John Bolton just did a complete 180 on his Russia stance after meeting with Putin

[Snellius]

Source: Insider

US national security adviser John Bolton once said that Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election was "an act of war" against the US and warned that the US could not trust Russia.

On Wednesday, he told the Russian leader: "We are most appreciative of your courtesy and graciousness."

Bolton's comments came after he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin ahead of a highly anticipated summit between Putin and US President Donald Trump in July.
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Bolton and the Kremlin did not say whether he and Putin discussed Russia's election meddling. The Kremlin said the two men did not broach the subject of sanctions or the diplomatic spat between the US and Russia.

Read more: http://www.thisisinsider.com/john-bolton-putin-meeting-russia-policy-shift-2018-6

[RDANGELO]

1. They have something on him!

This is totally out of character for him.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. It's either that, or he knows that in order to keep his important new job

he has to toe the Trump party line and kiss Putin's ass. Bolton has been out of government since 2006, and he probably feels so good about being important again that he'll say or do anything.

[Strelnikov_]

6. Seconded

Also, his primary hard-on has always been Iran. Maybe 'The Boss' promised a mulligan if they confront Iran.

[dixiegrrrrl]

4. Wow...that is pretty obvious of a capitulation for a not good reason.

But then again, Bolton was quite willing to be in the group that was trying to take over this country in 2000.
Have no idea who he was fooling with that tuff stance.

[Snellius]

7. Or Trump wants to collude with Putin to win that big Noble Prize

He wants that big trophy so bad. NK was no cigar. The undocumented black Muslim guy from Africa they made president go one.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

9. No, power corrupts. . . . nt

[KY_EnviroGuy]

10. and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Lord Acton's word ring so true these days:

Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority, still more when you superadd the tendency or the certainty of corruption by authority. There is no worse heresy than that the office sanctifies the holder of it.

John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton, 1834-1902 (Wikipedia).

[dflprincess]

13. Or he received a very nice "gratuity". nt

[oberliner]

19. Nah - just kissing up to Trump

[Scarsdale]

22. Maybe tRump enjoys

having his orange, flabby arse tickled with that mustache? What representatives we have in this administration. Are there ANY normal, or even close to normal members?

[TeamPooka]

3. Those Moscow hookers get around, don't they?

[fierywoman]

5. Exactly.

[LudwigPastorius]

8. Putin probably offered him a job.

“You vould like Presidenski after Trump, da?”

[KY_EnviroGuy]

11. Three words: Follow the Money (as always with Republicans).

Bolton just swings with the political winds as he's found a spot in higher places to satisfy his fascist desires.

See:
Buyers tied to Russia, former Soviet republics paid $109 million cash for Trump properties
Link: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article210477439.html

(snip)

"We've long suspected that Donald Trump's businesses were a front for money laundering and our research suggests it could be true," said Harrell Kirstein, communicators director for the Trump War Room at American Bridge. "The millions of dollars in previously unreported, all-cash real estate deals we discovered raise troubling questions about who is funding his businesses, why, and what they're getting in return."

................

[MarcA]

12. Putin probably gave him the plans on how they were going

to destroy the U.S. and set up Russian Global Rule. Or gave him
a guarantee of a safe haven when justice returns to the U.S.

[keithbvadu2]

14. The best investment Putin ever made was putting money into Donald.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

15. So much for standing up for your long espoused principles, Bolton.

Trump has got even Bolton spinning around trying to keep up with the new reality.

[Midnight Writer]

16. Bolton looked in Putin's eyes and saw into his soul, and it was Pootie-Poot.

[FakeNoose]

23. The turn-around probably happened when Bolton accepted the job offer

I'm sure Cheeto made it clear that there will be no Russia-baiting in his Cabinet. Then Bolton kissed the ring and it was all over.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

17. That's becuase they threw him a couple of crumbs as to how they plan to

help usher the permanent (at least for the foreseeable future) repuke majority. Make no mistake. These motherfuckers are straight up fucking traitors. Yet the so called opposition doesn't want to be rude by pointing this out.

[marybourg]

18. He found out that they're going to back Dems this time.

[Achilleaze]

20. Brown Nosing republican traitors suck

as everyone knows

[Maxheader]

21. Pretty obvious...

like minded radicals

[Javaman]

24. he is now paid to believe the opposite.

he's just another anger-management political weather-vein.

"it's hard to convince someone of something if they are paid to believe the opposite".

in JOHN BOLTONS case (you must yell his name), he now is getting paid more by the orange asshole and his room full of dopes.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

25. He is just grateful for the chance to serve Trump's agenda.

Like all the sycophants who work for Trump.

[DBoon]

26. Relevant quote from the Manchurian Candidate

"Raymond Shaw is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being I've ever known in my life."

[DemoTex]

27. Bolton is on their payroll now.

n/t

[Orsino]

28. They have the photos of him without his pornstache on.

It's the only explanation.

[harun]

29. Putin sure knows what buttons to push when it comes to US Ignaramous's