John Bolton: who is Donald Trump’s hawkish new national security advisor?

The appointment of a chief architect of the Iraq invasion ‘brings America closer to a new war’

John Bolton
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John Bolton, a Bush-era war hawk who backs the bombing of Iran and North Korea, will soon be in charge of America’s national security policy.

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