John Robert Bolton, born November 20, 1948 in Baltimore, Maryland. Attended Yale, graduated with a JD in 1974. Joined the National Guard in 1970, as a means of avoiding the draft for a war he believed to be already lost. Served a total of six years between the National Guard and Army Reserve. Worked in a variety of positions throughout Washington DC, in the private sector for a short time, but was involved with political positions for the majority of his early career. He joined all the insider clubs: the Council on Foreign Relations, the Federalist Society, the Project for a New American Century, the National Policy Forum, and several other think tanks. He held several positions during the George W. Bush administration, the most prestigious of which was as Ambassador to the United Nations. It was John Bolton that drew up the plans for the invasion of Iraq in 2003. In 2018, Donald Trump selected John Bolton to be his National Security Adviser. Basically, the man is a perfect example of the ultimate DC insider.
This man would probably not have gained much notoriety if conditions were different, there are many people in DC with backgrounds very similar to his own. However, there is one aspect to his career that has made him famous(perhaps infamous is the better term), his belief in a forceful or even military response to almost every problem in the world. He constantly advocates for the US to enter into armed conflicts with differing nations. From the Middle East, to Asia, to Russia, and even to South and Central America, no nation is safe from his conflict-centered vituperation. Any act, policy, statement, or attitude by a foreign nation that is cause for offense in DC, is enough to earn the wrath of warmonger Bolton. The offending nation will be painted with a giant bullseye for his carefully crafted diatribes.
However, he has not gone unnoticed to the folks in the media that pay close attention to DC chatter. People from both sides of the political divide have denounced John Bolton. Websites from the most liberal to the most conservative have featured articles attacking his constant calls for expanded wars. It should be noted that this is not a new occurrence, the media was denouncing his ideas when he was still employed by the George W. Bush administration. His reputation for careless and bloodthirsty rhetoric should have served as a warning to the Trump White House, before they brought him in as National Security Advisor.
As National Security Advisor he has certainly made his presence felt, getting into a shouting match with White House Chief of Staff John Kelly. John Kelly, a retired US Marine Corps General, reportedly had a strong objection to Bolton's insistence on a heavy- handed military response to issues on the US-Mexican border. Going back to his days in the George W. administration, Bolton threatened the family of a Brazilian diplomat in 2002. The Brazilian diplomat Jose Bustani, was serving as the director general of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. His efforts to peacefully convince Iraq and Libya to allow chemical weapons inspectors into their respective nations did not please warmonger Bolton. Bolton's first response to anything is open warfare, all other strategies or policies have no value in his twisted mind.
Why is this man allowed to run freely in our nation's capital? His insane drive for constant warfare borders on the psychotic. Perhaps the nation would be better served if he was transferred directly from the White House to the nearest mental institution.