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 Bolton: Russia Will Take ‘a Lot of Actions’ Before Trump Inauguration to Exploit Obama’s Weakness
Posted By David Rutz On November 15, 2016 @ 11:48 am In National Security | No Comments

John Bolton, who could be the next secretary of state, said Tuesday that Russia would likely take “a lot of actions” before Donald Trump’s inauguration to exploit the weaknesses of President Obama.

In an appearance on Fox News, Bolton addressed the Russian airstrikes carried out against Syrian rebel forces this week in eastern Aleppo. Russia is allied with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
 

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He knows his stuff, I could support him. But NO unnecessary wars!

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This is just what I was saying about him yesterday.  He's talking like a pundit, not a prospective Secretary of State.  The skill sets don't overlap all that much.

As a prospective SoS, what's the point of him saying this in public?  It unnecessarily aggravates US/Russia relations at a time where the president is ill-suited to dealing with the fallout.

That said, he's almost certainly correct about what the Russians (among others) will do, because not only does it have short term benefits, but it also confronts Trump with significant difficulties that his SoS is going to have to untangle.