When Resident Donald Trump, Fuhrer of the Republican Reich, appointed Mike Pompeo as Secretary of State, I called him a warmonger. Now, the Fuhrer is appointing a Republican to the post of National Security Advisor, John Bolton, that makes Pompeo seem like a flower child in comparison. Combined, the two of them could give Trump the foreign policy he craves. That makes Bolton the doomsday appointment.
The good thing about John Bolton, President Trump’s new national security adviser, is that he says what he thinks.
The bad thing is what he thinks.
There are few people more likely than Mr. Bolton is to lead the country into war. His selection is a decision that is as alarming as any Mr. Trump has made so far.
Coupled with his nomination of the hard-line C.I.A. director, Mike Pompeo, as secretary of state, Mr. Trump is indulging his worst nationalistic instincts. Mr. Bolton, in particular, believes the United States can do what it wants without regard to international law, treaties or the political commitments of previous administrations.
He has argued for attacking North Korea to neutralize the threat of its nuclear weapons, which could set off a horrific war costing thousands of lives. At the same time, he has disparaged diplomatic efforts, including the talks planned in late May between Mr. Trump and the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un. He not only wants to abrogate the six-party deal that, since 2015, has significantly limited Iran’s nuclear program, he called for bombing Iran instead. He has also maligned the United Nations and other multilateral conventions, as Mr. Trump has done, favoring unilateral solutions… [emphasis added]
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In 2010, I covered Bolton’s call for Israel to attack Iran. In 2011, I covered Bolton’s call for the Us to bomb Libya and Iran simultaneously. In 2013, I covered Bolton’s call for the US to strike Iran. In 2016, I covered Bolton’s call for the Trump Residency to scrap the Iran Nuclear Treaty. Bolton is a monster, but the post of National Security Advisor does not require confirmation of any kind. Not even Republicans can stop him.
Senator Chris Murphy said he could not imagine a more dangerous pick.
And Jonathan Swan said Bolton will give Trump the foreign policy that he wants.
Pray for the world, and…
RESIST THE REPUBLICAN REICH!!
8 Responses to “The Doomsday Appointment”
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I think I can think of more dangerous appointments, although I doubt if even Agent Orange would seriously consider them. Sean Hannity. Alex Jones. Dutch Sheets (yes, that’s his name). Paul Begley. Joe Arpaio. David Clarke.
Five Things to Know About John “Got Milk” Bolton (That Will Make You Shudder)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2018/03/22/five-things-know-john-bolton/451417002/
Yes, with Bolton on board, pray for all of us. Worldwide.
MSNBC: Murphy’s point about using war to distract from bad news at home is, sadly, a very common tactic among dictators, the value of which will not be lost on Bolton, or tDump. We are in a boatload of trouble.
tDumps is “…now obviously committed to” the meeting with Kim Jong-un, but that means nothing, in the world of tDump!
What do you get when you cross an epic train wreck with a rolling dumpster fire? The tRump regime. I will not dignify our current excuse for national leadership with a term like “administration.” The Orange Ogre wants to be a dictator, controlling us all like puppets.
Fortunately, there are some hopeful signs. Red seats being flipped to blue, victories by genuine Progressives, nasty laws being squelched, the numerous marches and rallies since January of 2016. Keep up the good work, folks! Rise up, RESIST, PERSIST, INSIST!
When I put up this comment yesterday, I only had seen the news breaking that Drumpf had appointed John Bolton as national security advisor after I had heard about the huge weapons deal with Saudi Arabia and commented off the cuff:
I’m now going to the bookies to place my bet on Iran to be the first target when Mueller gets too close. Why? At the beginning of the week Drumpf met with some Saudi princes and this photo was made:
Saudi Arabia is Iran’s greatest adversary in the region and they’ve been battling control in the region out in Yemen, with the help of the US, costing the lives of thousands of civilians through bombing AND starvation. The UN has called Yemen a humanitarian disaster area. Now Drumpf has finalized 12,5 billion in arms sales to the Saudis, and there may be more to come. In the meantime Israel has also warned Iran for ‘retaliation’ for drones crossing the border and who knows what arms deals Netanyahu got to take home after his visit a few weeks back. Add to that the allies have been put under pressure to make deals to avoid stiff tariffs on steel and aluminum and a picture of a president readying himself to strike to deflect from being prosecuted is emerging. And Bolton is just the man to ‘support’ such a strike.
I’m very glad to hear that some senators are equally worried about all these things coming together at the same moment and that at least they are alert on what dire consequences this cherry-on-the-turd-nomination could have. I wasn’t happy to hear his conclusion though: Bolton reasoning that the president is authorized to (pre-eminently) strike any country which has the weaponry that can reach the US without Congress approval. Chris Murphy is right: that is a Pandora’s Box which should never be allowed to be opened by this vindictive and terrified madman in the Oval Office. Even if Bolton is wrong on this, as he’s been wrong on just about anything else, cornered Drumpf will be happy to believe him, and take Kim Yung-Un’s word for it that he can now reach the US, to get Mueller and the media off his back. And that is TERRIFYING ??
A recipe for
on earth!!! . . . Bolton, Pompeo and the know nothing, incompetent Drumpf!!! God have mercy on the world!!!
Thanks, hugs and Amen to all!