Bolton presented misinformation to the Congress on a Cuban biological weapons program. When the Central Intelligence Agency challenged the accuracy of Bolton’s information in 2003, he was forced to cancel a similar briefing on Syria. ..…
Yet if Congress had had a vote, Bolton, whose sharp elbows and hawkish views on Iran and North Korea have never made him very popular on Capitol Hill or anywhere else in Washington, may never have become national security adviser in the first place. . Unfortunately for Trump, who learned the..…
The recent attacks on Saudi oil facilities by Yemeni Houthi forces demonstrate once again that policy often brings unintended consequences and can in blowback. ..…
Other Republican members of Congress saw things differently and praised Trump for his choice to remove Bolton. ..…
By one of those strange coincidences with which history is so rich, the first of these illustrious gentlemen is currently awaiting trial for lying to Congress. ... As to the future of John Bolton, I will not hazard a guess. Perhaps he will go back to his old job as a TV commentator for Fox..…
I also sent copies to every member of congress. I hoped to educate the Members about the actual situation in Iran. My goal was to block Bolton and Pompeo from drawing the nation into a war that would kill thousands of American servicemen and perhaps a million Iranians. ..…
“We’re looking for no nuclear weapons” Iran doesn’t seek, abhors, and wants eliminated everywhere — Israel the region’s only nuclear armed and dangerous country Trump and nearly the entire Congress one-sidedly supports, ignoring its nuclear capabilities and threat they pose. . Last week,..…
That the National Security Advisor, irrespective of whether the job is currently held by a lunatic like Bolton, may be giving such orders should in and of itself be a subject of serious inquiry by Congress and the media. . ..…
By passing legislation to stop, It's time for Congress to turn its words into action Trump and Bolton from starting illegal war... ... It's time for Congress to put the brakes on Trump- Bolton with Iran... ..…
'It's time for Congress to turn its words into action by passing legislation to stop Trump and Bolton from starting an illegal war.' . ... 'It's time for Congress to put the brakes on a Trump-Bolton war with Iran.' . ..…
Sanders has said that he is “working hard” to remind Trump that it is the US Congress, not the president, who decides whether or not to go to war. Bolton – perhaps based on prior experience with Congress – does not appear particularly worried. . ..…
It's war that the unelected hyper-hawks like Bolton and Pompeo want, and, with citizenry, uniformed Congress, and president, it's war they may just get. ..…
The Saudi-Israel nexus has also been promoted by neocons from both parties in Congress and especially by National Security Advisor John Bolton. ..…
Shanahan told Congress last week. On May 5, Mr. Bolton announced the first of new deployments to the Persian Gulf, including bombers and an aircraft carrier. . . . ..…
Bolton declared the unprecedented action “the happiest moment of my government service.” . Congress then enacted the American Service-Members’ Protection Act to prevent prosecution of US armed forces “to the maximum extent possible.” ..…
Nicolás Maduro is dictator with no legitimate claim to power, and it's the policy of United States of America, at the direction of President Donald Trump, that Nicolás Maduro must go.. ..…
Reportedly, Pompeo and Bolton recognizing Israeli control over Golan, their support triggering Trump's on Congress yet to consider it.. ..…
In the end Trump combined the worst trade policies of the Democrats in Congress with the war policies of key senior Cabinet members (Pompeo, Bolton, Abrams et al.). . ..…
In the end Trump combined the worst trade policies of the Democrats in Congress with the war policies of key senior Cabinet members (Pompeo, Bolton, Abrams et al.). . ..…
That weakens our national security, and it puts all our health and safety at risk – for a nuclear war no one (except maybe President Donald Trump and John Bolton) wants. . Luckily, some people in Congress are looking to change the reckless status quo. ..…
The Secretary-General will also meet with US National Security Advisor John Bolton. . On Thursday, he will be spending most of the day on Capitol Hill, meeting with members of Congress. . ..…
One of the architects of the Iraq war, John Bolton is now busy attempting to involve the US in a new confrontation in Iran. Congress however has been debating whether to end the legislation by which these wars were justified the AUMF described by Wikipedia as follows: 'The Authorization for..…
That weakens our national security, and it puts all our health and safety at risk — for a nuclear war no one (except maybe President Donald Trump and John Bolton) wants. . Luckily, some people in Congress are looking to change the reckless status quo. ..…
of withholding information from Congress in the Iran-Contra conspiracy, Abrams was pardoned by the late President Bush. . John Bolton is on record as favoring regime change in , and . Alas, Libya’s Qaddafi is dead. ..…
After Maduro was re-elected, administration plans began taking shape, driven in part by key members in the National Security Council and anti-Maduro advocates in Congress like extreme interventionist Senator Marco Rubio. . On November 1, John Bolton zeroed in on Latin America, calling Cuba,..…
After Maduro was re-elected, administration plans began taking shape, driven in part by key members in the National Security Council and anti-Maduro advocates in Congress like extreme interventionist Senator Marco Rubio. . On November 1, John Bolton zeroed in on Latin America, calling Cuba,..…
Trita Parsi, founder of the National Iranian American Council, tweeted, Make no mistake Bolton is the greatest threat to the security of United States.. It's imperative that this Congress investigate Bolton's request for war options and pass legislation placing additional legal..…
Corker's comments on Tuesday came hours John Bolton, ers that an audio recording related to Khashoggi's murder does not implicate Bin Salman... Corker said Trump administration must Congress high-level briefing on the investigation into Khashoggi's death, and into America's in..…
Bolton, for his part, has forced personnel changes at the NSC without visibly improving interagency cooperation or its liaison with Congress. . ..…
The administration has come under fire for abstaining from the vote, rather than vetoing the resolution, from apologists for Israel’s crimes against the Palestinians, which includes most members of the US Congress. Former US Ambassador to the UN John Bolton described it as “Obama’s..…
John Bolton and the Members of Congress who voted to chastise Obama and United Nations have conveyed implicit support of expansion and rejection of law. ..…
McConnell and Cornyn are both facing high-profile primary challenges from their right, and their break with House leaders highlights the political heat of Tea Party groups, says The Hill's Alexander Bolton.. Politico casts this fight over the budget compromise as the culmination of struggle..…
Brewer's lawyers argued the government has not enforced law at the border and Arizona's interior and that the state's intent in passing the law was to assist federal authorities as Congress has encouraged.. By concluding the government would likely prevail, District Court Judge Susan..…