This
follows on from my story from yesterday
15
years since the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Here is one of the heroes
of the whole saga.
John Bolton Asked Tel Aviv to Attack Iran – Former Israeli Defense Minister
Trump
announced on March 22 that he replaced H.R. McMaster as National
Security Adviser with the prominent “hawk” and former US
ambassador John Bolton. Bolton is a well-known critic of Iranian
nuclear deal and Israel supporter
25
March, 2018
Shaul
Mofaz, former Chief of Staff of the Israeli Defense Forces
and ex-Minister of Defense, has revealed his experience
of working with newly appointed US National Security
adviser, John Bolton, during a conference hosted by Yediot
Aharonot on March 26, reports The Jerusalem Post.
"I
have known John Bolton since his days as US ambassador
to the United Nations. He tried to convince me that Israel
must attack Iran," Shaul Mofaz said.
He
noted, however, that he did not believe such a move would be wise,
not for the US, nor for "anyone," unless Iran's threat
becomes real. He added that the threat is already significant
with Iran being present at the country's borders with Syria
and Lebanon.
John
Bolton, who received his new appointment on March 22, is widely
known as critic of Iran and its nuclear deal, and supporter
of its adversaries, such as Israel and opposition groups,
even those which used to be present in terrorist group
lists, such as Mujahedeen-e-Khalq (MEK). MEK is the opposition
force striving to overthrow the Ayatollah government and
establish new one, based on their group's ideology, which is a
mixture of Islam and Marxism. MEK was present on terrorist
group lists in the EU and the US until 2009 and 2012
respectively. John Bolton was among those advocating their
removal from such lists.
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