Last night, President Trump announced that John Bolton, famed Fox News personality and former Ambassador to the United Nations, would be his new National Security Advisor.
I am pleased to announce that, effective 4/9/18, @AmbJohnBolton will be my new National Security Advisor. I am very thankful for the service of General H.R. McMaster who has done an outstanding job & will always remain my friend. There will be an official contact handover on 4/9.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 22, 2018
Trump’s decision was sudden, but not unexpected. It’s been rumored for weeks that Trump was looking to replace H.R. McMaster, a general whom the President rarely saw eye-to-eye with. We knew the change was coming, it was just a matter of timing.
It looks like Trump thought now was the time to replace McMaster with someone more his speed. Here are five fast facts you need to know about John Bolton:
1. John Bolton is regarded as an aggressive voice on foreign policy and has made no bones about his desire to see America lead the world through its unquestionable military might. In the past, Bolton has supported U.S. military action in Iraq, Iran, Libya, and Russia. He recently made the case in the pages of the Wall Street Journal that America would be justified in striking North Korea first, should the rogue nation continue to test nuclear weapons.
2. John Bolton once confessed to being glad he did not serve in Vietnam, writing in his Yale 25th reunion book, “I confess I had no desire to die in a Southeast Asian rice paddy. I considered the war in Vietnam already lost.” Bolton had enlisted in the Maryland Army National Guard for what many presume was a way to dodge the draft. He later explained his decision in his own book, writing, “by the time I was about to graduate in 1970, it was clear to me that opponents of the Vietnam War had made it certain we could not prevail, and that I had no great interest in going there to have Teddy Kennedy give it back to the people I might die to take it away from.”
3. Bolton has served numerous Republican administrations in various capacities, including Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, Assistant Attorney General, Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs, and the United States Ambassador to the United Nations. He also attended Yale Law School with Clarence Thomas, now a Supreme Court justice.
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4. Bolton’s hawkish views on foreign policy are widely known. But he’s not a “neoconservative,” according to Commentary editor John Podhoretz. “He’s a conservative full stop. Goldwater ’64,'” Podhoretz notes. What’s the difference between a neoconservative and hardline conservative? Hell if I know. But the neoconservative movement was started by a handful of followers of the communist philosopher Leon Trotsky. Bolton is, apparently, not among them.
5. Bolton, while controversial, is not seen as a spring chicken. In fact, he’s widely seen as a competent analyst of global affairs. In his 2001 Senate confirmation hearing, here’s what then-Senator Joe Biden said about Bolton: “My problem with you, over the years, has been, you’re too competent. I mean, I would rather you be stupid and not very effective.
What do you think about Trump naming John Bolton as his national security advisor? Tell us your thoughts below!
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” . . .enlisted in the Maryland Army National Guard . . . “. That’s ARMY, Folks . . .!
Regardless of what Draft-Dodger Supreme George Will thinks . . .!
Excellent choice……..”America First.”
Stupid and not very effective, like Crazy Old Uncle Joe himself.
Very few people have bothered to read the debriefing of Saddam Hussein by the CIA shortly before he was executed. He explained very precisely that he deliberately spread disinformation about his possession of WMD. In particular he wanted Iran’s leaders to believe it. He waged a bloody 10 year war with Iran as a surrogate for the United States who provided him with the chemical weapons he later used on the Kurds. His government was Sunni as he was and they were very much a minority in Iraq. He was afraid of Shiite Iran whose resources far outstripped his own. Lacking support among the Shiite majority in his country and having foolishly squandered his alliance with the United States in Kuwait he bluffed and hoped that his hand would not be called. Maybe his bluff was too good – I’m sure he hoped the CIA and U.S. Military intelligence would know he was bluffing. Did they? A very different question
anastasia – baby,
“I . . I . . .I . . .” !
The “I’s have it . . .!
Your .25 cents contribution is in the mail. You sound more like a Hillary Clinton fan anyway.
@anastasia2657 – People need to cut the “weapons of mass destruction” crap regarding Iraq! Sadam had ample opportunity to avoid the conflict by letting UN inspectors in to verify, he chose not too, giving the notion he had something to hide … He used chemical weapons on the Kurd’s in Northern Iraq and during the Iran Iraq war … He also slaughtered many Southern Iraqi’s for their roll in helping us during the first Iraq war …
He is a neo-con par excellence. He was in on the “weapons of mass destruction” and got us into the disastrously war in Iraq. All of Trump’s comments about that war, I am nothing short of astonished.
I have never been so disappointed in a candidate for President before. I want my campaign money back.
Zionist John Bolton Is An Israeli Double Agent – News Compilation
https://youtu.be/w6zEitguxLI
Ambassador Bolton is a great choice, hands down!
Hey Jim E! Where were you during Nam? At least he served! And His guard unit still could have gotten called up! How do you know he “DODGED THE DRAFT?” DO YOU KNOW WHAT HIS DRAFT LOTTERY NUMBER WAS? SO SHUT UP! THE BEST PART OF YOU RAN DOWN YOU DADDY’S LEG!
If we are to get into a street fight, we will need someone who isn’t inclined to run.
John Bolton was a great UN ambassador and should be even greater as the national security advisor.
Great choice, watch Iran & North Korea run for cover.
” . . .enlisted in the Maryland Army National Guard . . . “. That’s ARMY, Folks . . .!
Regardless of what Draft-Dodger Supreme George Will thinks . . .!
Excellent choice……..”America First.”
Stupid and not very effective, like Crazy Old Uncle Joe himself.
He is a neo-con par excellence. He was in on the “weapons of mass destruction” and got us into the disastrously war in Iraq. All of Trump’s comments about that war, I am nothing short of astonished.
I have never been so disappointed in a candidate for President before. I want my campaign money back.
@anastasia2657 – People need to cut the “weapons of mass destruction” crap regarding Iraq! Sadam had ample opportunity to avoid the conflict by letting UN inspectors in to verify, he chose not too, giving the notion he had something to hide … He used chemical weapons on the Kurd’s in Northern Iraq and during the Iran Iraq war … He also slaughtered many Southern Iraqi’s for their roll in helping us during the first Iraq war …
Your .25 cents contribution is in the mail. You sound more like a Hillary Clinton fan anyway.
anastasia – baby,
“I . . I . . .I . . .” !
The “I’s have it . . .!
Very few people have bothered to read the debriefing of Saddam Hussein by the CIA shortly before he was executed. He explained very precisely that he deliberately spread disinformation about his possession of WMD. In particular he wanted Iran’s leaders to believe it. He waged a bloody 10 year war with Iran as a surrogate for the United States who provided him with the chemical weapons he later used on the Kurds. His government was Sunni as he was and they were very much a minority in Iraq. He was afraid of Shiite Iran whose resources far outstripped his own. Lacking support among the Shiite majority in his country and having foolishly squandered his alliance with the United States in Kuwait he bluffed and hoped that his hand would not be called. Maybe his bluff was too good – I’m sure he hoped the CIA and U.S. Military intelligence would know he was bluffing. Did they? A very different question
Zionist John Bolton Is An Israeli Double Agent – News Compilation
https://youtu.be/w6zEitguxLI
Ambassador Bolton is a great choice, hands down!
Hey Jim E! Where were you during Nam? At least he served! And His guard unit still could have gotten called up! How do you know he “DODGED THE DRAFT?” DO YOU KNOW WHAT HIS DRAFT LOTTERY NUMBER WAS? SO SHUT UP! THE BEST PART OF YOU RAN DOWN YOU DADDY’S LEG!
If we are to get into a street fight, we will need someone who isn’t inclined to run.
John Bolton was a great UN ambassador and should be even greater as the national security advisor.
Great choice, watch Iran & North Korea run for cover.