"In an op-ed last July, Bolton wrote that undermining the U.S. Constitution “is far more than just a quotidian covert operation. It is in fact a casus belli, a true act of war, and one Washington will never tolerate.” He charged that Trump had been duped by Putin in their meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit last summer."
“Let me just say from the outset that I don’t consider Bolton credible.” - George W. Bush, 2008
“Nothing can erase the ineffable sadness of an American presidency, like this one, in total intellectual collapse.” - John Bolton
https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/john-bomb-iran-bolton-the-new-warmonger-in-the-white-house?reload=true
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"Trump got to experience Putin looking him in the eyes and lying, denying Russian interference in the election. It was predictable Putin would say that, as he has before (offering the gratuitous, nearly insulting suggestion that individual hackers might have been responsible).
Commentators observed that governments almost never straightforwardly acknowledge their intelligence activities. But attempting to undermine America's constitution is far more than just a quotidian covert operation. It is in fact a casus belli, a true act of war, and one Washington will never tolerate."
"For Trump, it should be a highly salutary lesson about the character of Russia's leadership to watch Putin lie to him. And it should be a fire-bell-in-the-night warning about the value Moscow places on honesty, whether regarding election interference, nuclear proliferation, arms control or the Middle East: negotiate with Russia at your peril."
https://www.smh.com.au/world/putin-looked-trump-in-the-eye-and-lied-negotiate-with-russia-at-our-peril-20170710-gx8ifi.html
