Bolton out

[GMDino]

Via tweet, of course.

....I asked John for his resignation, which was given to me this morning. I thank John very much for his service. I will be naming a new National Security Advisor next week.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 10, 2019

[jj22]

Bolton was against the Taliban being invited on American soil. I disagree with Bolton on a lot of things, but I join Americans in the disgust over Trump's 9/11 plans.

Trump is siding with terrorist over American Intel and his advisors, but this is nothing new.

Wait for the book from Bolton admitting how horrific of a POTUS Trump is. But again, too little too late for the damage done to this great Nation.

[GMDino]

The Fox News studio is basically the White House Situation Room https://t.co/gLwsTzh2hP

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 10, 2019

 

[GMDino]

... and then he fired you by tweet. https://t.co/4i7M72WwVy

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 10, 2019

[6andcounting]

[*bfine32*]

He "bolted"

[*TheLeonardLeap*]

I think everyone can sleep a little more soundly now that John Bolton is no longer in any position of power. I think that's a thought that all parties can get behind.

[Millhouse]

(09-10-2019, 04:34 PM)bfine32 Wrote: He "bolted"

[CJD]

(09-10-2019, 08:19 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: I think everyone can sleep a little more soundly now that John Bolton is no longer in any position of power. I think that's a thought that all parties can get behind.

agree completely.

Bolton was dangerous.

Luckily, Trump just ignored him all the time anyway.

[GMDino]

(09-10-2019, 08:19 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: I think everyone can sleep a little more soundly now that John Bolton is no longer in any position of power. I think that's a thought that all parties can get behind.

Yep.

Now, who put him there in the first place? 

THAT guy shouldn't be in charge of making a ham sandwich! 

[Dill]

(09-10-2019, 08:19 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: I think everyone can sleep a little more soundly now that John Bolton is no longer in any position of power. I think that's a thought that all parties can get behind.

Six of one. Half dozen of the other.

Bolton was a crazy choice for NSC adviser, but he did understand how foreign policy works inside regional and national strategy. He understood how insitutions worked.

Under him there was at least a better chance that the NSC was functioning minimally to research and develop foreign policy options.  Now it is not certain that will be the case. 

So the choice is between a dangerous NSC adviser who knew how to get things done long term, and a non functioning, chaotic NSC with no one really in charge and all manner of signals down the line that presenting accurate data could harm personal advancement.