Bolton: Iran Will Have Nukes "Soon"

The Daily Caller reports:

John Bolton, former US ambassador to the United Nations, sharply criticized the Obama administration’s handling of the Middle East while testifying before the House Foreign Affairs Committee Thursday morning.

Bolton focused on Iran and Syria, laying out steps the United States should take to prevent the two governments from acquiring nuclear weapons. He also had strong words for current  US policy toward Israel.

“And America’s disdain for Israel, its truest ally in the region, can hardly be comforting to those who have never enjoyed such close relations,” Bolton said in his testimony. “If this is how the United States now treats close friends, how will it treat mere allies of convenience when convenience disappears?”

Bolton took a characteristically hard line with the committee, stressing the need to take advantage of a narrow window of opportunity to stop the Middle East from developing nuclear weapons. According to his prepared testimony, Bolton, who is now a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute,  told the committee that Iran will reach nuclear weapons capability and “much sooner than later.”