The Guardian: Who is John Bolton, Trump's new national security adviser?

Just as you thought it couldn't get much worse......


"John Bolton, the incoming national security adviser, will have the ear of Donald Trump at a perilously fraught moment in world affairs.

A notorious hawk who advocates the unilateral wielding of US might, Bolton is dismissive of international diplomacy, and has called for the bombing of both Iran and North Korea.

The departure of HR McMaster, who was credited by some as being a moderating force on the president, and his replacement by one of the most aggressive thinkers in the world of US foreign policy, will spread fear in diplomatic circles that the Trump administration could be poised to take a dramatic hawkish turn. "

Full story from The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/mar/22/who-is-john-bolton-trump-national-security-adviser