John Bolton: ‘Only Diplomatic Option Left’ Is to Have South Korea Take Over North Korea

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Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton said during a Fox News appearance that the only “diplomatic” solution remaining to reel in North Korea’s aggressions would be to have South Korea “take it over.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6QY6VfF3X0

His tough talk was met with Fox host Trish Regan with protests.

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On this weekend’s broadcast of Fox News Channel’s “Sunday Morning Futures,” former U.N. ambassador John Bolton argued the only remaining diplomatic solution to the nuclear threat from North Korea was through the unification of the Korean peninsula, which he argued mean letting South Korea take over North Korea.

“The only diplomatic option left is to end the North Korean regime by effectively having the South take it over,” Bolton said.

“Sunday Morning Futures” fill-in host Trish Regan protested and said it was “really diplomatic.”

“Well, that is their problem, not ours,” Bolton replied. “Because anybody who thinks more diplomacy with North Korea, more sanctions, whether against North Korea, or an effort to apply sanctions against China, is just giving North Korea more time to increase its nuclear arsenal, increase its ballistic missile capability, increase the accuracy of its guidance systems and put us, South Korea, and Japan in more jeopardy.”

“We have fooled around with North Korea for 25 years, and fooling around some more is just going to make matters worse,” he added.

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Suresh
Suresh
6 years ago

Like S.Vietnam taking over communist North Vietnam ?
AND who will fund nation building ? Its stupid jokers like this that waste American tax dollars.

just bomb, kill the nutjob Kim and put a alternative govt from North Korea after election.

Bad News : Clinton mafia kills witness in email investigation and some Good News and Better News http://tinyurl.com/y8p9cv5l

Jeremy Steering
Jeremy Steering
6 years ago
Reply to  Suresh

You are so right: the US taxpayer will pay. Big time. Neta Crawford, a co-director of the Cost of Wars project at Brown University, has estimated that total war spending in Iraq,
Afghanistan and Pakistan since 2001 is approaching $5 trillion. Of that,
roughly $2 trillion is attributable to Afghanistan.

Should there be a nuclear strike on North Korea, these figures will pale into comparison, a drop in the ocean, for the war and the aftermath. It will bankrupt the US, and most probably its allies. But what can be done to stop the paranoid, the clinically insane, and the just downright evil in anti-Western countries with nuclear weapons like North Korea, Iran and even Pakistan? Only the technology and expertise has stopped one of those rogue states from passing nuclear weapons to terrorists to attack the West. They wouldn’t think twice.

Suresh
Suresh
6 years ago

pukistan has proliferated before, its just matter of time and money before they sell nukes to jihadis.

TDD
TD
6 years ago
Reply to  Suresh

Bingo! you hit it right there.
People like clinton and Obama are so relaxed about rogue states having Nukes.
But they don’t think about what would happen when those states start becoming nuclear SUPPLIERS!

DemocracyRules
DemocracyRules
6 years ago
Reply to  TD

TD:
Obama’s Legacy:
A Nuclear armed N. Korea.

aebe
aebe
6 years ago
Reply to  Suresh

The passed presidunce enabled Iran to purchase nukes , probably from Pakistan . That , or the Iranians find a dealer that has old USSR nukes .
Billions to promote terrorism – Obama needs be tried for terrorism .

DemocracyRules
DemocracyRules
6 years ago
Reply to  aebe

aebe:
Iran got lots of help with Nukes and missiles from the Norks. Many Iranian missiles are nearly exact copies of Nork missiles. Russia and China have also helped Iran.

And yes, Pakistan’s evil nuke scientists have shared plans and designs with Iran, but not much hardware. With Obama’s cash in hand, Iran can buy stuff from the Norks. Including the H-bomb.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Here is good detail on where and how the Norks and Iran get their support: China
http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htspace/articles/20170902.aspx

UN report finds extensive evidence that China hosts N. Korea’s proliferation networks
http://freekorea.us/2017/03/15/un-report-finds-extensive-evidence-that-china-hosts-n-koreas-

TDD
TD
6 years ago

The Afghan and Iran wars have been prolonged because of 3 things:
1.)Incompetence (Bush and Obama)
2.)Nation building
3.)Political correctness (holding back Drones, not bombing oil fields for fear of Global Warming, etc.)

Here is a video of Obama’s guy admitting that Obama didn’t bomb ISIS oil because of fear of Environmental Damage:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp98RwWRay0

peakpower
peakpower
6 years ago
Reply to  Suresh

No jungles in Korea. This will be quick once you take out Kim. And it would be more like reunification of East and West Germany.

Suresh
Suresh
6 years ago
Reply to  peakpower

Hope so.

Mahou Shoujo
Mahou Shoujo
6 years ago
Reply to  peakpower

Oh goody does that mean there will be a Korean “Merkel” destroying both Korea’s?

farflung
farflung
6 years ago
Reply to  Mahou Shoujo

Again we hear from the Pontificator in the empty suit. Have you in any way contacted anyone in government to express you views, or donated to anyone like Ms Pamela to keep this site running? Now all we see from you are hollow words with no backbone to back them up.

Mahou Shoujo
Mahou Shoujo
6 years ago
Reply to  farflung

As if you know who I donate what to, what is your contribution? Other than snivelling about other’s acts? Do you publish a list of your donations so the world can see what a philanthropist you are?

IzlamIsTyranny
IzlamIsTyranny
6 years ago
Reply to  farflung

Yes we all know you’re a master debater but you might have a tendency to practice too much.

IzlamIsTyranny
IzlamIsTyranny
6 years ago
Reply to  Mahou Shoujo

Are we seeing some latent anti-Korean sentiments that seem to be so commonplace among the people of Nippon?

Mahou Shoujo
Mahou Shoujo
6 years ago
Reply to  IzlamIsTyranny

There is a certain amount of displeasure indicated by Japan when north korea does something rude.

pandainc
pandainc
6 years ago
Reply to  Mahou Shoujo

Like, mebbe, overflying the country with missels?

Mahou Shoujo
Mahou Shoujo
6 years ago
Reply to  pandainc

That would be construed as socially unacceptable, definitely a breach of social etiquette.

aebe
aebe
6 years ago
Reply to  pandainc

Mussels ?

pandainc
pandainc
6 years ago
Reply to  aebe

Kinda sucked on that one, didn’t I? Must b a word ‘missels’ — spell checker didn’t rant and rave …

IzlamIsTyranny
IzlamIsTyranny
6 years ago
Reply to  Mahou Shoujo

I had thought the woman P.M. of S. Korea was either under indictment or impeachment. Even if she was corrupt, I didn’t think she was a muslum collaborator, because I don’t think she’s importing swarms of muslums to destroy the people of S. Korea.

aebe
aebe
6 years ago
Reply to  peakpower

Nope . Let China deal with NK’s people , they are better able to deal with an impoverished populace .

Drew the Infidel
Drew the Infidel
6 years ago
Reply to  peakpower

Not so fast. Remember, we were once engaged in combat there from be 1950-53 and didn’t get the job done. Over time, China has had the luxury of the North as a buffer state to keep from having a US friendly regime on their very doorstep, but with whack job Lil’ Kim and so little control over him, those days are over. Don’t be fooled, Bolton is talking regime change.

John Flynn
John Flynn
6 years ago

and remember, it was the Chinese we fought in the Korean War. They had just over Red China mainland in ’49 and Mao, of course, was their leader

Drew the Infidel
Drew the Infidel
6 years ago
Reply to  John Flynn

Agreed. The same dynamic when I was in Vietnam as well. However, Trump told the Chinese either you take care of the Korean problem or we will. My bet is that the Chinese will go into “paper tiger” mode if it comes down to that.

IzlamIsTyranny
IzlamIsTyranny
6 years ago
Reply to  peakpower

I wonder if something like the battleship Iowa or Missouri is capable of ranging the entire peninsula from side-to-side? Those 2000 lb., 16″ HE shells can certainly make an impression on people and they did during the Korean War.

pandainc
pandainc
6 years ago
Reply to  IzlamIsTyranny

Interesting question. I’d thought that the 16″/50 cal. had a range of 25 miles — googled it, it’s actually a tad over 24 miles. I’d guess that Korea is significantly wider than that. Further, I’d doubt that any of the four ships with the 16″ guns is anywhere near seaworthy without a TON of $$ to get it there. Then you have a large, slow target. As a gun platform, they’re only good if no one else is shooting back. Like with a submarine.

IzlamIsTyranny
IzlamIsTyranny
6 years ago
Reply to  pandainc

The Korean peninsula is 200 miles wide at its narrowest point, so those old battlewagons would be useless — unless they can use RAP rounds.
I’d bet they could take more than one torpedo as well — their hulls were designed to absorb torpedo damage.

pandainc
pandainc
6 years ago
Reply to  IzlamIsTyranny

Torpedos a la the forties. You can get them with tiny nukes now, and I’ll betcha even given the armor belt, the ‘Mighty Mo’ isn’t.

IzlamIsTyranny
IzlamIsTyranny
6 years ago
Reply to  pandainc

Using nuclear torpedoes might up the ante considerably for anyone caught using them.
I’d imagine exocet missiles wouldn’t do much to the Mighty Mo — not with a 16″ armor belt.

DemocracyRules
DemocracyRules
6 years ago
Reply to  IzlamIsTyranny

The US Arleigh Burke-class destroyers carry Aegis missiles systems.
Armament includes the Standard Missile (SM-2MR); Vertical Launch ASROC missiles; Tomahawk; 6x MK-46 torpedoes; Close In Weapon System; 5-inch Mk45 Gun; and Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile.

“[Arleigh Burke-class destroyers’] combat capability centers around the Aegis Weapon System (AWS). AWS is composed of the SPY-1D multi-function phased array radar, advanced AAW and ASW systems, VLS, and the Tomahawk Weapon System.”
http://www.military.com/equipment/ddg-51-arleigh-burke-class-destroyer

Arleigh Burkes can do anti-submarine warfare, anti-aircraft and anti-missile work, and long-range ship-to-shore attack. Very accurate.

And the Arleigh Burkes can certainly defend themselves against almost anything the Norks could use against them.

Michael Gerardi
Michael Gerardi
6 years ago
Reply to  Suresh

The problem with a military strike is that the Norks have about 20,000 artillery pieces aimed at the South, especially Seoul. Seoul should never have been made the capital of South Korea, it’s far too close to the DMZ. Some way has to be devised to reduce that artillery threat.

DemocracyRules
DemocracyRules
6 years ago

Mattis is on it.
Yes, that is the key problem: massive mortality and morbidity in Seoul, from a huge artillery bombardment from the Nork DMZ area. But a lot can be done to reduce the threat.
– decapitating the Nork tyrant and hierarchy, to make the military ‘headless’.
– the hyperbaric MOAB bombs and ‘kinetic bombardment’ [search that term for more].
– EMP attacks on the Nork artillery communications, with new US EMP-pulse missiles [search]
– surgical strikes on the longest range Nork artillery, that are quite limited in number
– massive GPS-MLRS counter-battery fire. These are GPS-guided multiple launch rocket systems, that can blast off hundreds or thousands of missiles in a short time, becasue they all have their own launch tubes. Russia used many MLRS rockets in WWII, you might remember them from movies and videos. The US GPS improvements turn an inaccurate area bomb into a precise stiletto. [search].
– and, of course, evacuating Seoul.

IzlamIsTyranny
IzlamIsTyranny
6 years ago
Reply to  DemocracyRules

Katuyshas are entirely unguided. They’re nothing but a saturation fire weapon.

DemocracyRules
DemocracyRules
6 years ago
Reply to  IzlamIsTyranny

Hi Izlamis:
Yes, I was referring to Russian Katuyshas rockets, as some of the first MLRS systems. And yes, they were used for ‘area attack’, against massed enemy positions. Hamas still uses home-made versions against Israel.

Of course, the US has MLRS as well, and the US and UK used them for reasonably accurate air to ground attack against German tanks. German tanks crews feared them, and sometimes abandoned their tanks when rocket-carrying aircraft were seen.

The GPS-guided MLRS rockets are a whole new ballgame. Very accurate.

Walk softly and kill 'em all!
Walk softly and kill 'em all!
6 years ago

No MOABS or other conventional bombs. Right now, today, if our men don’t have bunkers to get in to survive nukes, then start digging. Have it done in a couple weeks. Get artillery in place that can lob small nukes into the NK part of the DMZ, and anywhere else they have artillery. Line the entire border with small nuke artillery pieces. Identify all locations where ICBMs can be launched. Go on the world stage and announce that we will be talking peace with NK. Get Dennis Rodman involved if that will help. While talking diplomatic measures, with no warning, simultaneously vaporize all ICBM sites and every artillery piece close to Seoul. Drop one or two where they think the fat boy is located.
Turn it over to whoever the generals think is best suited to take it over. Go home, watch the videos on youtube while eating popcorn and drinking beer. 🙂

IzlamIsTyranny
IzlamIsTyranny
6 years ago

That’s a lot artillery. But artie is always vulnerable to air strikes as well as MLRS batteries.

Dennis
Dennis
6 years ago

His conclusion makes logical sense, but getting there without a major conflagration is the problem. Those in North Korea who hold the control and power over the people, as history has taught us, makes clear that they will do anything and everything to retain that power. Though the people of North Korea might live a better life under a more democratic system, those who have the power there will never give it up without a serious fight, and now that they have nuclear might, they will have no hesitation about using it. What needs to be worked on is to determine what can be used to topple the mad regime of power hungry controllers that continue to be a threat to all nations willing to live in peace. To me, that is where all efforts should be directed, and I truly suspect that our now leaders understand that and will move in that direction. War with these crazies seems out of the question..

TDD
TD
6 years ago
Reply to  Dennis

I just wish people on the left would learn from all of this when we finally deal with IRAN.

Trump was right about North Korea 18 years ago (he criticized Clinton’s aiding North Korea, Clinton was giving North Korea “free fuel” and reactors).:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjXZNJ50GN0

TDD
TD
6 years ago
Reply to  TD

man was he 100% right.
But this was 18 years ago. So the ship may really have already sailed under Clinton.

If he can’t directly attack NK, he may have to find other ways to indirectly attack them.
Forming a new ASIAN NATO is what I’ve been advocating for awhile.
(put together Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, US, Australia, India).

1.)Lease them Nukes while maintaining the control codes
2.)Use Taiwan to leverage China (since Taiwan is the Ukraine of China).
3.)Put US bases in Taiwan, and lease them nukes too.
3.)Use India too (Since China and India are not getting along)
4.)For every nuke NK tests, we will test 2 in Taiwan to piss the Chinese off.

It will not stop NK from developing ICBMs and Nukes (since that ship sailed under Clinton); but it will keep cold war like pressure on NK and china from using or selling those weapons.

(Sigh, But I still hope Trump has an Ace or three up his sleeve)!

aebe
aebe
6 years ago
Reply to  TD

Give the mess to the Chinese , it belongs to them . Keep after them in the UN , get every state that borders China to chip in .
The people of NK are likely to be damaged from starving for generations , and the Chinese made possible that abuse . Much like Russians taking grain from farmers in the Ukraine and Georgia ( And in the hope that my memory is working properly ) , leaving those peoples to starve . To death .

John Flynn
John Flynn
6 years ago
Reply to  TD

“Forming a new ASIAN NATO….”- There has been an org called SEATO (SouthEast Asia Treaty Org) since almost the time of the creation of NATO. I don’t know of its present stature but if it was dissolved, then yes, start another alliance.

DemocracyRules
DemocracyRules
6 years ago
Reply to  John Flynn

John:
SEATO disbanded in 1976. ASEAN: The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, is a successor to SEATO. Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
http://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/asean-association-southeast-asian-nations

ASEAN is not as strong as NATO, though. Cambodia, is too poor, Indonesia is poor too, Laos is full commie, Malaysia is Muslim, Myanmar can’t even agree on its own name, the Philippines is amibilavent about everyone, Singapore is too small, Thailand is too poor, and Vietnam is still half commie. They don’t agree on much.

S Korea, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, and the USA, are not ASEAN members. But the Koreans hate the Japanese, the USA gets uninvited, Japan has not much offensive capability, Australia is ‘too different’, so is NZ, and Taiwan is a partial pariah state. A pretty weak bunch.

IzlamIsTyranny
IzlamIsTyranny
6 years ago
Reply to  DemocracyRules

I’d imagine Myanmar (now called Burma again) and Singapore wouldn’t want to be in any league w/a muslum state considering what muslums are doing to both countries.

DemocracyRules
DemocracyRules
6 years ago
Reply to  IzlamIsTyranny

Suu Kyi [‘Soo Chee’], the pretty lady with the yellow flower in her hair, now runs Burma. “Suu Kyi announced that even though she is constitutionally barred from the presidency, she would hold the real power in any NLD-led government.”

The Left loved her, and Obama helped lever her into power, so she could impose communism on that country. It’s going very well, too, as she helps conduct massive ethnic cleansing of the tribal northerners, who might oppose her tyranny.

A while ago, Hillary showed up to have sex with her, but I’m not sure Suu Kyi could stand the smell.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Socialist International congratulates San Suu Kyi and NLD on historic election results
http://www.socialistinternational.org/viewArticle.cfm?ArticleID=2407

Suu Kyi defends military crackdown on Burma’s Rohingya Muslims
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2016/12/02/burm-d02.html

Dennis
Dennis
6 years ago
Reply to  TD

This video brings home to me a truth that has been lost to right thinking Americans. His words over 18 years ago establish Trump as a man then and now who clearly saw the realities and was willing to deal with those realities. It also says that the people we have elected refuse to face the realities, such as the danger represented by the NK, China, Iran and others and our elected officials cannot even come up with legislation that will somehow legalize non-violent DACA immigrants. Now we are seeing Trump use methods to force our do nothing legislators who are more concerned in keeping their control and power and being reelected than they are about what is best for the people of this country. We all need to give Trump a chance to move us away from the liberal Democratic handout society and actually make America great again. I wish him luck.

DemocracyRules
DemocracyRules
6 years ago
Reply to  Dennis

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aebe
aebe
6 years ago
Reply to  DemocracyRules

Unions would have a worker at every machine , ‘just to keep an eye on things’ . A perfect opportunity for featherbedding .

Kill 'em - let Gawd sort 'em!
Kill 'em - let Gawd sort 'em!
6 years ago
Reply to  Dennis

Wonder if the USA has offered a reward for the person who kills the fat boy? Say $10 million after taxes, and right to live in the USA as long as they follow our laws. Something like that.

Jack
Jack
6 years ago

Trish Regan must be a Neophyte to the World.War is a Diplomatic option of last resort Ambassador John Bolton is 100% correct that we can step this down and pretend we’re making headway towards an agreement, North Korea intensifies the the yield of their Nuke Arsenal lengthen the distance of their ICBM and perfect their guidance systems to make a direct hit. yes, this looney toon as his father before him and hi fathers father have proven they are willing to fight to the death in a war they can’t win. Read up on the Korean War and no Peace Agreement has ever been signed. Ole boy Clinton and Richardson who were hailed at the time as geniuses and how we were going to monitor via cameras until the Koreans through tarps over them. Then a test took place but no one called Clinton fool. Expect the same results to play out in Iran thanks to intentions of Obama, Rhodes, Kerry, Rice.

aebe
aebe
6 years ago
Reply to  Jack

NK’s leaders are certain of Chinese support should they bring us into war , Mao’s current replacement needs to disabuse North Koreans of that notion .
We can expect a shooting war between Iran and Turkey , each certain in their desire for empire .

Covadonga
Covadonga
6 years ago
Reply to  Jack

Agree with you totally, except that Iran’s test already happened. It happened in North Korea.

The Norks, the Iranians, and Iran’s Mini-Me, Syria, all have one main nuclear program between them. They share technology and designs.

So any underground test of a North Korean bomb is also a test of an Iranian bomb.

I think most commentators are preferring to maintain an “ostrich” policy regarding the logic of this connection, right now.

Jeremy Steering
Jeremy Steering
6 years ago

The world is teetering on the edge of madness: the latest bomb tested in NK is SEVEN TIMES more powerful than the one which razed Hiroshima to the ground. Seoul is one of Asia’s most densely populated cities with 10 million people, the casualties of a nuclear strike by NK would be beyond imagination.

I have no idea what can be done to put an end to NK’s intolerable and terrfiying threats to SK and the West. I just hope some of our leaders and governments do.

aebe
aebe
6 years ago

All NK needs to do is load their bombs onto freighters , sail them into our ports .
Putting an end to San Diego , Los Angeles , the entire of the bay area , San Francisco and every other city and military installation on the bay can be made uninhabitable with one dirty bomb . Portland . Seattle .
And that is only the western coast of America , and the impact of the destruction will reach Alaska . Canada . Mexico . And every state west of the Rockies .
And unwilling as many people are to grant any credit at all to the left coast , we need the products that come by ship and rail .

Jeremy Steering
Jeremy Steering
6 years ago
Reply to  aebe

How right you are. It’s a terrifying thought that we are finally heading for the nightmare scenario. It’s a matter of time – I read somewhere once that a being (man) capable of imagining and making weapons that will kill millions has to be capable of one day using them without a second thought.

santashandler
santashandler
6 years ago

Yeah, just what we need. More war. And why is Fox News, or any other news organization, defering to a has-been diplomat. Bolton thinks he’s still relevant because Fox slotted him in and he could grace us with his oh so valuable opinions. Come on. The last thing the U.S. needs right now, is to go to war, AGAIN, with anybody, least of all North Korea. It could get very ugly very fast. Then what. Is John Bolton going to step in and volunteer on the front lines, or is he ok with sending someone else’s son or daughter to slaughter. In any event, I’m sure he’ll give a great military memorial eulogy when the time comes……

scheradoD
scherado
6 years ago
Reply to  santashandler

I know that what I just read is not relevant.

Military tactician
Military tactician
6 years ago
Reply to  santashandler

In case you haven’t noticed, it’s already very ugly. NK is threatening to nuke us, and launching missiles and detonating nukes to prove they can do it. We can vaporize any and every thing of military value in NK in 30 seconds. No boots on the ground. No shock and awe. Just death and victory – USA 1, NK 0. That’s probably the best course at this point.
Having said that, just between you and me, the USA would be better off if NK did vaporize a couple of our large cities. Seattle and Portland would give those 2 small states to the Rs in future elections. Denver and Albuquerque would be other good ones, probably. Let’s send the fat boy the coordinates of those cities. If by eliminating 2 or 3 major cities in Cal, we could put that state firmly in the R column, then, that would be the best choice – ditto NY state.

santashandler
santashandler
6 years ago

Those are best case scenarios. When has the U.S. acted in such a fashion. Sixteen years in Afghanistan says it all

IzlamIsTyranny
IzlamIsTyranny
6 years ago

Don’t leave out the Silicon Valley or Dearbornistan, Michigan.

aebe
aebe
6 years ago

Foolish . The Chinese are better prepared to deal with a poverty stricken population , they need only feed the leaders , also military , probably all officers into the soylent process , food for a starving populace .
Better dead than red , Soylent !

Validate your 2nd Amendment Rights… Carry

scheradoD
scherado
6 years ago

Worse, then worser and then worstest.

Then what?

aebe
aebe
6 years ago
Reply to  scherado

Worsted , having done their worse .

IzlamIsTyranny
IzlamIsTyranny
6 years ago

I imagine both the PRC and S. Korea might have something to say about S. Korea taking over N. Korea. I don’t imagine S. Korea would be looking forward to a war w/N. Korea and the PRC.

Drew the Infidel
Drew the Infidel
6 years ago

Q: How do you tell a North Korean from a South Korean?
A: The ones from the South say, “Ya’ll”.

IzlamIsTyranny
IzlamIsTyranny
6 years ago

That was good. I remember there was a big white guy at work who’s last name was Lee. Everyone assumed he was Korean and he got mighty pissed about it. His common response was that General Robert E. Lee wasn’t a Korean.

bannedquran20
bannedquran20
6 years ago

Truman should had listen to MacArthur and we would not have had the problems facing us today.

Covadonga
Covadonga
6 years ago
Reply to  bannedquran20

Truman had Communist agents in high-ranking positions in his administration. J. Edgar Hoover had the tape-recordings of wiretaps in which these American government officials, secretly working for Moscow, discussed their treasonous plans.

This situation, monitored by Hoover, had begun under FDR, and continued under the “Republican” administration of Eisenhower. All 3 presidents, for whatever reason, let it continue. FBI attempts to get law-breaking Communists in the American government prosecuted were blocked by the US Attorneys’ offices, with the blocking actions receiving the blessings of those higher up (i.e. the Attorney General, and/or the White House.)

In fact, there is no bright line in known American history that the situation was ever resolved in our favor, possibly leading eventually to the insubordination seen in the Pentagon and among the generals on the White House staff of our day.

The greatest single hero in the history of 20th century America, Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin, made some important progress in researching and exposing the problem, from the position of his Senate subcommittee, until he turned to the subject of Moscow’s infiltration of the U.S. military. At that point, he was countered by his political enemies, censored, humiliated, and ousted.

The use of Lend-Lease to deliver America’s nuclear secrets from the Manhattan Engineering District to Stalin was Moscow’s policy, not America’s.

Washington’s China policy, that resulted in China becoming Communist, was Moscow’s policy, not America’s.

Stopping Patton, and other loyal generals, from continuing east until they reached the Soviet army moving west, resulting in half of Europe enslaved under the Communist yoke, as the finale of “the war to make the world safe for Democracy”, was Moscow’s policy, not America’s.

And, of course, Washington’s Korean policy was Moscow’s, not America’s.

There are many other examples, too numerous to mention. For more information, please read Diana West’s American Betrayal, M. Stanton Evans’ Blacklisted by History, or refer to the various resources cited in their respective bibliographies.

bannedquran20
bannedquran20
6 years ago
Reply to  Covadonga

I studied that many years ago.

Covadonga
Covadonga
6 years ago
Reply to  bannedquran20

I had studied it over a period of years, but largely stopped after the early 90s, due to other concerns.

But that was actually a very poor choice of timing to stop researching the issue, as it is an ongoing issue, and much of the best data only became available after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the fall of the Soviet Union in the early 90s.

Eastern European and, shockingly, even Soviet intelligence archives became available to professional researchers, at least briefly. Unemployed ex-Soviet and Eastern Bloc military, intelligence, and counter-intelligence officers published their memoires, in the absence of any retirement plan from their erstwhile patrons. And the American government released to the public previously classified information, particularly a selection of the Venona decrypts.

Of the many books I have read on this and related subjects, the most important is Diana West’s American Betrayal. When it was published in, I believe, 2013, I felt like the scales were dropping from my eyes. Most of the jigsaw pieces had been right before me, but she was the first person who was able to put them all together into a coherent picture.

bannedquran20
bannedquran20
6 years ago
Reply to  Covadonga

I stopped a long time ago but your information is very interesting to say the least. Thanks neighbor!

Sunshine Kid
Sunshine Kid
6 years ago

After WWII, the USA went into “containment” mode, rather than going all out to defeat anything perceived as evil. Well, because evil cannot be contained, we are now faced with evil at all levels of society from the poorest of the poor (and are known as looters and criminals) to the governments of the world. The evil I am speaking about is like a pimple that is infected. It is either going to kill you with poison, or it is going to pop, and you will have to deal with it one way or another. The old bandage trick did NOT WORK, and the “diplomacy” that was conducted by Carter, Clinton and Obama are the most obvious failures in diplomacy ever to have occurred, worse than Neville Chamberlain’s crowing about “Peace in our time!” – which is what indirectly led to WWII.

richard lavigne
richard lavigne
6 years ago

Bolton is a Has been and ignorant. He should read to understand people.
China and Russia will not accept to have a USA spy at their frontiers.
Trump look stupid when he ask China to cease doing business with NOKO.
It is time that the USA understand that they are no more in control of a unipolar world.
Now the owrld is a muti polar world.

Stephen Honig
Stephen Honig
6 years ago

I agree with him. S. Korea would be the best solution for N. Korea. They have the same language and culture and definitely they need a democratic government. The people are living in 1984 with Big Brother.

Jeremy Steering
Jeremy Steering
6 years ago

A sobering and terrifying thought, should any deranged and unstable states like North Korea be allowed to fully develop them: hydrogen bombs can be up to ONE THOUSAND times more powerful than the atomic bombs dropped on Japan in World War Two. Looking at footage of Hiroshima and Nagasaki razed to the ground by “simple” atomic bombs, it is impossible to imagine the devastation and loss of life should cities like Los Angeles or Seattle be hit by a missile from North Korea.

We are potentially heading to a nightmare scenario; even the two ruinous world wars of last century were ended with negotiation and agreement, and the civilised word has lived in relative peace for 70 years. Old enemies like Germany and Japan are now our allies. The problem that civilised world now faces is that is dealing with enemies with which there can be no negotiation because they are not reasonable or open to discussion, and are hellbent on destruction and domination. There is no easy way to deal with the threat from religious maniacs, rogue states and deranged dictators.

This is a very dark chapter in human history.

You can't make this stuff up!
You can't make this stuff up!
6 years ago

If it puts those states in the R column for elections, then it may be for the best. Ditto for most of our major cities. Send the fat boy the coordinates. Seriously. That’s how bad this country is right now.

You can't make this sheet up!
You can't make this sheet up!
6 years ago

There is also no easy way to deal with an insane, ignorant, arrogant, violent, hate-filled populace – which describes a majority of those who voted for HRC in the 2016 election. Our own people are a greater threat than any nuclear arsenal. Sad, ain’t it?

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