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Nuts and Bolton
Steyn On-line ^ | March 23, 2018 | Mark Steyn

Posted on 03/23/2018 5:02:47 PM PDT by Twotone

John Bolton turned up on Fox about an hour before I did last night, and professed to be surprised by the sudden Tweeting of his appointment as US National Security Advisor. The Beltway insiders allege that it was rushed out to distract from Trump's cave-in on the 2,232-page Schumer-Pelosi Early-Christmas-For-Big-Bloated-Budget-Busting-Bureaucracy Bill that not a single person on this planet has actually read. Oh, and don't give me that "increased funding for our troops" straw-clutching: every sentient creature from the earthworm up knows that the extra dough's just going to go to diversity programs and gender reassignment surgery as opposed to anything that might increase the odds of actually winning the next 17-year war.

At this stage the Gullible Old Pussies of the Republican Party are pretty much openly advertising that giving them control of the House, the Senate and the White House is the equivalent of giving Yosemite Sam three sticks of dynamite to shove down his pants - with the additional nicety that this time round they're actively flipping the finger at their president's bedrock issue. I reiterate the point I first made on the radio a year ago: On January 20th 2017 Trump should have taken all those showboating showbiz no-shows at face value and held a businesslike inauguration at the southern border while laying the first brick. The brick remains unlaid - not because Vicente Fox refuses to "pay for Trump's f**kin' wall" but because Paul Ryan does.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons
KEYWORDS: johnbolton; marksteyn; steyn
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To: raiderboy
Alas, it has been going on for thousands of years, and it is why the framers of our legal system gave war powers to the House of Representatives.

This is a swamp.

21 posted on 03/23/2018 5:51:39 PM PDT by Bogie
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To: Twotone
I think it explains a lot of this. I think it's Iran. Think about it: Bolton is in (a war Hawk). China is threatening a petroyuan to replace the petrodollar (on the 26th of March???)...and Saudi is purging their inner government of all those opposed to going to war with Iran. We need Saudi to keep trading on the petrodollar.

Now, couple all this with this overwhelming "need" to get the military funded at a much higher rate...and with what is happening in Syria (where Iran is very active)...and with the recent developments regarding the Iranian agreement. Read between the lines...I think we are going to war within the next 6-12 months.

22 posted on 03/23/2018 5:54:47 PM PDT by NELSON111 (3/23/2018 The day it became clear that MAGA is a lie.)
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To: plain talk

Do you understand that he advocates invasion of countries no matter if it violates international; law, Give us the list of countries the you personally are willing die in those invasions. Also, I assume that is is perfectly alright with you if China invades to liberate San Fag sicko. Is that ok with you or would you like a little international law restraint there but not on us, Bolton is insane. Trump is lost in a sea of crap.


23 posted on 03/23/2018 5:54:52 PM PDT by raiderboy (The lie "...if we have to close down our government, weÂ’re building that wall" DJT)
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To: plain talk

Yada, yada, yada...


24 posted on 03/23/2018 5:55:40 PM PDT by Bogie
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To: raiderboy

So, you advocate letting the UN tell us how to run our foreign policy.

I’m not sure what you are talking about regarding Bolton wanting to invade countries. Can you show some supporting evidence of this?


25 posted on 03/23/2018 5:57:19 PM PDT by rbmillerjr (Reagan conservative: All 3 Pillars)
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To: Twotone

bump


26 posted on 03/23/2018 5:57:28 PM PDT by higgmeister ( In the Shadow of The Big Chicken)
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To: Bogie

There is no constitution. We are governed by secret elites who bring 2000 page bills down to what we used to think was the House of Representative and prostitutes actually vote for it!! I guess you can call it a “Whore House”.


27 posted on 03/23/2018 5:58:10 PM PDT by raiderboy (The lie "...if we have to close down our government, weÂ’re building that wall" DJT)
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To: rbmillerjr

IRAQ!!! WAKE THE HELL UP!!


28 posted on 03/23/2018 5:58:48 PM PDT by raiderboy (The lie "...if we have to close down our government, weÂ’re building that wall" DJT)
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To: jonrick46
Donald Trump only won in 2016 because of the foreign policy stupidity that John Bolton promoted in Washington.

Bolton's big-government globalism in the 1990s and 2000s was the biggest reason why Yeb Bush was less popular than ISIS among Republican primary voters in 2016.

29 posted on 03/23/2018 5:59:53 PM PDT by Alberta's Child ("I saw a werewolf drinking a pina colada at Trader Vic's.")
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To: raiderboy

You need to reread the article. Steyn painted him just the opposite.


30 posted on 03/23/2018 6:02:01 PM PDT by odawg
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To: raiderboy
You make the mistake of assuming that everyone who voted against the original bill would have voted the same way when it came to overriding it.

Most of the Democrat "opposition" to this bill was nothing more than political posturing because they knew the bill would pass anyway. If it came to an override vote, there may have been unanimous Democrat support for the bill just to damage Trump and expose the rift in the GOP.

31 posted on 03/23/2018 6:02:25 PM PDT by Alberta's Child ("I saw a werewolf drinking a pina colada at Trader Vic's.")
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To: raiderboy
Good post.

That @sshole (Bolton) never met a war he didn't want someone else's kids to fight for him.

32 posted on 03/23/2018 6:03:40 PM PDT by Alberta's Child ("I saw a werewolf drinking a pina colada at Trader Vic's.")
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To: Mears

No I am talking about Trump the liar!! Where is the damned WALL!! “ if we have to l shut down the government we’re will build that wall”!! LIAR!! Absolute lie. I can’t wait for Pence in 2019! AT LEAST HE WONT LIE TO US.that is a sin. Trump is flat finished.


33 posted on 03/23/2018 6:03:45 PM PDT by raiderboy (The lie "...if we have to close down our government, weÂ’re building that wall" DJT)
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To: raiderboy

Iraq was invaded many moons ago.

I’m talking about the present day as we already know that Trump was against Iraq.

So, where is he advocating we invade, now ? I say your claim is bullshit, but maybe you have evidence I haven’t heard before.


34 posted on 03/23/2018 6:04:04 PM PDT by rbmillerjr (Reagan conservative: All 3 Pillars)
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To: raiderboy

And then what? Shutdown? This was a lose lose.
Trump has to fight both Congress and the embedded leftists in the executive branch. Good luck with that.


35 posted on 03/23/2018 6:04:52 PM PDT by sparklite2 (See more at Sparklite Times)
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To: KyCats

I am leaving this thread. These people are insane. Have seen a lot of that here this evening. What is going on?


36 posted on 03/23/2018 6:05:03 PM PDT by odawg
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To: sparklite2

Then SHUT’R down until they CAVE, That ever cross your mind. Im tired of losing. What a joke trump was.


37 posted on 03/23/2018 6:08:21 PM PDT by raiderboy (The lie "...if we have to close down our government, weÂ’re building that wall" DJT)
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To: rbmillerjr

He want to invade IRAN!! Where have you been??


38 posted on 03/23/2018 6:09:25 PM PDT by raiderboy (The lie "...if we have to close down our government, weÂ’re building that wall" DJT)
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To: Alberta's Child

We will never know will we? trump just lost the COUNTRY!!


39 posted on 03/23/2018 6:10:59 PM PDT by raiderboy (The lie "...if we have to close down our government, weÂ’re building that wall" DJT)
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To: raiderboy

LOL

That is incorrect.

Maybe you should do a little research and Think before you ust reflexively spout off like a 15 year old.


40 posted on 03/23/2018 6:11:22 PM PDT by rbmillerjr (Reagan conservative: All 3 Pillars)
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