Bolton
is likely to push for the creation of a new sectarian state out of
Syrian and Iraqi territory, now that the groundwork has been laid and
the path largely cleared to building a “new Middle East.” Iran is
currently the only country in the region with the potential to foil
that plan.
by
Whitney Webb
Part
6 - Nuclear calumny
Since he
first made the accusation in 2003, Bolton has continued to accuse
Iran of having a covert nuclear weapons program, an accusation for
which there is no evidence.
Indeed,
both Israeli intelligence and U.S. intelligence have long
acknowledged that Iran has had neither the intention nor the
capability of developing a nuclear weapon. Despite this, Bolton has
called repeatedly to preemptively bomb Iran in order to stop a
weapons program that does not exist.
Since
Trump’s election, Bolton has directly influenced Trump’s Iran
policy as well as Trump’s recent decision to unilaterally scrap the
Iran nuclear deal this upcoming May, despite Iran’s total
compliance with the agreement.
Reports
have also indicated that Bolton was responsible for what some
regarded as the most threatening line in Trump’s debut speech at
the United Nations, where he warned that he would pull the U.S. out
of the deal if Congress and U.S. allies did not agree to renegotiate
it entirely.
According
to Politico: “The line was added to Trump’s speech after
Bolton, despite Kelly’s recent edict [restricting Bolton’s access
to Trump], reached the president by phone on Thursday afternoon from
Las Vegas, where Bolton was visiting with Republican mega-donor
Sheldon Adelson. Bolton urged Trump to include a line in his remarks
noting that he reserved the right to scrap the agreement entirely,
according to two sources familiar with the conversation.”
With
Bolton now set to have a top position in Trump’s administration,
his influence on the President’s decision-making is likely to grow.
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