John Bolton, the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, told a college-age crowd of young conservatives the best way to improve America's stature abroad, and turn back the tide on the current White House's foreign policy blunders – particularly with the Iran nuclear deal – would be to have Secretary of State John Kerry resign.
Speaking to a Young America's Foundation Midwest Freedom Conference in Columbus, Ohio, Bolton said one of the biggest problems with the White House is President Obama sees American strength as "provocative" to the rest of the world, and therefore seeks to pacify and even kowtow to foreign interests, Breitbart reported.
It's actually America's weakness that proves "provocative" on the world stage, Bolton said, noting when the United States appears weak, the world degenerates into chaos.
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And when a student asked how to turn back the tide of chaos that's resulted from the American-led nuclear deal forged with Iran, Bolton offered blunt advice: "My recommendation for Secretary Kerry is that he resign," he said, Breitbart reported.
Bolton went on: "Iran was never going to be negotiated out of its nuclear weapons program. The only alternative was the use of military force."