Bolton admits U.S. blocked Lebanon truce
A former top American diplomat says the US deliberately resisted calls for a immediate ceasefire during the conflict in Lebanon in the summer of 2006.Former ambassador to the UN John Bolton told the BBC that before any ceasefire Washington wanted Israel to eliminate Hezbollah’s military capability.
Mr Bolton said an early ceasefire would have been “dangerous and misguided.”
He said the US decided to join efforts to end the conflict only when it was clear Israel’s campaign wasn’t working.
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