[Fido969]

Thanks, John, you’re a big help.

[mplc51]

They may now that you are history.

[eyeamok]

Translation:

I did everything I could to start WW3 but kept getting outsmarted by Trump, now he fired me and I am continuing My Jihad on America and am begging our enemies and friends around the world to GO TO WAR with the USA, I am a Traitor!

[odawg]

Well, certainly not now, after assessing that the democrats are just as venomous and backstabbing as they, themselves, are.

[neverevergiveup]

Wonderful. Puts his ego before his love of country.

[Don Corleone]

Could Bolton have been the “Blabber”?

[Magnum44]

While I like Trumps new approach of economic warfare as a first option vs military warfare (the old approach wasn’t working), I share Bolton’s view that NK cant be trusted to give up its nukes any more than China can be trusted to trade fairly or Iran can be trusted to not export terrorism. So the solution space is still very limited.

[plain talk]

Captain Obvious. NK and China will be playing their games long after Trump’s gone.

[Sacajaweau]

Against all odds.....Denuclearization should still be pursued. Anything less would be a gift to KIm.

Same thing with Iran.

[DoodleDawg]

John Bolton says North Korea won't give up nukes in first speech since ouster

Thank you, Captain Obvious.

[wastedyears]

Looks like he found a new employer, and it’s not North Korea.

[SMARTY]

What ever happened to ex politicos leaving office and STFU?

I mean-if they’re not held to an official protocol on that, then it’s certainly the ‘right thing’ to do!

[Wizdum]

Bolton referred to any deal with NK as the 'Libyan solution', Kim took that as meaning his death, instead of a negotiated elimination of nuclear materials.
Bolton's, slip of the lip is what got him fired.

[PGR88]

I never expected they would.

I’m convinced fat-boy Kim wants nukes for leverage against China first, and only further down the list, protection against the USA and Japan

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Well, duh !

[billyboy15]

There is nothing new or surprising in what Bolton said. It is a given N Korea is developing and wants to keep it’s nuclear capacity. The reason for the heavy sanctions placed on them is because of this. The hope is they will at some point find the pain of sanctions no longer worth the price to pay for their nuclear ambitions.

Logically the N Korean leader is nuts for allowing the sanctions to continue for his having a stronger nuke capability since he would at best get just one chance to use them before his country is completely annihilated.

Any clear thinking individual would see this is a lose, lose situation for him. But Kim Jong Un is anything but a clear thinking or forward looking individual and so we shall see how this all plays out.

[silverleaf]

Somehow I dont think someone with his level of access giving policy speeches is useful to the world situation

What IS it with people and their egos?

[Alberta's Child]

The great irony here is that any foreign leader with half a brain would do well to develop effective nuclear weapons as quickly as possible — to protect his country against the predations of people like John Bolton.

[Harpotoo]

I’m beginning to think Bolton is the WB!

[rockinqsranch]

China, North Korea, and Iran will change their tunes relative to their specific agendas once PDJT is reelected, and the House becomes Republican again.

Should the Republican’s lose either of the two branches of government there will not be anything to fight with, and the Democrats will give away the union.