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Did America Become Safer or Less Safe with Bolton Replacing McMaster?

Safer or Less Safe?

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Winston

Winston

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Curious to hear some opinions...
 
Winston said:
Curious to hear some opinions...
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It’s just speculation at this point so it’s impossible to say for sure. I lean toward less, given who he replaced, and the upcoming DPRK talks. But, I could be wrong. The general didn’t have the foreign affairs experience that Bolton has, and Bolton doesn’t have the military training and experience the general has. It could be a toss up at this point.

I know Bolton has made himself a punching bag for the left, but he’s not the idiot or warmonger he’s made out to be, or that he’s even made himself appear to be.
 
Where is the Equally Unsafe choice?

We will not be safe again until somebody replaces Trump.
 
Beaudreaux said:
It’s just speculation at this point so it’s impossible to say for sure. I lean toward less, given who he replaced, and the upcoming DPRK talks. But, I could be wrong. The general didn’t have the foreign affairs experience that Bolton has, and Bolton doesn’t have the military training and experience the general has. It could be a toss up at this point.

I know Bolton has made himself a punching bag for the left, but he’s not the idiot or warmonger he’s made out to be, or that he’s even made himself appear to be.
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I think Bolton is to be a strong showing, a warning sign to prevent further escalation. He does have experience, he is tough, he knows just about everything there is to know.
 
Middleground said:
Bolton is a ****ing nutjob.
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to put it mildly.

So now we have a person you just described giving advice to an egotistical wanna-be authoritarian brain damaged maniac that could plunge us into war in a wag the dog scenario to pretend that his entire administration is not daily trying to appease his Russian masters.

WOW!!!!!
 
Yeah, why would we put Bolton in?

I see John Bolton in the cabinet as an endorsement of the Iraq War. I guess Trump did a 180 on that.
 
Winston said:
Yeah, why would we put Bolton in?

I see John Bolton in the cabinet as an endorsement of the Iraq War. I guess Trump did a 180 on that.
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Since he isn't in the cabinet, you must be seeing things.
 
Lovebug said:
I think Bolton is to be a strong showing, a warning sign to prevent further escalation. He does have experience, he is tough, he knows just about everything there is to know.
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That very well could be what’s happening. It surely fits.
 
Bolton heavily supported the Bush/Cheney lies about Iraqi WMD. 15 years later and the US is still in Iraq.

Bolton is a dedicated war-hawk who has called for preemptive strikes against N. Korea and Iran. He was too extreme to be confirmed as UN ambassador in 2005.

Trump is firing (or they resign) every moderate advisor-voice and replacing them with sycophants and hard-liners. The only moderate voice left is probably Mattis.

War is coming.
 
Rogue Valley said:
Bolton heavily supported the Bush/Cheney lies about Iraqi WMD. 15 years later and the US is still in Iraq.

Bolton is a dedicated war-hawk who has called for preemptive strikes against N. Korea and Iran. He was too extreme to be confirmed as UN ambassador in 2005.

Trump is firing (or they resign) every moderate advisor-voice and replacing them with sycophants and hard-liners. The only moderate voice left is probably Mattis.

War is coming.
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Gov't motto is do what the donors want. So, if the donors want a war, we will get a war. I really hope not but, who really knows what could happen. We've given the government over to the least responsible people on the planet.
 
We have't been safe since the snake-oil salesman entered the white house.
 
When your most level-headed advisor's nickname is 'Maddog,'..................
 
None of these options seem right. We are unstable under our current president and I think we stay unstable. I am not sure if it will be worse but selecting as safe kind of has the connotation that we are currently safe and stable which I do not believe we are.
 
with Bolton taking over, I'm not seeing any real need to go into pearl-clutching mode although that won't stop the Leftists from doing so.
 
IMHO way to early to judge. Bolton is smart and experienced. Probably a bit more hawkish than McMaster. Heard parts of an interview he gave last night. He understands that it's his job to offer the President options and then except whatever decision the Prez makes.

I've liked, and mostly agreed with what Bolton has written and said in the past. Looking forward to seeing how he'll do.
 
Winston said:
He's fired already? What was that 8 hours? :lamo
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No, you just don’t know the difference between a cabinet level officer and a presidential advisor.


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AliHajiSheik said:
No, you just don’t know the difference between a cabinet level officer and a presidential advisor.


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Cool story bro
 
Bullseye said:
IMHO way to early to judge. Bolton is smart and experienced. Probably a bit more hawkish than McMaster. Heard parts of an interview he gave last night. He understands that it's his job to offer the President options and then except whatever decision the Prez makes.

I've liked, and mostly agreed with what Bolton has written and said in the past. Looking forward to seeing how he'll do.
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You see no problem with a nuclear first strike on NK?
 
Manc Skipper said:
You see no problem with a nuclear first strike on NK?
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I seriously doubt that would ever happen. But creating doubt in Kim's mind seems to have made him more receptive. NK has been bombarded with sanctions for decades - what good has that done? But now, Trump's carefully crafted image as a trigger happy cowboy being held in check by Tillerson and Kelly, et al has, IMHO, raised enough doubt in Kim's mind that he's seeking a more diplomatic way.
 
Winston said:
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Less safe, because Bolton regularly promotes an approach that prioritizes armed conflict over diplomacy. Armed conflict leads to instability and America being less safe as a whole.
 
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