Bolton falsely suggested Obama said “treaties and declarations” more important to post-WWII security than U.S. role
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Fox News contributor and former United Nations ambassador John Bolton falsely characterized President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech, claiming Obama suggested “it's the treaties and declarations that were the centerpiece” of post-World War II global security “and the United States made a small contribution here or there.” In fact, Obama suggested that while “the world” may believe that it was “just treaties and declarations” that “brought stability to a post-World War II world,” Obama himself also attributed it to how “The United States of America has helped underwrite global security for more than six decades with the blood of our citizens and the strength of our arms,” which he stated “has promoted peace and prosperity from Germany to Korea.”