To be clear, John Bolton is a criminal who should be punished. But this administration is not punishing him for his actual crimes, but for his disloyalty. We must oppose this corruption of the law, even when it’s pointed at people we think should be punished for other reasons.
I know that many disagree with his opinions and world diplomacy views. What confirms Bolton as a criminal ?
He was pretty instrumental to the invasion of Iraq, both within the administration as Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security and from his perch at the Project for the New American Century.
Recall that the excuse given by the administration for the invasion was to prevent the development and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Bolton was directly responsible for those lies, and thus bears responsibility for the hundreds of thousands of lives lost due to the invasion.
Note I didn’t say Bolton bears *sole* responsibility. But he owns a big piece of it. More than enough to see him locked away for life, and to burn in hell for eternity afterward. It’ll be a disgrace if he’s instead punished for disloyalty to Trump, and not his real crimes.
The Iraq War among other atrocities during the GWOT.