Like Dick Cheney, John Bolton was a big pusher of the original plan that led to America’s invasion of Iraq. And like Dick Cheney, Bolton now blames Obama for Iraq.
But when Bolton made a stop to the Republican safe zone of Fox News, where blaming Obama is the foundation of their very existence, Bolton found out that there is a hot seat in Rupert’s building and soon realized that he was sitting in it. Dick Cheney found himself in that very seat a few days ago.
Enter Megyn Kelly.
The conversation focused on the worsening conditions in Iraq and the decision to invade in the first place. When Bolton said that past decisions are “irrelevant to the circumstances we face now,” Kelly got animated.
“I know, you keep saying that but it actually is relevant to a lot of people out there who are wondering, ‘How did we get here?’ Is it not relevant to ask, ‘How did we get here?'” she asked.
“Well, it’s very interesting, but the decision-maker has to look at the environment we have now,” Bolton responded, saying it’s for that reason he is opposed to President Obama’s plan to send 300 military advisers to Iraq.
Kelly wasn’t done talking about Bolton’s role in the military misadventure.
“You know that a lot of people are out there tonight saying, ‘Well, weren’t you one of the people who was in favor of going into Iraq in the first place and Is that why you don’t want to discuss the past ten years and whether they were worth it?'” she asked.
Bolton said he would be “happy to discuss the past 10 years and we can start 10 years before that if you want,” but he stressed that it’s “not the question that America faces today.”
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