I got the impression from Bolton that he realizes he’s not going to be so hawky this time around.
You get it! This is why I called this Michael Bolton 2.0. No more crazy useless interventions like Iraq with all the thousands maimed and killed guys and trillions flushed down the toilet. With the result that Iraq is in the Iranian Shiite orbit. If I learned from this then Mr Bolton also did. We need to do smarter and smoother the way the Chinese and Russians do with lots less money and no Chinese killed. Some Russians though but minimal.
So called "nation building" in a Muslim nation is a fools errand. Just look at all the lives and money we wasted in Afghanistan and Iraq. Half the reason is the Muslims are too clannish and inbred to establish viable nations.