Great blog post by Gregory Djerejian highlights this tidbit from the NY Observer.
Mr. Giuliani has criticized some aspects of the American performance in Iraq, but has basically supported the President’s plan without addressing its specific shortcomings. Asked about his day-to-day Iraq advisor, his campaign would only say that he speaks with many individuals, including retired Gen. Jack Keane and former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton.
Say that again? Who is Rudy Giuliani's trusted diplomatic advisor on Iraq? John Bolton? Former US ambassador to the UN? The same John Bolton who once said, '"There is no such thing as the United Nations," and "if the U.N. secretary building in New York lost 10 stories, it wouldn't make a bit of difference." That John Bolton?
It gets worse...
Rudy's big idea for Iraq? US-military run work camps based on the 'Workfare" model.
"Workfare" proved an excellent method to change this destructive decades-long paradigm. It required able-bodied welfare recipients to work 20 hours a week in exchange for their benefits. In the process, we reasserted the value of the social contract, which says that for every right there is a responsibility, for every benefit an obligation.
As many as 37,000 people participated at a single time, working in the neighborhoods that most needed their help, cleaning up streets with the Sanitation Department, removing graffiti from schools and government buildings, or helping to beautify public spaces in the Parks Department.
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The program [in Iraq] should be overseen by the U.S. military, not private contractors, to avoid unnecessary delays in deployment or accusations of cronyism in the bidding process.
http://www.opinionjournal.com/...
Yeah, that will go over real well.
Perhaps Rudy wants to hire John Bolton as chief overseer?