Bolton sidelined from Afghanistan policy as his standing with Trump falters
Source: Washington Post
Bolton sidelined from Afghanistan policy as his standing with Trump falters
By John Hudson and Josh Dawsey August 30 at 5:18 PM
As the president’s top aides prepared for a high-stakes meeting on the future of Afghanistan earlier this month, one senior official was not on the original invite list: national security adviser John Bolton.
The attendance of the top security aide would normally be critical, but the omission was no mistake, senior U.S. officials said. Bolton, who has long advocated an expansive military presence around the world, has become a staunch internal foe of an emerging peace deal aimed at ending America’s longest war, the officials said.
His opposition to the diplomatic effort in Afghanistan has irritated President Trump, these officials said, and led aides to leave the National Security Council out of sensitive discussions about the agreement.
The sidelining of Bolton has raised questions about his influence in an administration that is seeking a troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, as well as an ambitious nuclear deal with North Korea and potential engagement with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. Bolton, U.S. officials said, stands in opposition to those efforts, but he does so increasingly from the periphery.
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Response to Eugene (Original post)
only positive thing that I can see about the Trump MisAdministration at this time.
Bolton needs to be in a padded cell. His boss needs to be in prison.
Hopefully, both events will come to pass, although the latter takes precedence. 