Trump’s new national security adviser has been branded a bully, abrasive and ‘unhinged’. Here are some of his most outspoken statements…
John Bolton is set to replace HR McMaster as Donald Trump’s national security adviser in a Lazarus-like resurrection for a man regarded as among the most hawkish of American politicians.
The US president announced the move on Thursday afternoon.
Bolton will become Trump’s third national security advisor in less than 15 months. Last year, Michael Flynn was forced to step down because of his failure to disclose that he discussed sanctions with the Russian ambassador in Washington before Trump took office.
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Bolton is a Bush-era defence under-secretary and former ambassador to the UN, and one of the signatories to the influential, pre-9/11 neo-conservative “Project for a New American Century”, which openly called for the unilateral removal of Saddam Hussein.
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
Described by critics as abrasive, confrontational and, in one case, “unhinged”, Bolton was accused of manipulating US intelligence on weapons of mass destruction before the Iraq war and of abusive treatment of his subordinates.
He joins the president’s new-look top team – Mike Pompeo, the former CIA chief, is Trump’s new secretary of state. Gina Haspel becomes the CIA’s new spymaster.
John Bolton
On the UN, 1994: “There is no United Nations. There is an international community that occasionally can be led by the only real power left in the world, and that’s the United States, when it suits our interests and when we can get others to go along.”
On UN bureaucracy, 1994 (scroll to 16.00 in video below): “The secretariat building in New York has 38 storeys. If you lost 10 storeys today, it wouldn’t make a bit of difference. The UN is one of the most inefficient… organisations going, Unesco is even worse and things go downhill from there.”
On UN reform, 2000: “If I were redoing the Security Council today, I’d have one permanent member because that’s the real reflection of the distribution of power in the world… the United States.” (Bolton later claimed he had been quoted out of context)
On Iraq and weapons of mass destruction, 2002: “We are confident that Saddam Hussein has hidden weapons of mass destruction.”
On Bush’s ‘axis of evil’ of Iran, Iraq and North Korea, 2002: There is “a hard connection between these regimes – an ‘axis’ along which flow dangerous weapons and dangerous technology.”
On Iran in 2009, before the signing of the international nuclear deal: “Ultimately, the only thing that will stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons is regime change in Tehran.”
Advocating US-Israel bombing of Iran, 2015: “Time is terribly short, but a strike can still succeed. Such action should be combined with vigorous American support for Iran’s opposition, aimed at regime change in Tehran.”
On claims Barack Obama is a Muslim, 2016: “King Abdullah of Jordan, who is not simply the Muslim king of a Muslim country – unlike our president.”
On the attempted coup against Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, 2016: “Erdogan… wants an Islamic state. The failed military coup was most likely the last gasp of the secular generals. Whether he goes on to declare a Turkish caliphate or not, I don’t know, but he has laid the ground.”
On the Iranian nuclear deal, 2016: “The Iran nuclear deal, in my opinion, was the worst act of appeasement in American history.”
On Israel, 2017: “The Middle East peace process has long needed clarity and an injection of reality, and Trump has provided it by making the decision to move the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.”
On Russia, 2018: “There needs to be a strategic response to Russia’s new nuclear missiles to show our allies in Europe that we will not let Russia push the US or its allies around.”
Bolton has also appeared in an unusual Russian video in which he talks about loosening gun laws for Russians, NPR reported on Thursday.
In 2013, he recorded a video for the Russian group Right to Bear Arms, which was founded politician Alexander Torshin. Torshin is under investigation by Robert Mueller for possibly funneling money into the NRA to help Trump during the 2016 US presidential election.
“Thank you for this opportunity to address the Russian people on the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the Russian Constitution,” Bolton said.
“Were the Russian national government to grant a broader right to bear arms to its people, it would be creating a partnership with its citizens that would better allow for the protection of mothers, children and families without in any way compromising the integrity of the Russian state,” he added in the video.
Others on John Bolton
“I think I would rest easy if he was dog catcher in Stone Mountain, Georgia. But maybe not.”
– Carl Ford, former head of the State Department’s intelligence bureau.
“It concerns me that Trump would put someone in charge who is unhinged as far as believing in absolute and total intervention.”
– Rand Paul, Republican senator.
“My long-standing support for a fix for the Iran deal may have just died an untimely death.”
– Mark Dubowitz, Foundation for Defence of Democracies think tank, on Bolton’s appointment.
Another piece fell into place when the Orange Crusader signed the hideous spending bill this afternoon. My thinking is that he wanted the extra defense spending bad enough that he was willing to accept the other grotesque provisions of the bill contrary to all his campaign promises to get it. It all points to a war in the offing-with this chicken hawk leading the charge. So 2 draft dodgers are planning to take us to another war to make israel great again.
And did you hear his ‘promise’ to never sign another bill like this one ever again? Can you believe there are people out there bone stupid enough to believe it? Star you want to field that one for us?
On Russia, 2018: “There needs to be a strategic response to Russia’s new nuclear missiles to show our allies in Europe that we will not let Russia push the US or its allies around.”
Just maybe other countries like Russia, China, Iran, etc. have gotten tired of being Bullied by the US and they will no longer be pushed around.
Trump signed the Omnibus Bill simply due to the military funds supplied – the US is wearing diapers due to the Russian military technological capabilities. Don’t be surprised to find out that China is also well equipped.
Is that a bolton quote? Who, do you suppose he means to appeal to with that language about getting “pushed around”? I’ll tell you who; men who suffer from penis envy. Those who’s miserable lives are so vapid they look to glob on to some more muscular entity-like the military. It’s adolescent, school yard bully talk not that of a rational human who understand the stakes of fucking with a bear holding unstoppable nuclear weapons. It tells you that bolton himself is a shrimp dicked little punk nursing an inferiority complex. And put into a position of real consequence by that-forever trying to convince us that he has a pecker worthy of a Namibian-the Orange Crusader.
First Pence. Then Nikki Haley. Now Bolton.
Trump has given us the new-con trifecta. Unfortunately in this trifecta, we lose badly.
By design goyim.
….the only guarantee that conservatives got out of the budget bill that Trump signed was the assurance that after the mid-term elections Trump will be impeached, the Liberals will run Biden who will win, and who, will in turn use the new Trump military to hunt down, kill, and imprison any resemblance of a conservative citizen or media………..thanks Trump….you traitorous POS.
Get ready for the worst, people.
John Bolton and Herbert McMaster are both members of the Rockefeller CFR. Same globalist oligarchy, different frontmen. See lists in the CFR annual report.
And I can’t stand either one.
Well thank you John, that is spot on. If only most were well schooled, they may not fall for these cockroaches as anything but the frontmen for the cabal that they are.
Trump sounded different today. Two options quickly came to mind, as I listened live over the radio today. Either swamp got to him (he might care about his family, if you know what I mean) or The Trojan Trump took off his disguise. Sure, both could be complete garbage and he has a plan. Time will tell, as always, future proves past.
Strangely, SCOTUS “we don’t care how, just find a way” Roberts (ØbamaTax) popped into my head as well.
The Trojan Trump is something I have ponder from the early days of the election. Specifically, after hearing him speak to the masses; he used the same style and technique as Øbama had used. Perhaps nothing more an insightful observation he put to good, and very effective use.
Or it could be that Trump has no principals.
Bingo !
It’s fifth dimensional chess, fucknuts. By the time it is over, Trump will be ejaculating into Bibi’s rectum while receiving a facial from Assad.
“It’s fifth dimensional chess, fucknuts. By the time it is over, Trump will be ejaculating into Bibi’s rectum while receiving a facial from Assad.”
Haven’t you just accused Trump of doing to Bibi what moslem men are known for doing to young boys?
Aren’t you a moslem, Zarathustra?
You’re really sick, to be sure.
Bolton is a dual-nationality Israeli who will put Israel’s interests first, ahead of what is good for the United States…not good…
Today marks the end not only of the Trump presidency but also the USA. The clock is ticking now to a massive war with Russia. The Globalist Technocracy simply cannot abide Russia’s existence. The only country with Nuclear weapons not part of the Globalist cabal.
Was it just me or did this Omnibus bill materialize seemingly out of thin air in the last 72 hours?
A complete and utter repudiation of everything he campaigned on….the “process” also violated everything the GOP (rat bastards) promised….transparency, good order, appropriations bills not an omnibus 2,300page middle of the night screw job.
As far as I can tell the Omnibus contains about 90% Dem priorities, prevents wall funding, provides $500M for Planned Parenthood and fully fund Chucky Schumers Tunnel boondoggle. The people that elected Trump get nothing but a massive middle finger!
Speaking of hands, Trump didn’t even raise one of his tiny fists in protest…nothing.
Something has changed…..radically in the last 3-4 days.
I thought Cheetos Jesus was doing rather well, cutting taxes, regulation, bailing on TPP and Global Warming and putting up with a stressful bunch of shite from Mueller and the mouth breathing Dem hate machine. Even moving the embassy to Tel Aviv…great give a little motivation to the Palis.
But that was not Mr. Trump today…he struggled to put a brave face on things but it left no doubt in my mind..that he is now owned lock stock and barrel by the Deep State. Whatever they found was good enough to put his testicles in a permanent vice…..its over. Trump is simply a figure head now.
When the Blue Wave tsunami hits in November Dems will likely control House and Senate by comfortable margins….and the impeachment will begin as a foregone conclusion.
But that’s not quite good enough…Pence will be ousted also and that my pretties will leave one Nancy Pelosi as President……cogitate on that!
If you love your hate of conservatives you ain’t seen nothing yet. Sweet Grandma Nancy has made a fortune trading her office and information with the Chi-Coms….well she ain’t going to war with them….its Russia baby!
With Cheetos Jesus and Bible Thumper Pence out of the way…..the Gulf of Potemkin Village “incident” can occur, whilst we remember the Maine and every other false flag that started a war…..
12-18 months from today I figure we will have had the causus belli and be on the embarkation line…ready to kick ass and take names of Ivans. But two nuclear powers have never gone to war…..the mind boggles at the potential destruction…. Georgia Guidestones and Deagle.com etc.
I suspect the Russia weapons are indeed functional. Been to Russia myself many times and while their technology is not pretty or elegant it does actually work and their software is very good.
Gut check……were all those $1,000 hammers actually $5 hammers and $995 hardcore high tech advanced weaponry or did we just fritter away the $995 with the MIC and we are more than a little short in hypersonic missiles? No clue but I suspect we are going to find out.
So all day I have seen the defenses of Trump the 4th dimensional chess and other fantasy’s……nope Occams Razor the simple explanation is the Deep State got him or got to him. Game over.
Well kind of throws the whole 4th Turning up in the air…..wasn’t Trump the Grey Champion? Weren’t we primed for a death match internal struggle for the soul of America? I fail to see how a Rollerballesque war against Oceania or is it East Asia is a 4th Turning crisis….its just a corporate/globalist end game after winning the big prize the USA without firing a shot.
Good theory.
Nancy “The Rictus” Pelosi is not in the line of Presidential succession, thanks be to God.
I said Trump and Sessions came to California to decry the Oakland mayor. They lied their asses off and proved they are the same weasels as Obama. It is all showtime. This business of Q urging readers to “trust Sessions” is but salesmanship 101.
Then he uses the big lie method today, insisting on his plan as if he were the savior of DACAs instead of their malefactor. I call it the big lie tactic because he has used it before when he urged the Congress to pass his $25B wall to benefit 1.7M DACAs at the price of $150,000 per head.
At this point, Trump is no better than the Libyan militia holding refugees for ransom; you want to save these DACAs from deportation, it ill cost you $150,000 each, on the taxpayer’s dime, of course. Such a conservative we got here.
The silver lining is this, at least in my mind, Bolton will have to get used to Trump’s big dick up his ass as he is forced to sit on Trumpy’s lap. Precedence shows, you have to suck Trump’s dick if you want to work for him.
El C, I think Bolton is used to that. Probably how he made grade.
It’s become all-too-much very stupid commentary that has dominated this site anymore. No more SSS, Llpoh, Billy, etc.
I guess this has essentially become your own site now, Yoebbels. Congrats.
So is that good or bad? Or does that portend the bad we expect?
Maybe posters here, the ones interested in truth and reality, should read today’s article on 24 cognitive biases and see how many of them they are practicing.
Everybody’s busy hatin’ on Bolton. I say he’s not ALL bad.
Bolton on UN gun control, 2012:
“Ostensibly, UNATT is about regulating government-to-government arms transfers or direct sales by manufacturers to foreign governments. But the hidden agenda of the gun controllers is to craft treaty language that, while seemingly innocuous, has long-range implications for the use and ownership of guns here in America.”