losing any sleep over but the but I think what's.

What's even more interest thing in response is Hillary Clinton sang the United States didn't having to do with us.

Why did she say that because I think she fears if you're running in retaliation well if you don't like the way Iran -- now.

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