Bolton
is likely to push for the creation of a new sectarian state out of
Syrian and Iraqi territory, now that the groundwork has been laid and
the path largely cleared to building a “new Middle East.” Iran is
currently the only country in the region with the potential to foil
that plan.
by
Whitney Webb
Part
9 - Bolton dangerous and in a hurry
Bolton
as Trump’s National Security Adviser not only means that war with
Iran is imminent. It is a portent of coming attempts to entirely
remake the Middle East in service to Israel’s ambitions and quest
to become an “imperial regional power.”
However,
given Bolton’s recent statements, neither war with Iran nor
attempts to redraw the borders of the Middle East are events to be
delayed to some distant future.
Indeed,
Bolton recently promised Iranian opposition groups that regime change
in Iran would occur before next year. Not only that, but the
groundwork for partitioning Iraq and Syria has already been laid,
thanks to the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the Trump administration’s
current attempts to turn control of occupied Syria over to the
Saudis.
Thus,
Bolton’s appointment is as timely as it is dangerous.
As
Richard Painter, the former chief White House ethics lawyer in the
George W. Bush administration, recently remarked: “Hiring
[Bolton] as the president’s top national security advisor is an
invitation to war, perhaps nuclear war. This must be stopped at all
costs.”
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