John Bolton Must Support Feingold-Reid Plan for Iraq

John Bolton gave a truly remarkable interview to the BBC.

Q: Is there not an American responsibility, having invaded a country, dismantled all the apparatus of government, to ensure the citizens of that country are not murdered?

A. I think it's the responsibility which we've tried to fulfill to turn it back over to the Iraqis... We made a mistake in hindsight not turning it over to them earlier.

But we don't have a responsibility to make the government of Iraq succeed, that's their responsibility.

Q. Do you have a responsibility to keep the peace or not?

I think that's their responsibility too. I think we're all agreed the sooner the Iraqis can decide whether they're gonna to do that or not, the the better off everyone is.

If that's not clear enough, Bolton also said:

I don't think there's an American interest in what kind of Iraq emerges from the present circumstance.

I think the American strategic interest is in making sure no part of Iraq be used by terrorists as a base against us.

Bolton believes we have no responsibility to help the Iraqi government succed - only to fight Al Qaeda?

So why do we need 150,000 U.S. troops to fight 1-2,000 Al Qaeda?

Clearly Bolton must support the Feingold-Reid bill:

(a) Transition of Mission - The President shall promptly transition the mission of United States forces in Iraq to the limited purposes set forth in subsection (d).

(b) Commencement of Safe, Phased Redeployment from Iraq - The President shall commence the safe, phased redeployment of United States forces from Iraq that are not essential to the purposes set forth in subsection (d). Such redeployment shall begin not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

(c) Prohibition on Use of Funds - No funds appropriated or otherwise made available under any provision of law may be obligated or expended to continue the deployment in Iraq of members of the United States Armed Forces after March 31, 2008.

(d) Exception for Limited Purposes - The prohibition under subsection (c) shall not apply to the obligation or expenditure of funds for the limited purposes as follows:

(1) To conduct targeted operations, limited in duration and scope, against members of al Qaeda and other international terrorist organizations.

(2) To provide security for United States infrastructure and personnel.

(3) To train and equip Iraqi security services.

Will someone ask Bolton if he supports Feingold-Reid, and if not why not?