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>}} |