Bolton blows drumpfs Turkey grift

[cilla4progress]

https://www.politicususa.com/2019/11/12/bolton-trump-turkey.html/amp?__twitter_impression=true

In a private speech Trump’s former national security adviser, John Bolton said that the president made a foreign policy decision in Turkey based on his own business interests.

NBC News reported, “Bolton told the gathering of Morgan Stanley’s largest hedge fund clients that he was most frustrated with Trump over his handling of Turkey, people who were present said. Noting the broad bipartisan support in Congress to sanction Turkey after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan purchased a Russian missile defense system, Bolton said Trump’s resistance to the move was unreasonable, four people present for his speech said. Bolton said he believes there is a personal or business relationship dictating Trump’s position on Turkey because none of his advisers are aligned with him on the issue, the people present said.”

[Zambero]

1. Bolton has a keen sense of the obvious

Please, please. Tell us more!

[Mike 03]

2. Tell me more!

Tell me more, tell me more
But you don't gotta brag
Tell me more, tell me more
Cause he sounds like a drag
Tell me more, tell me more
How much dough did he spend?
Tell me more, tell me more
Could she get me a friend?

Lyrics from Summer Nights, Grease.

[mercuryblues]

3. That folks, is the best case scenerio

Worst case is that Erdogan has Kushner on tape supporting mbS kidnapping of Khashoggi and blackmailed trump into withdrawal.

[Eyeball_Kid]

4. It's probably not an "either/or" argument, but rather that both are at play. n/t

[ewagner]

6. Agree...n/t

[crickets]

5. If the House paid him a speaking fee, do you think he'd finally show up? /sarcasm

[mjvpi]

16. Exactly

Some patriot

[Harker]

7. I thought maybe he was running an extortion

plot regarding the upcoming Thanksgiving turkey pardon.

Oop.

[titaniumsalute]

8. Bolton CLEARLY knows that this will easily and quickly leak out

Bolton, while I highly disagree with most of his policy ideas, is a very smart player in DC. He knows full on well that the info he says behind closed doors will be leaked to the press.He knows exactly what he is doing and I would imagine he is both sending a message to Trump directly and also to the rest of the Repukes in Congress.

[LudwigPastorius]

12. He is also teasing a forthcoming book.

You can always rely on self-serving financial motivations in the public pronouncements of former GOP government appointees.

[intrepidity]

19. Which, in a way, makes him guilty of exactly that of which he accuses Trump

Which, of course, is par for the course.

[cilla4progress]

14. True

Dat!

[LudwigPastorius]

9. For reference, here's the original article cited in the politicsusa post.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/private-speech-bolton-suggests-some-trump-s-foreign-policy-decisions-n1080651

At one point in his closed-door remarks, Bolton was asked what he thinks will happen in January 2021 if Trump is re-elected, people present for his remarks said.

-snip-

Bolton said Trump could go full isolationist — with the faction of the Republican Party that aligns with (Rand) Paul’s foreign policy views taking over the GOP — and could withdraw the U.S. from NATO and other international alliances

Bolton is a raging nut, but he did have day-to-day dealings with the mad king, and I believe this bit about Trump's goals. The U.S. withdrawal from NATO would be the ultimate gift to Vladimir Putin as he continues to retake former Soviet territory for his new Russian empire.

[Poiuyt]

10. I would love to see the transcript of the phone call between trump and Erdogan the day

before trump decided to abandon the Kurds and withdraw from Syria.

[Nitram]

11. Another impeachable offense. Keep 'em coming

[UTUSN]

13. Note to DOLTON: Quit with the "private speech" & *testify* on the record!1

[hibbing]

15. For having such a giant mustache, he seems rather cowardly n/t

[UTUSN]

18. With wingnuts everything boils down to GREED: Isn't "private speech" code for *PAID*?!1

[Kurt V.]

17. I'm sure this has happened many times. trump trading policy for cash world wide.