After North Korea leader Kim Jong-Un met with Chinese President (for life?) Xi Jinping this week, it’s hard not to imagine that the two had a long conversation about Kim’s pending meeting with President Donald Trump. What did they discuss? Was Xi urging Kim to reconcile with America, or giving him pointers on how to […]
Carlson vs. Bolton: War of Words over Iran, Iraq and Regime Change
After Tucker Carlson suggests to John Bolton that regime changes in Iraq and Libya have been disasters, Bolton calls Tucker’s analysis “simple minded.”
Why is Trump Surrounding himself with Hawks?
At The American Conservative this morning, Pat Buchanan wonders if Donald Trump is actively assembling a “war cabinet.” With the elevation of Mike Pompeo to the position of Secretary of State, and John Bolton to National Security Adviser, it seems that may be the case. Pat writes (abridged): The last man standing between the U.S. […]
Cato’s Preble: Thumbs Down on Bolton
Chris Preble, vice president for defense and foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute, gives President Trump’s new pick for National Security Adviser a thumbs down. McMaster may not have been great, but Bolton will be a far worse influence on the president. Preble (author of The Power Problem) writes (abridged): Bolton has been one of […]
Bolton, Neocons and Israel Firsters
Michael Schuer, writing at his blog, non-intervention.com, damns the president for his appointment of John Bolton. Scheuer is the former head of the CIA’s bin Laden unit, and he believes that with the appointment of John Bolton as the next National Security Adviser, President Trump has played into the hands of the neocons and the […]
Tillerson Will Be the Last of His Kind
A lot of ink has been spilled, and shade thrown, over the firing of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. The broad consensus in DC is that Tillerson was little more than a wrecking ball–a guy who did great damage to the State Department by depopulating it, demoralizing it, and overall degrading it. Some combined contempt […]
Will Trump’s National Security Adviser Go from Bad to Worst?
Originally posted February 1, 2018. Of all the possible options for National Security Adviser, the one that would likely be the worst is former ambassador John Bolton. Bolton is the loudest neocon of all on the airwaves today, and any semblance of foreign policy realism in the White House would be terminated with his appointment. […]
What Does John Bolton’s Appointment Mean for Secretary Mattis?
Daniel Larison explains to readers at The American Conservative that the appointment of John Bolton was both predictable, given previous rumors, but also enlightening given what it means regarding the power of Secretary Mattis, who opposed the appointment according to reports. Larison writes (abridged): John Bolton will be the new National Security Advisor following McMaster’s resignation: Lt. […]
Would You Trade Your Freedom for Survival?
In Venezuela, reports The Wall Street Journal, the socialist Maduro government is using the threat of food ration curtailment to force citizens to vote for the regime. Ryan Dube, Kejal Vyas and Anatoly Kurmanaev write: A 32-year-old teacher, she’s fed up with President Nicolás Maduro’s government. Her salary has fallen to the equivalent of $2 a month […]
Bolton Actively Pushed War with Iran
Gareth Porter writes at The American Conservative that during his time in the Bush administration, John Bolton actively attempted to instigate military action against Iran. Porter writes: His is not merely a rhetorical stance: Bolton actively conspired during his tenure as the Bush administration’s policymaker on Iran from 2002 through 2004 to establish the political […]
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