Former U.S. ambassador to the UN slams at the Saudi King's remarks on the “legality” of U.S. presence in Iraq.
 John Bolton said on Friday that Saudi's King Abdullah was “mistaken” when he questioned the legality of U.S. military presence in Iraq. “With all due respect to the King it's a mistake to characterize the U.S. presence in Iraq illegal”, Bolton said in an interview with the U.S. based Arabic language Al-Hurra television. “I hope the King finds an opportunity to correct that remark in the very near future,” Bolton said. In the aftermath of King Abdullah's statement at a meeting of Arab leaders in Riyadh U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice had a telephone conversation with the Saudi ambassador to U.S. and specifically discussed the matter. Bolton who was also undersecretary of State for arms control and international security was a strong supporter of the war in Iraq. |