IRAN/NATIONAL SECURITY/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “In picking John Bolton as national security adviser, President Donald Trump appears to have found a longtime Washington hand who is in step with his views on major national-security issues, including objections to the Iran nuclear agreement, the need to stop North Korea’s nuclear program and an ‘America First’-driven foreign policy. But Mr. Bolton’s foreign-policy record could put him at odds with his new boss on certain issues, namely how best to deal with Russia and the wisdom of the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq…During the George W. Bush administration, Mr. Bolton, then undersecretary of state for arms control, staunchly supported the invasion of Iraq, championing the now-discredited view that Saddam Hussein’s regime had weapons of mass destruction. Mr. Trump has denounced the invasion as a mistake. The other area of potential disagreement is how to approach Russia. Mr. Trump has said he wants to improve relations and ease tensions between the two countries. Mr. Bolton, however, has been deeply mistrustful of Russia.”
–Nancy A. Youssef, Bolton, “Trump In Sync on Iran Nuclear Deal But Hold Different Views on Russia,” The Wall Street Journal online, Mar. 23, 2018 9:59am