John Bolton, the current White House National Security Adviser, is one of
several demons whispering war-mongering advice from the shoulder of our presidential Devil in Chief.
Bolton was a staunch advocate for the disastrous Iraq War, remaining unapologetic for the many lies he told at the time about Iraq’s nonexistent WMDs. He continually urges military action against and regime change in Syria, North Korea, Libya, and Iran. He has never met an American war he didn’t love, regardless of the innumerable innocent civilians slaughtered in the process.
In 2002, during the lead up to the US invasion of Iraq, the Brazilian diplomat José Bustani was head of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. Bustani was negotiating with Sadaam Hussein about
allowing weapons inspectors back into his country in order to make unannounced inspections of Iraq’s facilities. According to Bustani, Bolton made a surprise visit to OPCW headquarters in the Hague, bringing a direct threat from Vice President Dick Cheney.
Numerous family members and coworkers have substantiated Bustani’s story. As The Intercept reported on March 29, Bolton said:
“Cheney wants you out. We can’t accept your management style. We know where your kids live. You have two sons in New York.
“You have 24 hours to leave the organization, and if you don’t comply with this decision by Washington, we have ways to retaliate against you.
“We know where your kids live. You have two sons in New York.”
Death threats against a man’s children.
That’s everything we need to know about John Bolton in a nutshell. He is a ruthless, bloody-minded enforcer with no conscience. He is the type of hit-man always eager to make the Mob Boss proud. Which is exactly why Donald Trump elevated him to his current position.
Bolton is the cold-hearted thug breaking kneecaps behind closed doors while Trump flashes his creepy, malicious grin to the world’s cameras. The only thing more disgusting than these evil twins is the mindless support their brutal foreign policies receive from American conservatives.
Please take a few minutes to hear Lawrence Wilkerson’s appraisal of John Bolton as the executor of Trump’s policies towards Iran. (The discussion about Bolton begins at the 9:00 minute mark).
Wilkerson knows Bolton very well. They have worked together closely in the Bush administration. Towards the end of this interview, he calls Bolton (and by implication Nikki Haley, as well) an immoral man without a conscience.
Recall that Wilkerson was Colin Powell’s chief of staff during the George W. Bush administration. To my knowledge, Wilkerson is the only official to
publicly confess the lies and manipulation perpetrated by Bush officials in the march to war against Iraq.
Wilkerson is that rare man of conscience who has been to the devil’s banquet table of political power and wisely walked away to warn others of the dangers. He is a rare specimen. (I believe he is also a devout Roman Catholic). Sadly, for America and the rest of the world, there does not seem to be another like him in the Trump administration.
Tragically for American Christianity, there are precious few like Larry Wilkerson among this country’s evangelical leadership.
