John Bolton’s tenure ended in the best possible way. Nothing was destroyed except his own stature. jonathanchait writes
Fired National Security Adviser John Bolton. Photo: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post/Getty Images Of all the frightening things that have happened during this administration, the appointment of John Bolton as President Trump’s third national security adviser was among the most terrifying, at least from the worst-case-scenario perspective. The fact we made it through Bolton’s 17-month-long tenure without killing tens of millions of people counts as a major win.
Bolton shared some important beliefs with his boss. The two share an instinctive disdain for Western allies and almost fanatical opposition to any policy associated with Barack Obama. But Trump recognized from the outset that Bolton’s hawkish instincts diverged from his own. Before hiring him, Trump reportedly got Bolton to agree “he wouldn’t start any wars.”
Bolton was an advocate of consistently bad ideas that were often set in opposition to other bad ideas. Trump has maintained an elaborate pretense that North Korea is giving up its nuclear weapons program, touting his own negotiating genius in securing imaginary concessions while appearing to view the fawning letters he receives from Kim Jong-un as important concessions. This fantasy is less dangerous than Bolton’s barely concealed desire to launch a military strike against North Korea.
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