John Bolton

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[[Image:John R. Bolton official photo.jpg|right|165px|thumb|John Bolton's war face]]
{{cquote|The critical [[oil]] and natural gas producing region that we fought so many [[war]]s to try and protect our [[economy]] from the adverse impact of losing that supply or having it available only at very high prices.|||John Bolton during an interview with [[Fox News]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAgv6HaOHzM|title=John Bolton Admits All Of These Wars Are For Oil|publisher=Youtube}}</ref>}}
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'''John Robert "Bomb Iran" Bolton II''' {{lived|1948}} is the former National Security Adviser of the [[United States]] and former US Ambassador to the [[United Nations]], among many other dreadful titles.<ref name="EmploymentHistoryOS"/> He is also a huge [[wingnut]], whose foreign policy is best described as [[Jeane Kirkpatrick]] on steroids.<ref name="NYWarpath">Dexter Filkins (April 29, 2019). [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/05/06/john-bolton-on-the-warpath "John Bolton on the Warpath"]. ''The New Yorker''.</ref> He is "the hawk's hawk". Bolton is one of the most vocal advocates for war with [[Iran]], [[Venezuela]], [[North Korea]], and any other "rogue states".<ref>Julian Borger (May 17, 2019). [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/may/17/john-bolton-iran-north-korea-venezuela-trump "John Bolton: the man driving the US towards war ... any war"]. ''The Guardian''.</ref><ref>Julian Borger (March 23, 2018). [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/mar/23/john-bolton-foreign-policy-radical-who-backs-war-with-iran-and-north-korea "John Bolton: foreign policy radical who backs war with both Iran and North Korea"]. ''[[The Guardian]]''.</ref>{{efn|It doesn't need to be said that war with both Iran and North Korea would be disastrous fuck-ups likely to be far worse than both [[Iraq War|Iraq]] and [[Afghanistan War|Afghanistan]].}} He has been known to sabotage peace talks to "prove" peace doesn't work. Bolton was a supporter of the [[Vietnam War]],<ref>[https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2008/03/06/one-angry-man/ One Angry Man]</ref> but conveniently avoided going overseas by getting a student deferment followed by enlistment in the National Guard (much in common with his later boss Dubya) and later the Army Reserve.<ref>{{wpl|John Bolton#Vietnam War}}</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/01/politics/never-shy-bolton-brings-a-zeal-to-the-table.html Never Shy, Bolton Brings a Zeal to the Table]</ref> Thus making him worthy of the [[chickenhawk]] title. He was also an early supporter of the [[Iraq War]], and two decades later, had no regrets.

He has worked, in some capacity, in every Republican administration since the [[Ronald Reagan|Reagan era]] — he was an Assistant Attorney General for Ronnie himself, he was an Assistant Secretary of State for [[George H.W. Bush|Bush the elder]], and Ambassador to the UN under his [[George W. Bush|inept son]]. The last was the most controversial of those three — the Democrats actually filibustered it.<ref>Douglas Jehl (May 27, 2005). [https://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/27/politics/democrats-force-senate-to-delay-a-vote-on-bolton.html "Democrats Force Senate to Delay a Vote on Bolton"]. ''The New York Times''.</ref> Perhaps worse, however, was his (March 2018 to September 2019) tenure as a National Security Adviser under [[Donald Trump]].<ref> Philip Elliott (March 23, 2018). [https://time.com/5212129/john-bolton-hr-mcmaster-donald-trump/ "Donald Trump Just Hired John Bolton. Here's Why That Makes Some Nervous"]. ''Time''.</ref><ref>Jonathan Lemire, Zeke Miller, and Deb Riechmann (September 11, 2019). [https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/what-led-up-to-trumps-firing-of-john-bolton "What led up to Trump’s firing of John Bolton"]. ''PBS NewsHour''.</ref> Like most unelected functionaries GOP presidents treat like hand-me-downs, he is a [[neoconservative]]. Despite usually being labeled a neocon, he dislikes being called one.<ref>(May 24, 2007). [https://zenhuber.blogspot.com/2007/05/john-bolton-i-am-not-neocon.html "John Bolton: I am not a Neocon"]. ''Pen and Sword''.</ref> He was formerly a senior fellow at the [[American Enterprise Institute]] (AEI), and contributed several articles for them.<ref>[http://www.aei.org/profile/john-r-bolton/ "John R. Bolton"]. ''American Enterprise Institute''.</ref><ref name="EmploymentHistoryOS">[https://web.archive.org/web/20240305020150/https://www.opensecrets.org/revolving/rev_summary.php?id=80729 "Revolving Door: John R. Bolton Employment Summary"]. ''OpenSecrets''.</ref>

==Bombing the campaign finance laws==
Early in Bolton's career as a [[lawyer]], he helped move America towards legally recognized [[corporate personhood]] with the [[SCOTUS]] case ''{{w|Buckley v. Valeo||''}} (decided 1976) "that strict limits on campaign spending violated the right to [[free speech]]."<ref name="NYWarpath"/> ''The Lever'' reports "this U.S. Supreme Court case was the first to frame the fight against campaign finance regulations as a crusade for free speech and third-party rights."<ref>David Sirota (September 10, 2024). [https://www.levernews.com/master-plan-ep-5-how-corporations-became-people/ "Master Plan, Ep 5: How Corporations Became People"]. ''The Lever''.</ref> It overturned laws passed after [[Watergate]] with the intention of curtailing political corruption,<ref>Jon Schwarz (June 18, 2020). [https://theintercept.com/2020/06/18/john-bolton-memoir-trump/ "John Bolton Is Telling the Truth, but Let's Not Forget His Horrible, Dangerous Career"]. ''The Intercept''.</ref> something then-recent events certainly wouldn't have illustrated the necessity of. Or so said the wise and honorable Supreme Court. The ''Buckley v. Valeo'' case would ultimately serve as a precursor to further cases, including ''[[Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission]]'',<ref>Terry Gross (May 2, 2019). [https://www.npr.org/2019/05/02/719536645/journalist-explains-john-boltons-push-for-aggressive-use-of-american-power "Journalist Explains John Bolton's Push For 'Aggressive Use' Of American Power"]. ''Fresh Air'' (NPR).</ref> and Bolton himself had predicted in 1976 that the case would have "profound influence on the structure of American politics".<ref>Brice M. Clagett and John R. Bolton, [https://scholarship.law.vanderbilt.edu/vlr/vol29/iss6/1/ "Buckley v. Valeo, Its Aftermath, and Its Prospects: The Constitutionality of Government Restraints on Political Campaign Financing"], 29 Vanderbilt Law Review 1327 (1976). "The Supreme Court's decision in Buckley v. Valeo' undoubtedly will be the forerunner of many future decisions dealing with the complex area of political campaign finance and thus will exert a profound influence on the structure of American politics."</ref> In 2008, he wrote in a memoir: "Everyone knew the decision in ''Buckley v. Valeo'' could determine the election in 1976, not to mention the future shape of American politics."<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bolton |first=John |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Surrender_Is_Not_an_Option/C0qRKaPeio4C?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA15&printsec=frontcover |title=Surrender Is Not an Option: Defending America at the United Nations |date=2008 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-1-4165-5285-7}}</ref>{{rp|15}}

==Countries he'd like to bomb==
[[Image:John Bolton (16490858958).jpg|right|180px|thumb|If you see him adjusting his glasses for the cameras, that's him showing off his Yale University class ring. He's very proud of it.<ref>(February 1, 2020). [https://www.reddit.com/r/PoliticalHumor/comments/ex1n27/john_bolton_is_in_a_constant_fight_with_his/ "John Bolton is in a constant fight with his glasses"]. ''Reddit''.</ref><ref>Harry McCracken (January 31, 2020). [https://twitter.com/harrymccracken/status/1223347693176508416 "John Bolton adjusting his glasses in a 2005 newspaper."] ''Twitter''.</ref>]]
===Iraq===
Bolton was an ardent supporter of the illegal<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3661134.stm Iraq War illegal, says then United Nations General Secretary Kofi Annan] - [[BBC]]. Published 16 September, 2004.</ref> war in [[Iraq]], even being dubbed one of its architects.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/16/opinions/boltons-mustache-more-qualified-to-be-national-security-adviser-rothkopf/index.html John Bolton’s mustache is more qualified to be national security adviser than he is]</ref> He has stated that despite the failures of the [[Iraq War]], he’d repeat it again too.<ref>[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-hires-john-bolton-iraq_n_5ab46528e4b008c9e5f5cfa5 Trump Abandons His Anti-Iraq Campaign Stance And Hires A Key Warmonger]</ref> 

The instability following the invasion of Iraq is also notable for directly enabling the rise of [[DAESH]] as a result of the power vacuum left in the wake of the collapse of the [[Ba'athist]] regime.<ref name="blowback">{{cws|https://theintercept.com/2018/01/29/isis-iraq-war-islamic-state-blowback/|Blowback: ISIS was created by the US invasion of Iraq||The Intercept}}</ref> Within weeks of the invasion American troops went from being seen as "heroic liberators" to "brutal occupiers."<ref name="blowback"/> The US, in a prime display of incompetence, also disbanded the Iraqi Army. That left uncountable numbers of angry, ''unemployed'' men with military training just ''waiting'' for a chance to strike back at the Americans and their perceived puppet regime. [[DAESH]] was all too willing to seize the opportunity that the US had stupidly created for them.<ref name="blowback"/> Many of DAESH's top commanders were identified as senior military officers in Saddam Hussein's Iraqi Army.<ref name="blowback"/>

The US military also detained tens of thousands at Camp Bucca in Southern Iraq, many of whom were noncombatants.<ref name="blowback"/> This created an atmosphere of resentment among the inmates that was a keen environment for radicalization and recruitment, as well as a space to plan attacks and coordinate and establish insurgent infrastructure right under the American noses.<ref name="blowback"/> Notable among the inmates was a certain [[Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi]], who established himself as a leading figure among the newly radicalized detainees.<ref name="blowback"/>

===Syria===
Much like with Iraq, Bolton sees invading Syria as a good move for American foreign policy and influence. However, ironically enough, his decision to shift the foreign policy of the administration from the internal debates of the entire staff towards whatever Donald Trump wanted likely ended up being the reason Trump withdrew from Syria in 2019.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/07/us/politics/bolton-trump-syria.html Bolton Walked Back Syria Statement. His Disdain for Debate Helped Produce It.]</ref>

===Libya===
The Bush Administration had to specifically keep Bolton out of the loop regarding their deal with Muammar Gaddafi in order to actually make sure said deal went through, primarily due to Bolton's opposition to such a deal.<ref>[https://scholarship.law.uci.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1752&context=faculty_scholarship Who “Won” Libya?]</ref> Unsurprisingly, he was a firm supporter of the NATO bombing campaign against Libya in 2011.<ref>[https://www.businessinsider.com/john-bolton-qaddafi-2011-3 Former U.S. Ambassador John Bolton Wants To Target Qaddafi For Assassination]
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===Iran===
{{cquote|The only thing that will stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons is regime change in Tehran.|||Bolton after a 2009 vote by the UN Security Council to impose sanctions on Tehran for its nuclear program.<ref>{{cws|https://www.voanews.com/a/a-13-2007-03-25-voa23/407117.html|Former US Ambassador to UN Skeptical Over Latest Vote on Iran|Voice of America News}}</ref>}}
Bolton has had "[the] anal focus on Iran for twenty years," said H.R. McMaster.<ref name="NYWarpath"/>

Bolton has repeatedly called for a regime change in Iran, going as far as to give a speech regarding this subject to young Iranians at a conference in Paris.<ref>[https://www.timesofisrael.com/bringing-in-bolton-white-house-stiffens-stances-against-palestinians-iran/ Bringing in Bolton, White House appears to stiffen against Palestinians, Iran]</ref> He has constantly claimed that every action from the Iranian government is an act of terrorism, despite embodying that himself by calling for assassinating Iranian leaders and toppling the government. While working for Donald Trump, he was one of three forces that stopped the President from opening up diplomatic relations with Iran.<ref>[https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/2020-06-21/ty-article/.premium/how-bolton-netanyahu-and-pompeo-sabotaged-trumps-dream-of-talks-with-iran/0000017f-f40c-d887-a7ff-fcecb3ec0000 How Bolton, Netanyahu and Pompeo Sabotaged Trump’s Dream of Talks With Iran]</ref>

In 2004, Bolton claimed while testifying to Congress that Iran had a greater amount of enriched uranium than they were claiming--which the IAEA was unable to get any evidence to support.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/22/AR2005082201447.html No Proof Found of Iran Arms Program]</ref>

War games conducted in 2002 showed Iran decisively beating America in combat, meaning that, according to the simulation conducted by the Pentagon in 2002, war with Iran is not only costly, but a losing proposition.<ref name="natin">[https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/millennium-challenge-iran-destroyed-america-war-game-197261 "Millennium Challenge: Iran Destroyed America In a War Game"] - ''National Interest''. Written by David Axe. Published December 1st, 2021.</ref> To quote ''National Interest'':

{{quotebox|It was designed by the Joint Forces Command over the course of two years. It had 13,500 participants, numerous live and simulated training sites, and was supposed to pit an Iran-like Middle Eastern country against the U.S. military, which would be fielding advanced technology it didn't plan to implement until five years later.

The war game would begin with a forced-entry exercise that included the 82nd Airborne and the 1st Marine Division. When the blue forces issued a surrender ultimatum, Van Riper, commanding the red forces, turned them down. Since the Bush Doctrine of the period included preemptive strikes against perceived enemies, Van Riper knew the blue forces would be coming for him. And they did.

But the three-star general didn't spend 41 years in the Marine Corps by being timid. As soon as the Navy was beyond the point of no return, he hit them and hit them hard. Missiles from land-based units, civilian boats, and low-flying planes tore through the fleet as explosive-ladened speedboats decimated the Navy using suicide tactics. His code to initiate the attack was a coded message sent from the minarets of mosques at the call to prayer.

In less than 10 minutes, the whole thing was over and Lt. Gen. Paul Van Riper was victorious.<ref name="natin"/>}}

Micah Zenko, writing a piece for ''War on the Rocks'' in 2015, explained why this was so shocking:

{{quotebox|The impact of the [opposing force’s] ability to render a U.S. carrier battle group — the centerpiece of the U.S. Navy — militarily worthless stunned most of the MC ’02 participants.<ref>[https://warontherocks.com/2015/11/millennium-challenge-the-real-story-of-a-corrupted-military-exercise-and-its-legacy/ "MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE: THE REAL STORY OF A CORRUPTED MILITARY EXERCISE AND ITS LEGACY"] - ''War on the Rocks''. Written by Micah Zenko. Published Nov. 5th, 2015.</ref>}}

The shock of this compelled the exercise planners to rig the results for the US for the rest of the simulation.<ref name="natin"/> Perhaps we should listen to the actual experts on this, and not a hawkish coward with a track-record of advocating for disastrous military interventions.

DAESH has also launched a number of attacks in Iran over the years, and have a strong presence just over the border in [[Afghanistan]].<ref>{{cws|https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/islamic-state-attacks-islamic-republic|The Islamic State Attacks the Islamic Republic|The Washington Institute for Near East Policy}}</ref> DAESH and a litany of other militant groups dissatisfied with the reign of the Khomeinist regime are just ''waiting'' for the Ayatollahs to fall. If there is ''one'' sound argument against invading Iran, this is it.

Iran is also an "industrial [[autarky]]" that produces more steel than any EU member state besides [[Germany]]. In addition to that, Iran "has the capacity to feed itself, enjoys an abundance of fossil fuels (whose sale, as with [[Russia]], has blunted the effectiveness of US sanctions), and has an impressive [[military-industrial complex]]."<ref name="unherd">{{cite web|url=https://unherd.com/thepost/war-with-iran-would-be-a-grave-error/|title=War with Iran would be a grave error|last=Bastani|first=Aaron|publisher=Unherd}}</ref> Iran also is a nation with 90 million people and is the "size of Germany, [[France]], and [[Ukraine]] combined."<ref name="unherd"/>

Due to the potential refugee crisis caused by any hypothetical "Iran War," a war with Iran would be an unmitigated ''disaster'' for Europe.<ref name="unherd"/> Syria has produced 6.8 million refugees<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.unicef.org/appeals/syrian-refugees|title=Syrian Refugees and Other Vulnerable Populations Appeal|publisher=UNICEF}}</ref> out of a pre-war population of 22 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2015/09/30/syrias-drained-population|title=Syria’s drained population|date=September 30, 2015|publisher=''[[The Economist]]''}}</ref> How many refugees would be generated by a conflict in a country with 90 million people?

Johnny Boy finally got his wish on June 22, 2025 when Trump got involved in the then-ongoing {{wpl|Iran-Israel War}} and bombed three Iranian nuclear facilities.<ref>{{cite web | last=Horton | first=Jake | last2=Sargeant | first2=Paul | last3=King | first3=Robin Levinson | title=How the US says it hit Iran's nuclear sites | website=BBC Home | date=2025-06-22 | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cew0x7159edo | access-date=2025-07-13}}</ref> [[Ironically]] the bombings failed to destroy Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium and only set the program back by a few months.<ref>{{cite web | last=Lowell | first=Hugo | title=US strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites only set program back by months, Pentagon report says | website=the Guardian | date=2025-06-24 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/24/iran-strikes-nuclear-sites-report | access-date=2025-07-13}}</ref> The US bombings have also given Iran the perfect excuse to cease cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency,<ref>{{cite web | title=Iran suspends cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog IAEA | website=ABC News | date=2025-07-02 | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-03/iran-suspends-cooperation-with-nuclear-watchdog/105488370 | ref={{sfnref|ABC News|2025}} | access-date=2025-07-13}}</ref> which was kicked out of the country in July 2025.<ref>{{cite web | title=IAEA inspectors depart Tehran after US-Israel-Iran conflict | website=Al Jazeera | date=2025-07-04 | url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/4/iaea-inspectors-depart-tehran-after-us-israel-iran-conflict | ref={{sfnref|Al Jazeera|2025}} | access-date=2025-07-13}}</ref>

===North Korea===
Bolton spoke positively of engaging in a pre-emptive strike against North Korea in 2018.<ref>[https://edition.cnn.com/2018/03/23/politics/what-john-bolton-said-iraq-iran-north-korea/index.html John Bolton on: bombing Iran, North Korea, Russia and the Iraq War]</ref> Any potential war with North Korea could result in potentially hundreds of thousands, if not ''millions'', of casualties. North Korea has artillery entrenched deep into their country that points directly at Seoul, the capital of [[South Korea]], that while unlikely to "flatten" Seoul, could still cause massive collateral damage to the city.<ref>[http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/military/news/north-korea-and-flattening-seoul "Can North Korea Really "Flatten" Seoul?"]</ref> North Korea is also a [[nuclear weapon|nuclear power]]; possessing, according to the Council for Foreign Relations, enough material to make 100 nuclear bombs and has already engaged in several successful launches of nuclear rocketry.<ref name="cfrnk">[https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/north-korea-nuclear-weapons-missile-tests-military-capabilities "What are North Korea's Military Capabilites?"] - The Council for Foreign Relations</ref> North Korea is also suspected to possess [[weapons of mass destruction]] unrelated to its nuclear status, including both chemical and biological weapons.<ref name="cfrnk"/>

From a purely military standpoint, war with North Korea would again be a both costly ''and'' disastrous endeavor. This is ignoring any potential humanitarian pitfalls of war with the North Korean regime, of which there are many. Given that Bolton openly and unashamedly advocates for such a ''stupid'' policy position, it's downright ''frightening'' that this guy has been in the highest levels of government since the Reagan era.

Morever, Bolton ''brags'' about participating to the collapse of the Agreed Framework. The Agreed Framework successfully controlled the North Korean nuclear program. When a separate enriched uranium program was discovered, instead of using it for further leverage, Bolton pushed for the collapse of the agreement in 2003 (“This was the hammer I had been looking for to shatter the Agreed Framework”), causing North Korea to leave the NPT and, three years later, to test its first nuclear weapons.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2019/01/22/681174887/opinion-what-i-learned-leading-americas-1st-nuclear-inspection-in-north-korea|title=What I Learned Leading America's 1st Nuclear Inspection In North Korea|last=Wit|first=Joel|date=January 22, 2019|publisher=[[NPR]]}}</ref><ref>[https://thebulletin.org/2018/03/three-strikes-means-bolton-should-be-out/ "Three strikes means Bolton should be out"] - ''Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists''. Published on March 30th, 2018. Written by Alexandra Bell and James McKeon.</ref>

===Cuba===
Bolton has claimed that Cuba has a secret biological weapons program and has worked with both Iran and Libya, both of which the State Department were forced to deny.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43504-2005Apr11.html Bolton Assures Senators Of Commitment to U.N.]</ref>

===Venezuela===
During the 2019 political instability in Venezuela and Bolton's tenure in the Trump administration, he "accidentally" flashed a notepad "the wrong way" so the media could snap photos of what it said: "5,000 troops to [[Colombia]]".<ref>Deirdre Shesgreen (January 28, 2019). [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/01/28/john-bolton-notepad-troops-colombia-venezuela-military-intervention/2705957002/ "John Bolton's notes on '5,000 troops to Colombia' spark speculation about military intervention in Venezuela"]. ''USA Today''.</ref> This was a microcosm of a wider strategy Bolton seemingly deployed throughout his role in the Trump presidency: make the media think the administration's position was much more hawkish than it was to bait the press into confronting Trump himself about whatever Bolton said the day before — gambling that this might pigeonhole Trump into defending Bolton's own position. Luckily, this sneaky gambit rarely seems to have actually worked, and no troops were ever deployed to Colombia. Trump sort-of caught on to the way that Bolton was contradicting him on many issues, which contributed to his removal as an advisor.<ref>Nahal Toosi and Quint Forgey (September 10, 2019). [https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/10/trump-ousts-john-bolton-as-national-security-adviser-1488093 "Trump ousts Bolton after anger over Afghan news coverage"]. ''Politico''.</ref>

==Institutions he'd like to bomb==

===United Nations===
Despite having been the US ambassador to the [[United Nations]], he infamously once claimed in 1994 that the UN "doesn't exist."<ref name="OpenDemocracyUNICC">(April 9, 2005). [https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/19374/ "Bolton: There's no such thing as the UN"]. ''openDemocracy''.</ref> This was long before he conveniently became appointed as a politician within the UN.

===International Criminal Court===
{{cquote|Renouncing the {{wpl|Rome Statute}} of the International Criminal Court was the happiest moment of my government service.|||<ref name="OpenDemocracyUNICC"/>}}
Bolton has also heavily criticized the ICC, which is not surprising given his support of war crimes committed by the United States in the various foreign territories where they exerted themselves.

===Biological Weapons Convention===
In a 2001 biological weapons conference in Geneva convened to endorse a UN proposal to enforce the 1972 Biological Weapons Convention, Bolton opposed it, fearing it would led to spot inspections of suspected U.S. weapons sites.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thebulletin.org/2019/11/the-biological-weapons-convention-protocol-should-be-revisited/|title=The Biological Weapons Convention protocol should be revisited|last=Klotz|first=Lynn|date=November 15, 2019|publisher=''The Bulletin of American Scientists''}}</ref>

===European Union===
Unsurprisingly for someone supporting the return to jungle's law in international relations, Bolton opposes the [[European Union]] and praised [[Brexit]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-bolton/trump-adviser-bolton-says-british-establishment-failing-on-brexit-idUSKCN1R02G9|title=Trump adviser Bolton says British establishment failing on Brexit|last=MacAskill|first=Andrew|date=March 19, 2019|publisher=''Reuters''}}</ref>

==Other highlights==
*While working for Ronald Reagan, he opposed giving financial reparations to Japanese-Americans who had been placed in the [[Japanese-American concentration camps|Internment Camps]] of the mid-1940s.<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-04-29-mn-2249-story.html Japanese-Americans Ask Reparations]</ref>

*He was involved with the [[Iran-Contra]] scandal.<ref>[https://www.chron.com/opinion/outlook/article/remember-ollie-lesson-in-iran-contra-for-dems-1850402.php Remember Ollie: Lesson in Iran-Contra for Dems today]</ref>

==Notes he'd like to bomb==
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==References he'd like to bomb==
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