ambassador john bolton will be joining us in a minute on that.t we want to go to the strait of hormuz. that's the path through which much of the world's oil supply travels. iran has threatened in the past to block that waterway. the fifth fleet u.s.s. enterprise near the strait of hormuz and one of our own just got back from an exclusive visit on that ship. melissa francis is live in bahrain. >> reporter: i was talking to them about going through the strait of hormuz. they say they have done it eight times. as they get out there iranians and speed boat.come out and circle the ship and give them a good look over. i asked them how critical is your presence in this region? and here is what he said. >> they are very concerned got global economy. on around job is to make sure freedom of navigation occurred through that critical strait. the amount of trade and commerce that goes through here. just take a look at what goes through there. >> reporter: on a much lighter note you may recognize the deck of that aircraft carrier from top gun. it's the actual

ambassador, to the united nations, john bolton joins us as he does every sunday, about this time. good morning, ambassador. >> good morning, eric, glad to be with you. >> eric: good to see you. is this an unbelievable slap in our face, an astounding insult to hurry country. >> it is certainly that but is also, with all due respect to the "new york times," nothing new. the iranian effort to evade sanctions through iraqi channels has been going on for quite some time and, in anticipation of both of the u.s. sanctions which took effect a few months ago, and european union sanctions, the activity inside iraq mass been ramping up for some time. both in terms of hiding financial transactions, giving iran continued access to international financial circles, and, in terms of oil, smuggling iranian oil into iraq for export and importantly, smuggling iraqi refined petroleum products into iran where they have a shortage. so, this is a reflection of iran's influence over the al-maliki government and is yet another reason among many why we should not have reduced our troop presence in iraq and

ambassador john bolton. -- no said dennis kucinich warning about the military industrial complex. what do you mean to much influence? >> the cost of the military takes a greater part of our gdp. john: it is a greater amount not the greater part. >> they take an increasing amount cents 9/11 at 3.5% to. the economic effect slows employment and it is a loser with economics and it is not clear it is safe her. john: that is the question. how much safer does this make us? >> look at those divergent threats of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, increasing assertiveness by think back to the past when we had missiles aimed at us we now spend more during the cold war, vietnam war, korean war, the bill but. >> look at afghanistan is right but a percentage has gone down since the cold war. even the obama administration said the cuts required by a sequestration would have the devastating effect on our defense. john: they always say that. >> the war and iraq and afghanistan could cost $5 trillion after it i

licking its face and following it around.zoe's breeder john bolton says it's natural for her to look52"she's in season at the moment and just happened to be in season and sort oo feeling that mothering instinct at the time that this lamb was there. and so it just seemed to be quite a natural thing for her to pick this up and have something to mother." mother."bolton says the lamb's mother rejected it. 3 that's all for fox45 news at 5:30."family feud" is next.and we'll be back tonight for fox45 news at ten -- and ♪ i dare you to dare me what's today's dare? erase the damage of 100 blow-drys [ female announcer ] with daily moisture renewal from pantene. the pro-v system nourishes to lock in moisture erasing the damage of 100 blow drys for a silky, soft touch. think only salon brands can do that? i took the dare...will you? [ female announcer ] daily moisture renewal from pantene. hair so healthy it shines.

to make sense of this is john bolton, former u.s. ambassador and fox news contributor. thanks for joining us. >> glad to be with you. sandra: the latest news we have is citigroup analysts michael saunders recently put out a note that he believes there's a 90% chance that greece is going to exit the euro in the last 12 to 18 months. it could happen by september or october. what say you on that? >> that is a very realistic prediction. they are at the point where temporizing and equivocation don't cut it anymore. the best solution for greece at this point is to exit devaluing so that it can get on a realistic economic footing. the reason this has gone on so long is the theology in the european union that you always have to keep writing a bicycle for word and they are just paralyzed with fear that a greek exit will compromise their other political unification objectives. i would say if i were greece so be it. we have our people to worry about. sandra: is that the future for greece? we saw the greek prime minister met with the euro zone leader, no leniency indicated from bru

shannon: ambassador john bolton, through, it's always good to have your insight.lert on new heat in the controversy over an obama super pac ad that essentially blames governor romney's business practices for the death after steel worker's wife. the obama team claims they didn't know anything about the details of the attack on romney. >> this ad accuses romney of practically killing her. is this the kind of rhetoric you want to hear from the president of the united states, a president who ran on raising the level of rhetoric? shannon: there is growing agreement on the right and left that this ad and others are quickly helping this to become one of the nastiest races in political history. we'll show you what it could mean for all of us just ahead. a new conflict in the controversy over a fast food chain chick-fil-a. a city review in santa barbara is refusing to sign off on a plan for a new chick-fil-a. what may be the first case we have seen since this protest. the city board tried to stop the chain for political reasons. and admitting why they are doing it. trace g

john bolton is the former u.s.the united nations -- ambassador to the united nations, and there was a frenzy of reports in the israeli papers over the weekend suggesting that mr. netanyahu had all but made the decision to launch an attack on iran's nuclear facilities this fall. do you believe that's the case? >> well, i don't really know one way or the other. i think it's certainly significant that deputy foreign minister danny ailone made the statement that the west should acknowledge that diplomacy's failed. he's one of the most visible ambassadors israel's ever had in washington, so i think he knows the impact his remarks will have here in the united states, and i have to say, he is saying nothing more than the truth. diplomacy, by the way, failed about ten years ago. so the spotlight clearly on netanyahu and the israeli government given that everyone believes president obama's not going to use fort against iran's program. -- force against iran's program. megyn: now not only is the deputy foreign minister declar

ambassador to the u.n., john bolton. ambassador, good to see you this morning, let's get to it.ou know, u.s. defense secretary, leon panetta has said the new arrow-2 ballistic missile, sir, is actually a shield that is like a similar israeli interceptor known as iron dome which, of course, is used for short-range guerrilla rockets and says, both systems, however, are designed to prevent wars, so with iran's mounting threats an serious instability how they'll these devices work to prevent war? >> well, i think the hope is that israel can have adequate missile defenses, to cause decisionmakers in iran or syria or terrorist groups like hezbollah, or hamas, not to take the risk of firing missiles including those that might have chemical or biological or even worse, nuclear weapons in them because they wouldn't succeed in the first place and, would surely risk a massive israeli retaliation. that is the purpose of missile defense. it's too bad it's not as popular with the obama administration as it is in israel. >> kelly: why do you say that, given the fact that the obama administrati

ambassador john bolton joins us now. the former u.s.sador to the united nations and fox news contributor. thanks for joining us, mr. ambassador. >> thank you. patti ann: five new countries have the intelligence, france, u.s., britain, germany and israel. all had the same conclusion that iran made more progress than earlier thought. based on these reports how close do you think iran is? >> i think they're very close to weaponize the uranium they have, to enrich it, the next step up to weaponize it. it is amazing pattern of western intelligence agencies constantly being surprised by new information. obviously the iran yoons have known this all along. it reflects the reason why they're not impressed by western economic sanctions. they're very close. they're not only close. they continue to develop a very broad and deep nuclear weapons program. i think it reflects their confidence that they will be able to continue this work without real chral from the west. patti ann: so, defense secretary panetta, as you know, last week asked israel to be

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john bolton, former u.s.assador to the united nations, and a fox news contributor, who joins us every sunday about this time. good morning, ambassador. >> good morning, eric, glad to be with you. >> eric: good to see you as always, congressman ryan is known as a budget expert, not a foreign policy expert. how is that a strength? >> well, i think this is extremely important for the big picture that governor romney has been trying to paint in this campaign. we need a strong american leadership role in the world to help sustain our economic recovery here at home and by definition we can't have a strong place in the world without a strong american economy. so i think the combination of governor romney and representative ryan really helps fill that bill, and i think congressman ryan's experience on the budget looking at the big picture of national defense and international affairs, gives him a real perspective that will be very helpful in some of the difficult choices we're going to have to make if the ikt the is

advisers in the romney camp folks who have supported terrorist groups like the and the k folks like john bolton who have advocated openly for bombing iran and the real question is what happens when mitt romney takes office is there going to be a greater focus on the military option and you know i think it's an open question right now in washington do folks actually see sanctions and the u.s. policy towards iran as one of regime change or one intended to bring iran to the table for a diplomatic solution i think that there are folks in both camps who actually think that we can impose so many sanctions on the iranian people that somehow they're going to be compelled to rise up against the regime even as you have human rights defenders and democracy defenders on the ground in iran saying look these sanctions are undermining us they're punishing the core of our movement here in washington it is attracted to some people that sanctions can actually harm people to the extent that regime change something on the table they want to ask if not sanctions what other routes can lawmakers go well lawmakers fra

coming up next, ambassador john bolton is here. questions about john blighter putin and what you estimate on this crackdown. anna. megyn: two months after president obama blasted questions from u.s. press corps, those reporters are starting to push back. a live reporter at the white house response. wow! that didn't ta much blood. yeah, and the unique zipwik tab targets the blood and pulls it in. so easy. yep. freestyle lite needs just a third the blood of onetouch ultra. really? so testing is one less thing i have to worry about today. great. call or click today and get strips and a meter free. test easy. like the elephant on my chest... he thought he was having a heart attack. she said, "take an aspirin, we need to go to the hospital." i'm on a bayer aspirin regimen. [ male announcer ] be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. i'm very grateful to be alive. aspirin really made a difference. megyn: fox news alert growing frustration from the white house press corps over access to the president of the united

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to john bolton this could be very big deal. no one saw this coming. what happened?coming for a long time. it not just the disputed in the east china sea between china and japan. it's china's assertive almost aggressive territorial claims in the south china seas against vietnam and philippines. they say they are rocks, but true, they are also near under sea mineral deposits, oil and gas. they provide potential strategic control for country's like japan and korea for trade and raw materials. they may not look impressive but these are potentially critical dispute between these countries. >> neil: these countries have had tortured relationship going back to japanese executions of chinese citizens and soldiers dating back to world war ii but this seems to be china erupting at the thought that japan would lay claim to lands that the chinese see as theirs. it's almost like they ripped off a scab here. >> i think these demonstrations were probably organized by the chinese government. i do think there is raw emotion there, too. therefore not to be underestimated. people do r

ambassador john bolton will be joining us with his analysis next. uma: our top military officer, joint chiefs chairman general martin dempsey in iraq talking about threat of civil war in neighboring syria. yesterday general dempsey stopped by in afghanistan where he spoke to our own jennifer griffin about recent rash of insider attacks. last week six american soldiers were killed by afghan insiders, bringing the death toll in afghanistan of u.s. military personnel to more than 2,000. when asked if he was frustrated that the war isn't a big topic on the campaign trail, here's what general dempsey had to say. >> you can say to other parents who have their kids here, what can you say? >> thank you. and they're making a difference. uma: joining us now, ambassador john bolton, former u.s. ambassador to the u.n. and fox news contributor. mr. ambassador, welcome, great to have you here. >> great to be here. >> do you share the general's concerns there hasn't been a big focus in the presidential contest so far? and are you disappointed? >> i wish there was

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because the iranians are working on their short range ballistic missiles which former un ambassador john boltonill be mated with capabilities as they perfect technology. >> even with the missile defense shield like the arrow, obviously they can't guarantee that they can stop all incoming missiles, so i think this is simply more weight on the scales in favor of israel making that very difficult decision to use military force against iran's nuclear weapons program. >> reporter: the conqueror missile the iranians say they successfusuccessfully tested isy accurate to a range of 185 miles. some military experts now say the iranians know the israelis are intent on eliminating their nuclear program. this show of force is their way of telling israel to back off. >> they know that the israelis are thinking about military options and specifically an attack on their nuk nuclear cape ability. they're telling the israelis, the united states, the international community at large that if anyone attacks us, there will be a powerful and strong response. i think that's what this rhetoric is about concerning the

reports the iraqi government is helping iran work around harsh economic sanctions and ambassador john bolton says there's not much we can do about it anymore. >> yet another reason among many why we should not have reduced our troop presentation in iraq. >> reporter: a few weeks ago on july 31st president obama approved an executive order imposing new sanctions against the iranian energy sector. in his announcement the president said the treasury department was imposing sanctions on the islamic bank based in baghdad because the bank facilitated transactions worth millions of dollars on behalf of iranian banks that are subject to sanctions for their links to iran's illicit proliferation activities. president obama reportedly once complained to iraqi prime minister nouri al-maliki when iraq was letting iran use their airspace to fly supplies into syria and the iranian planes started flying a different way, but these new reports indicate some in the iraqi government are profiting directly from trade with iran. a treasury department official told the new york times we will pursue and are activel

american conservative union, which includes people like the head of the nra, the former ambassador john boltonstration, wasn't exactly seen as sort of always reaching out to the muslim community, they've rejected gaffney's claims on grover norquist. >> well, i have to say, i know grover norquist and i will rise in his defense on this one particular matter. amanda terkel of "the huffington post," thank you very much for joining me tonight. >> thank you. >> you can wch

reports that the iraqi government is helping iran work around harsh economic sanctions and ambassador john bolton says there's not too much we can do about it anymore. >> it's yet another reason among many, why we should not have reduced the troop practice in iraq and pretty much lost any influence we have at this point over the al-maliki government. >> and a few weeks ago, the president approved an order and imposing new sanctions against the energy sector. and the treasury department was imposing sanctions on islamic bank based in baghdad the bank quote, facilitated transactions for millions of dollars on behalf of iranian banks subject to sanctions for their links to proliferation activities. president obama reportedly once complained to iraqi prime minister al-maliki, iraq was letting iran use their air space to fly supplies into syria and the iranian plane started flying a different way. and some report that the some in the iraqi government are profiting from trade with iran and a treasury department official told we will pursue and are pursuing efforts for iran to evade international sancti

john bolton is here. that's stinging. a first, the navy seals and now senator mccain. >> well, i don't think it's very harsh criticism. i think it's entirely accurate. in fact, jimmy carter looks better and better every day, compared to the way president obama is conducting our affairs. senator mccain is pointing not just to the conduct of president obama during war, but his approach to protecting american interests around the world. i wish it were a much bigger interest in the campaign. i think it demonstrates a failure of leadership. >> the aclu takes great offense because of some of the things he does, ordering the drone attacks. so on the other hand, he gets squeezed by the aclu who thinks he's overly -- you know, overly interested in going to war. >> i think the issue with the drone attacks is quite interesting and compares to the democratic president in between, president clinton who, was famous for launching tomahawk cruise missiles at suspected sites for al qaeda and the sudan. the drone is a bloodless way to go a

john bolton joins us. that's stinging, too. first the navy seal officers, and now senator mccain. >> i don't think it's harsh criticism. it's entirely accurate. in fact, jimmy carter looks better and better every day compared to the way president obama is conducting our affairs. i think what senator mccain is pointing to is not just the conduct of president obama during war, but his entire approach to protecting american interests around the world. i wish it was were a much bigger issue in the campaign, because i think it demonstrates a failure of leadership that could hurt us very badly. >> greta: the aclu takes great offense with him because of some of the things he does, for instance, ordering the drone attacks. on the other hand, he's also getting squeezed by the aclu. they think he's not weak, if anything that he's overly interested in going to war. >> well, i think the issue of the drone attacks is really quite interesting, and compares to the democratic president in between, president clinton, who was famous for launchin

american conservative union, which includes people like the head of the nra, the former ambassador john boltonration, wasn't exactly seen as sort of always reaching out to the muslim community, they've rejected gaffney's claims on grover norquist. >> well, i have to say, i know grover norquist and i will rise in his defense on this one particular matter. amanda terkel of "the huffington post," thank you very much for joining me tonight. >> thank you. >> you can watch the very last word online on our blog every night, thelastword.msnbc.com, featuring david cay johnston and the other guests on this show, the people who get to say a few more things that they wanted to say that they didn't quite get to say in our little time period here on the air. "the ed show" is up next. welcome to "the ed show." i'm michael eric dyson in for ed schultz. today, the president called america's olympic heroes just before he destroyed mitt romney for his gymnastics on taxes. this is "the ed show," and, as ed would say, let's get to work. >> how many of you want to pay another $200,000 to give mr. romney or me anoth

i think john bolton wrote it for him. it's a line of argument.f all, have we thrown israel under the bus? you don't hear that from the defense minister over there. you don't even hear it from netanyahu. what is he talking about? >> if it's dan senor writing it why is hi parroting it? there is not a constituency for a war with iran. >> not even in that room. was this a hopped up war crowd in there? >> not really, i talked to senior citizens about medicare, republican women who said let's cut defense spending. actually, and clint eastwood, crazy as he was, got some applause for his let's get out of afghanistan. >> he was george mcgovern there. >> i think on this thing, this speech had to be aimed at a single mom in canton, ohio, sitting in her kitchen table wondering if he's a decent guy and how he's going to get me and my kids jobs. that excursion into foreign policy at the end, which played well in the hall was unnecessary politically. i don't know why he felt he had to do it. >> like the state of the union address you have to hit all of the poin

an even more pertinent example is the fact that one of romney's senior foreign policy advisers, john boltonaid, what's wrong with asking questions? i think this is a question we should look into. so this kind of insinuation of, we're just asking. you know, if somebody has an answer, i would like to hear it. this is a pretty standard political tactic. that's a much more outrageous charge than the charge that romney has used a really standard accounting trick that, again, there's a piece in u."u. news & world report" right now about how romney could have done this. he probably didn't do it for ten years, but it's not beyond the realm of possibility at all. >> it may not even be illegal to do what he has done. >> that's kind of the point, right? the point is that we're in the middle of a big debate about what is the proper tax rate for millionaires and for the 1% in this country? and this is a kind of demonstration of how the current tax system works. i mean, the fact is is that he released tax returns that showed him paying, i think it was 13.9%. he won't say that he's paid less that be that