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{{quotebox|John Bolton has been one of [[liberal]]s’ top bogeymen on [[national security]] for more than a decade now. He seems to relish the role, going out of his way to argue that the [[Iraq War]] wasn’t really a failure, calling for U.S.-led [[regime change]] in [[Iran]] and preventive war against [[North Korea]], and writing the foreword for a book that proclaimed [[President Obama]] to be a secret [[Muslim]]. He is a profoundly partisan creature, having started a super-PAC whose largest donor was leading Trump benefactor Rebekah Mercer [owner of [[Breitbart]] ] and whose provider of analytics was Cambridge Analytica, the firm alleged to have improperly used [[Facebook]] data to make voter profiles, which it sold to the Trump and [[Brexit]] campaigns, among others.<br>
 
{{quotebox|John Bolton has been one of [[liberal]]s’ top bogeymen on [[national security]] for more than a decade now. He seems to relish the role, going out of his way to argue that the [[Iraq War]] wasn’t really a failure, calling for U.S.-led [[regime change]] in [[Iran]] and preventive war against [[North Korea]], and writing the foreword for a book that proclaimed [[President Obama]] to be a secret [[Muslim]]. He is a profoundly partisan creature, having started a super-PAC whose largest donor was leading Trump benefactor Rebekah Mercer [owner of [[Breitbart]] ] and whose provider of analytics was Cambridge Analytica, the firm alleged to have improperly used [[Facebook]] data to make voter profiles, which it sold to the Trump and [[Brexit]] campaigns, among others.<br>
 
Recently Bolton’s statements have grown more extreme, alarming [[centrist]] and conservative national-security professionals along with his longtime liberal foes. He seemed to say that the United States could attack North Korea without the agreement of our [[South Korea]]n allies, who would face the highest risk of retaliation and casualties; just two months ago he called for a regime change effort in Iran that would allow the U.S. to open a new embassy there by 2019, the 40th anniversary of the [[Iranian Revolution]] and the taking of [[Iran Hostage Crisis|Americans hostage in Tehran]]. His hostility toward [[Islam]] points toward a set of extreme policies that could easily have the effect of abridging American Muslims’ rights at home and alienating America’s Muslim allies abroad.<ref>http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/03/john-bolton-is-a-terrible-fit-for-his-new-job.html</ref>}}
 
Recently Bolton’s statements have grown more extreme, alarming [[centrist]] and conservative national-security professionals along with his longtime liberal foes. He seemed to say that the United States could attack North Korea without the agreement of our [[South Korea]]n allies, who would face the highest risk of retaliation and casualties; just two months ago he called for a regime change effort in Iran that would allow the U.S. to open a new embassy there by 2019, the 40th anniversary of the [[Iranian Revolution]] and the taking of [[Iran Hostage Crisis|Americans hostage in Tehran]]. His hostility toward [[Islam]] points toward a set of extreme policies that could easily have the effect of abridging American Muslims’ rights at home and alienating America’s Muslim allies abroad.<ref>http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/03/john-bolton-is-a-terrible-fit-for-his-new-job.html</ref>}}
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No less a [[NeverTrump]]er and contemporary liberal icon [[George W. Bush]] deemed Bolton a less than credible witness.<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2020/01/27/george-w-bush-blasted-john-bolton-in-2008-i-dont-consider-bolton-credible/</ref>
  
 
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Revision as of 18:46, January 28, 2020

John Bolton in 2018

John Bolton was the National Security Advisor to the Trump Administration. He was also a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and is best known for his interim appointment of United States ambassador to the United Nations in 2005 and 2006, made necessary by intense liberal opposition to his confirmation by the U.S. Senate. Bolton served in a number of other political positions in the Reagan, Bush I, and Bush II administrations in the State Department, Justice Department, and USAID.

Bolton is credited for persuading President George W. Bush for rescinding and thereby completely withdrawing the United States from the International Criminal Court, after President Bill Clinton had signed the U.S. up for that globalist court. On September 10, 2018, as National Security Advisor, Bolton announced that the U.S. would prosecute and sanction any judges or prosecutors in the ICC who took action against investigated Americans soldiers.

Biography

Bolton had several diplomatic achievements throughout his career. At the United Nations in 1991, John Bolton overturned the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3379 adopted in 1975 that condemns Zionism to be "a form of racism and racial discrimination." In the Bush Administration, he opposed the International Criminal Court and negotiated Article 98 agreements with, ultimately, over 100 countries to ensure Americans would not be prosecuted by the court. Also during the Bush Administration, Bolton played a key role in establishing the Proliferation Security Initiative. In addition to working at the AEI, Bolton served as the chairman of the Gatestone Institute and served with other organizations such as the National Rifle Association.

Bolton has clashed with both the State Department[1] and intelligence agencies,[2][3] both of which are major organs of the deep state. Despite this, he has advocated deep state positions on numerous occasions.

President Donald Trump appointed Bolton as his national security advisor in 2018,[4] replacing globalist H.R. McMaster. He took office on April 9, 2018. As national security advisor, Bolton defended U.S. sovereignty against international organizations such as the ICC.[5] He played a role in withdrawing the U.S. from the Iran nuclear deal.[6] Bolton was able to accomplish several other America First goals.[7] However, despite this, he has openly sided with the deep state on some issues. President Trump fired Bolton on September 10, 2019.[8] Since then, Bolton has publicly trashed Trump's foreign policy, and some speculate he may have been one of the sources for the anonymous whistleblower complaint regarding Trump's conversations with Ukrainian officials.[9][10]

On November 22, 2019, Bolton returned to Twitter, not having posted since the day of his firing. He accused Trump of attempting to silence him by suppressing his private Twitter account.[11]

Political views

Bolton early in the Bush Administration

Bolton strongly opposes the Iran nuclear deal, signed and supported by the Obama Administration.[12] Bolton strongly supports American sovereignty and opposes the War on Sovereignty.[13] He has criticized globalism by name and calls himself a "convinced Americanist."[14] Bolton opposes the European Union because it takes away national sovereignty and self-governance[15] and because it advances left-wing policies.[16] Bolton also supports Brexit.[17]

Bolton is relatively moderate-to-liberal on social issues, supporting abortion in certain instances and supporting same-sex "marriage".[18] He has criticized the International Criminal Court as a threat to U.S. sovereignty.[19] He considers himself a hawkish libertarian, one who supports the concept of national sovereignty.[20]

Despite the fact that he disagrees with neocons on several issues,[21] Bolton's rabid pro-interventionist positions have rightfully earned him the label of "neocon" from many conservatives.

Among other things, Bolton has, during his tenure as National Security Adviser alone:

  • Committed public acts of insubordination against President Trump when doing so suits an interventionist agenda, such as among other things (A) calling Russian president Vladimir Putin a liar and supporting arming Ukraine to fight the Russian-backed separatist militias that seized territory in the country's east;[27] (B) Contradicting Trump's official statements on Syria;[28] and (C) causing damage to Trump's negotiation efforts with other countries by making hawkish statements;[29][30][31]
  • Made false statements regarding the presence of deep state, globalist, and neoconservative influences among President Trump's staff, having claimed that reports of disunity and insubordination are part of a foreign conspiracy.[32]

Movement conservative

John Bolton has been described as a movement conservative for his enduring commitment to broadly conservative principles:[34]

Bolton is a lifelong conservative who ... played a key role in a major rules fight at the Republican National Convention in Miami, providing staff support to conservatives fighting to stave off "reforms" that would have shifted power to the likes of Nelson Rockefeller and the northeast. ... Bolton stepped forward and convinced his partners to donate the legal time and talent needed to ... [support] Buckley v. Valeo, [which] protected 1st Amendment rights and made it difficult for McCain and his friends to do even more damage to the electoral system last year. [Bolton] worked in the Reagan White House, was dispatched to help reform the Agency for International Development, served as head of the Justice Department's Civil Division under then Atty. Gen. Ed Meese ... [T]he New Republic suggested that when he speaks one hears echoes not of today's trendy "neo-conservatives" but of Jesse Helms and Barry Goldwater. Just so.

Trump impeachment

Main article: Deep State coup 2.0

As the Democrats partisan impeachment of President Trump foundered, Democrats and the liberal media pinned their hopes on the credible testimony of Bolton. Previously fake news media had this to say of Bolton:

John Bolton has been one of liberals’ top bogeymen on national security for more than a decade now. He seems to relish the role, going out of his way to argue that the Iraq War wasn’t really a failure, calling for U.S.-led regime change in Iran and preventive war against North Korea, and writing the foreword for a book that proclaimed President Obama to be a secret Muslim. He is a profoundly partisan creature, having started a super-PAC whose largest donor was leading Trump benefactor Rebekah Mercer [owner of Breitbart ] and whose provider of analytics was Cambridge Analytica, the firm alleged to have improperly used Facebook data to make voter profiles, which it sold to the Trump and Brexit campaigns, among others.
Recently Bolton’s statements have grown more extreme, alarming centrist and conservative national-security professionals along with his longtime liberal foes. He seemed to say that the United States could attack North Korea without the agreement of our South Korean allies, who would face the highest risk of retaliation and casualties; just two months ago he called for a regime change effort in Iran that would allow the U.S. to open a new embassy there by 2019, the 40th anniversary of the Iranian Revolution and the taking of Americans hostage in Tehran. His hostility toward Islam points toward a set of extreme policies that could easily have the effect of abridging American Muslims’ rights at home and alienating America’s Muslim allies abroad.[35]

No less a NeverTrumper and contemporary liberal icon George W. Bush deemed Bolton a less than credible witness.[36]

References

  1. ↑ Mitchell, Ellen (March 24, 2018). Five things to know about new Trump adviser John Bolton. The Hill. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  2. ↑ Trump pick John Bolton has history of clashing with U.S. intelligence community. PBS. March 23, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  3. ↑ Landay, Jonathan; Strobel, Warren (March 23, 2018). Trump's new security adviser known for clashes with spy agencies. Reuters. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  4. ↑ Shaw, Adam (March 23, 2018). Trump's pick of Bolton for national security adviser brings a bulldog to the White House. Fox News. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  5. ↑ Boylan, Dan (September 10, 2018). Bolton bolsters Trump's 'America first' foreign policy with robust defense of U.S. sovereignty. The Washington Times. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
    See also:
  6. ↑ Holland, Steve; Mason, Jeff; Landay, Jonathan (October 4, 2018). Bolton 2.0: Trump's tough guy on Iran picks his battles. Reuters. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
  7. ↑ Nissenbaum, Dion (November 18, 2018). Much of Bolton’s Policy Agenda Predates Trump’s Priorities. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
    See also:
  8. ↑ Multiple references: See also:
  9. ↑ https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/john-boltons-revenge-tour/
  10. ↑ https://hotair.com/archives/allahpundit/2019/10/01/john-bolton-source-whistleblower/
  11. ↑ https://www.wsj.com/articles/bolton-claims-white-house-blocked-his-access-to-twitter-account-11574462361
  12. ↑ Riehl, Dan (August 31, 2017). Bolton: Iran Agreement a ‘Disaster’; Work to Get Out ‘Needs to Be Done Now’. Breitbart News. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  13. ↑ Bolton, John R. (February 2, 2009). The Coming War on Sovereignty. American Enterprise Institute. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  14. ↑ Bolton, John R. (April 4, 2000). Should We Take Global Governance Seriously? Chicago Journal of International Law. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  15. ↑ Schumacher, Elizabeth (March 23, 2018). John Bolton: The conservative hawk tapped by Trump. Deutsche Welle. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  16. ↑ Bolton, John (October 27, 2010). AMB. JOHN BOLTON: A Stark Choice Between European Model Or the American Way. Fox News. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  17. ↑ Multiple references:
  18. ↑ Freiburger, Calvin (March 23, 2018). Planned Parenthood boos Trump’s new security adviser John Bolton. LifeSiteNews. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  19. ↑ Bolton, John (November 20, 2017). The Hague Aims for U.S. Soldiers. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  20. ↑ Welch, Matt (March 23, 2018). My Conversations with John Bolton. Reason. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  21. ↑ Rogan, Tom (April 10, 2018). John Bolton: A complex worldview that just might work for Trump. Washington Examiner. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  22. ↑ Martel, Frances (March 25, 2018). Martel: in John Bolton, Kurds Finally Get an Ally in the Trump Administration. Breitbart News. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  23. ↑ MEE Staff (February 19, 2015)Christian foreign fighters deserting Kurdish YPG in Syria because they're 'damn Reds's. Middle East Eye. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  24. ↑ Heavey, Susan. (April 30, 2019). US's Bolton urges Venezuelan military support after Guaido seeks backing. Reuters. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  25. ↑ The Daily Dose (February 12, 2019). VENEZUELA'S STANDOFF IS SOCIALIST VS. SOCIALIST. OZY. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  26. ↑ Larison, Daniel. (July 1, 2018). The Despicable Hawkish Embrace of the MEK. The American Conservative. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  27. ↑ Dorell, Oren (March 30, 2018). Here's how Trump's new national security adviser John Bolton feels about Russia. USA Today. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  28. ↑ Independent (January 6, 2019). John Bolton contradicts Trump by saying Syria withdrawal depends on defeating Isis. Independent. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  29. ↑ Reuters (January 6, 2019). Bolton says Turkey must not attack Kurdish fighters once U.S. leaves Syria. Reuters. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  30. ↑ AP (January 8, 2019). Turkey slams US request for assurances on Syrian Kurds. Associated Press. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  31. ↑ RT (January 11, 2019). ‘Just fire him!’: Ron Paul blasts Bolton, Pompeo for undermining Trump. RT. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  32. ↑ RT (June 12, 2019). ‘Russian trolls run Trump’s Twitter account?’ Moscow ridicules Bolton’s disinformation claims. RT. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
  33. ↑ Martel, Frances (September 12, 2019). Martel: In Venezuela, John Bolton Bet on Socialists and Lost. Breitbart News. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  34. ↑ http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=6809
  35. ↑ http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/03/john-bolton-is-a-terrible-fit-for-his-new-job.html
  36. ↑ https://thefederalist.com/2020/01/27/george-w-bush-blasted-john-bolton-in-2008-i-dont-consider-bolton-credible/
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