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2019-09-10 -Short Attention Span Theater-
Bolton FIRED!
[NBC] Trump fires John Bolton as national security adviser

"I informed John Bolton last night that his services are no longer needed at the White House," Trump tweeted Tuesday.

President Donald Trump has fired National Security Adviser John Bolton after a string of disagreements between the two over how the U.S. should handle North Korea and Iran.

Trump announced on Twitter that he had asked for Bolton's resignation, which he received this morning, after the president had "disagreed with many of his suggestions."

“I informed John Bolton last night that his services are no longer needed at the White House. I disagreed strongly with many of his suggestions, as did others in the Administration, and therefore I asked John for his resignation, which was given to me this morning,” Trump said on Twitter.
....I asked John for his resignation, which was given to me this morning. I thank John very much for his service. I will be naming a new National Security Advisor next week.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 10, 2019



Some comments from a analyst pro-Pakistan:




Other Twitter comments:
Posted by 3dc 2019-09-10 12:33|| || Front Page|| [11137 views ]  Top

#1 His hiring was more surprising
Posted by European Conservative 2019-09-10 14:26||   2019-09-10 14:26|| Front Page Top

#2 Make him point-man on North Korea. That'll get Kim's attention.
Posted by ruprecht 2019-09-10 15:03||   2019-09-10 15:03|| Front Page Top

#3 I heard he was the one who advised against meeting the talibaners. For some reason, the idea of 'image' is more important to Bolton than actual strategy.

Gen. John Keene and Frank Gaffney are good replacements ?
Posted by Dron66046 2019-09-10 15:11||   2019-09-10 15:11|| Front Page Top

#4 Yes, Bolton was against the Taliban, murders of many US Troops signing a "peace" agreement at Camp David when the Madrassas did not teach them to read, or write, or the proper definition of such words as Peace.
Posted by Phaick Uneretle6310 2019-09-10 15:18||   2019-09-10 15:18|| Front Page Top

#5 That is something that needs to be avenged, and the best vengeance can be effected only when the troops are out of there. Bolton wanted the troops to stay.

This 'managing of expectations' is what Trump is tired of, I think. Obviously he wants to exit the hellhole completely.
Posted by Dron66046 2019-09-10 15:30||   2019-09-10 15:30|| Front Page Top

#6 Now we shall see Bolton transformed (in mass media) from Darth Vader to Anakin Skywalker.
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2019-09-10 16:06||   2019-09-10 16:06|| Front Page Top

#7 The big problem is that there are only two factions in Western politics as far as the so called WoT is concerned:

One advocates ending the war by losing it.

The other one advocates not losing the war by prolonging it indefinitely.

Ending the war by making the enemy lose (and us win) is a notion that is verboten, apparently.
Posted by Elmerert Hupens2660 2019-09-10 16:15||   2019-09-10 16:15|| Front Page Top

#8 Ousted National Security advisor John Bolton calls Donald Trump a LIAR for claiming he was fired and insists he resigned, amid claims the pair clashed over president’s plan to host the Taliban at Camp David
Posted by Skidmark 2019-09-10 18:43||   2019-09-10 18:43|| Front Page Top

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