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Dexter Filkins @ New Yorker

artappraiser — Thu, 12 Sep 2019 08:33:19 +0000

In reply to Trump Fires His National Security Advisor Bolton

Dexter Filkins @ New Yorker.com/Daily Comment, 9/10: How John Bolton Got the Better of President Trump

Puhleeze, dirty blonde to

PeraclesPlease — Wed, 11 Sep 2019 12:36:36 +0000

In reply to He answers the door to

Puhleeze, dirty blonde to light brunette.

hah, you couldn't make this

artappraiser — Wed, 11 Sep 2019 07:36:21 +0000

In reply to Trump Fires His National Security Advisor Bolton

hah, you couldn't make this stuff up! apparently he was outed to Trump as the leaker of the "nuke a hurricane" story:

CBS News learned Pres. Trump was furious because he believed John Bolton leaked a story that said the president wanted to explore the use of nuclear weapons to stop the hurricanes from hitting the U.S. https://t.co/QjI53u3krN pic.twitter.com/fLloFXfSYa
— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) September 10, 2019

i recall they parodied that

artappraiser — Wed, 11 Sep 2019 01:51:04 +0000

In reply to I think it was McMaster who

i recall they parodied that whole thing quite nicely more than once in the few episodes of Showtime's Our Cartoon President that I saw. The McMaster character was done pretty well as I think back and now that I have seen him interviewed about his book. He really doesn't want to talk about individuals, motivations, etc., is total left brain, just wants to do stuff, however possible.

I think it was McMaster who

NCD — Wed, 11 Sep 2019 01:37:40 +0000

In reply to thanks for the pointer! As

I think it was McMaster who made Trump sit through NSC meetings with 14+ members, and Trump would fall asleep or walk out after 20 minutes. They later used story boards with limited text.

thanks for the pointer! As

artappraiser — Wed, 11 Sep 2019 00:57:51 +0000

In reply to NYT op ed:

thanks for the pointer! As everybody has something to say about this, it seems, I would like to add the title is How John Bolton Broke the National Security Council: He weakened one of the few constraints that kept Trump from running foreign policy by the seat of his pants and that the author wrote “White House Warriors,” a history of the National Security Council, so he might actually know what he's talking about!

NYT op ed:

NCD — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 23:56:29 +0000

In reply to I agree with this former

NYT op ed:

"Mr. Bolton’s singular achievement was to dismantle a foreign-policymaking structure that had until then kept the president from running foreign policy by the seat of his pants. Mr. Bolton persuaded Mr. Trump he didn’t need the National Security Council to make decisions; it is no surprise that the president eventually felt confident deciding he did not need a national security adviser, either. Whether Mr. Trump names a replacement for Mr. Bolton does not matter: No one is going to convince the president he needs a system"

I agree with this former

artappraiser — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 23:31:04 +0000

In reply to Trump Fires His National Security Advisor Bolton

I agree with this former Clinton admin. person that he's stating true facts:

I’m just surprised we got through the John Bolton era as National Security Director without going to war with Iran. Fortunately, among other things, Trump is a pussy. pic.twitter.com/wRPQpR5vFs
— Claude Taylor (@TrueFactsStated) September 10, 2019

And here's three beltway cognescenti predicting possible vengeance ahead:

“Donald Trump tweeted ...that Bolton’s ‘services are no longer needed at the White House.’ The cold language ... was a strategically odd way to fire a man best known for being hell-bent on revenge against those who have crossed him.” https://t.co/eluLiEUOg1
— George Conway (@gtconway3d) September 10, 2019

David Frum egging him on to

artappraiser — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 23:24:57 +0000

In reply to Trump Fires His National Security Advisor Bolton

David Frum egging him and his colleagues on to tell all now:

Not in a book, not in paid speeches, not in a year or two, but to Congress and now https://t.co/P3Np6gHk5l
— David Frum (@davidfrum) September 10, 2019

He answers the door to

artappraiser — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 23:20:21 +0000

In reply to now this is what I call real

He answers the door to journos (but only if they are young blond ladies?):

Well there’s a media stakeout at Bolton’s house and looks like he just answered the doorbell pic.twitter.com/L5BYkZIyEl
— Meridith McGraw (@meridithmcgraw) September 10, 2019