John Bolton betrayed his country

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Bolton could have changed the course of history. Instead, he will go down in a footnote as an enabler of corruption, a model of cowardice and an opportunist who put self above country.

Opinion by Elie Honig

(CNN) John Bolton has offered the nation a staggering profile in cowardice. He has left no doubt about his own monumental betrayal of his country.

By his own belated admission, Bolton directly witnessed not one but multiple acts that could have been cited in the impeachment of President Donald Trump. But Bolton did nothing about it while he held a powerful post in the Trump administration. And he stayed quiet and took cover when Congress and the nation pleaded with him to speak out during the impeachment process. Yet now that he has entered book promo mode, Bolton suddenly has summoned the spine that he was sorely missing back when it would have made an actual difference.

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And his testimony, it turns out, would have gone right to the heart of the matter. According to the New York Times, Bolton now belatedly reveals in his book that Trump explicitly conditioned foreign aid to Ukraine on investigations of his political opponents. Trump's defenders repeatedly claimed there was no "firsthand evidence" of a quid pro quo. Bolton's testimony would have established just that.

Worse, Bolton now tells the world that he witnessed (and apparently decided to do nothing about) not just one impeachable act, but several. Showing a remarkable lack of self-awareness, he criticizes House investigators for committing "impeachment malpractice" by failing to discover these critical facts. But how, exactly, should investigators have discovered this information when the key witness — Bolton himself — played games and refused to talk?

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https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/17/opinions/boltons-staggering-profile-in-cowardice-honig/index.html

[RT Atlanta]

1. that's my sentiment as well

Bolton couldve/shouldve done every God-damned action in his power to get his first hand knowledge to the light of day.

I still have my doubts the republicans would have voted to convict donnie-t, which is why I feel every last one of those mofos (save, believe, Mitt) truly have blood on their hands and are partially responsible for the continuing disaster with the lack of national leadership in this country. Same goes for the cabinet who continue to permit donnie-t to lead without invoking the 25th.

As much as I cant stand him, Mike Pence has executive leadership and I have to believe with every fiber of my being that he (Pence) would have been able to better steer us through the remainder of this current presidential term.

[Siwsan]

2. Bolton has been a self-serving ass-hat from day one

I have no doubt he held on to so much of what's in his book for profit, the security of the nation be damned.I did a little searching on him, via Wiki and here are a few snips about Bolton that, for me, sums him up:

Bolton was a supporter of the Vietnam War but avoided combat through a student deferment followed by enlistment in the Maryland Air National Guard. His draft number was 185. The highest number called to military service was 195.

"I confess I had no desire to die in a Southeast Asian rice paddy. I considered the war in Vietnam already lost.” ".......by the time I was about to graduate in 1970, it was clear to me that opponents of the Vietnam War had made it certain we could not prevail, and that I had no great interest in going there to have Teddy Kennedy give it back to the people I might die to take it away from. ….."[d]ying for your country was one thing, but dying to gain territory that antiwar forces in Congress would simply return to the enemy seemed ludicrous to me. Looking back, I am not terribly proud of this calculation…” John Bolton - as written, by him, in the Yale 25th reunion book, and as reported on his Wiki page.

Guess what, John - you aren't a war hawk - you are a HYPOCRITICAL, COWARDLY CHICKEN HAWK.

[mitch96]

6. "self-serving ass-hat from day one"

The way I see it he could have gone to congress but instead went for the money.
In true dRumph fashion he decided his info could make him some money and fuck what the country wants or needs....... YMMV
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[Botany]

3. He has left no doubt about his own monumental betrayal of his country.

[Mme. Defarge]

4. See below:

[central scrutinizer]

5. Blood on his hands

Bolton was head of national security and decided that pandemic preparedness could be scrapped.