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  • John Bolton won't be silenced

    From JAB@21:1/5 to All on Wed Aug 27 13:02:20 2025
    Trump's utterly incoherent Ukraine strategy

    By John Bolton
    August 25, 2025

    President Donald Trump's Ukraine policy is no more coherent today than
    it was last Friday when his administration executed search warrants
    against my home and office. Collapsing in confusion, haste, and the
    absence of any discernible meeting of the minds among Ukraine, Russia,
    several European countries, and America, Trump's negotiations may be
    in their last throes, along with his Nobel Peace Prize campaign.

    The administration has tried to camouflage its disarray behind social
    media posts, such as Trump comparing his finger-pointing at Russian
    President Vladimir Putin to then-Vice President Richard Nixon during
    the famous kitchen debate with Nikita Khrushchev. Why Trump wants to
    be compared to the only president who resigned in disgrace is unclear.
    Trump also asserted Ukraine can only win by attacking inside Russia,
    even as his own Defense Department blocked Kyiv from missile strikes
    doing just that, reversing the Biden administration's policy. Russia's
    attack on a U.S.-owned factory in Ukraine, which Moscow hasn't
    acknowledged, only highlighted the disarray
    ...
    ...
    After the Putin-Trump meeting, Trump executed a stunning about-face.
    He said that, despite his pre-summit threats that sanctions would be
    imposed on Russia if Putin did not agree to a ceasefire, there would
    be no new U.S. sanctions or tariffs. Moreover, Trump announced he no
    longer favored a near-term ceasefire but wanted instead to proceed
    directly to a final agreement. Moscow and other capitals could hardly
    miss these U-turns
    ...
    Of course, it's never over until it's over, especially with Trump. But
    his efforts over the last two-plus weeks may have left us further from
    peace and a just settlement for Ukraine than before.

    https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/3780298/trump-utterly-incoherent-ukraine-strategy-john-bolton/

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  • From yeti@21:1/5 to All on Mon Sep 1 06:41:45 2025
    Glenn Kirschner / 2025-08-31
    Trump Vindictively Goes After One Of His Longtime Enemies <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EslDIlqCib0>
    |
    | Trump's FBI recently executed search warrants on John Bolton's home
    | and office. Trump frequently has lashed out against Bolton. Bolton is
    | also on FBI Director Kash Patel's "deep state list" or what the
    | Washington Post calls an "enemies list."
    |
    | If Bolton is criminally indicted, he will have a robust vindictive
    | prosecution defense that could result in the case against him being
    | dismissed.
    |
    | In this video, former FBI Special Agent Asha Rangapppa and I talk
    | about the deep-dive piece she wrote about the Bolton affair titled, "
    | The Bolton Search Warrant Feels Hinky, Here's Why."
    .

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to yeti on Mon Sep 1 06:37:49 2025
    On Mon, 01 Sep 2025 06:41:45 +0042, yeti <yeti@tilde.institute> wrote:

    | If Bolton is criminally indicted, he will have a robust vindictive
    | prosecution defense that could result in the case against him being
    | dismissed.

    But, money out of Bolton's pocket....

    Sadly, them MAGAites don't understand the T-Borg's STFU, which would
    also apply to them, in time, if he gets his way.

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