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|url=http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2006/08/01/a_defeat_for_bolton_could_undercut_us_policy/
|url=http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2006/08/01/a_defeat_for_bolton_could_undercut_us_policy/
|quote="Do Bolton's opponents really believe that defeating him, and thereby vacating the seat he occupies on the UN Security Council, will actually advance US interests in the region?"
|quote="Dondeed, most of the criticism aimed at Bolton has nothing to do with him. More than anything else, it represents an effort to set the political stage for the upcoming midterm congressional elections in November."
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{{opinion|Confirmation of John Bolton as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, 2006|Bolton should be confirmed|for}}
{{opinion|Confirmation of John Bolton as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, 2006|Bolton should be confirmed|for}}
{{opinion|Confirmation of John Bolton as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, 2006|Confirmation should be filibustered|against}}
{{opinion|Confirmation of John Bolton as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, 2006|Confirmation should be filibustered|against}}

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Author(s) Thomas M. Boyd
Source The Boston Globe
Date August 1, 2006
URL http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2006/08/01/a_defeat_for_bolton_could_undercut_us_policy/
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Quotes-start.png "Dondeed, most of the criticism aimed at Bolton has nothing to do with him. More than anything else, it represents an effort to set the political stage for the upcoming midterm congressional elections in November." Quotes-end.png


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This item argues for the position Bolton should be confirmed on the topic Confirmation of John Bolton as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, 2006.


This item argues against the position Confirmation should be filibustered on the topic Confirmation of John Bolton as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, 2006.