Former National Security Advisor John Bolton has slammed Donald Trump following Iran’s F-15 strike, claiming that the attack would’ve left the President in “panic mode.” The ex-US ambassador to the United Nations not only criticized the government for its handling of the strike but also blamed Trump and his administration for initiating the Middle Eastern conflict in the first place.
John Bolton talks about Donald Trump and F-15 strike
During a recent sit-down, the Republican consultant talked about the recent attacks conducted by Iran on US fighter jets, while also discussing the current President’s reaction to them.
“It absolutely degrades White House credibility, and that’s a self-inflicted wound by the White House, not by the Iranians,” John Bolton noted to CNN’s Kaitlan Collins. “If you overstate what you’ve accomplished and evidence comes that shows that you’ve overstated, you look foolish.”
Notably, the Iranian military shot down an F-15 fighter jet on Friday, before declaring a hit on an A-10 Warthog attack plane, as per The Hill. The attacks succeeded Donald Trump’s Tuesday national address, wherein he claimed that Iran had “no anti-aircraft equipment” left after the US military had “100% annihilated” its radar capabilities.
When asked about his opinion on Trump’s decision to maintain silence on the F-15 strike, Bolton remarked, “No, it sounds to me like he’s probably back in a panic mode, wishing he could find a way to declare victory and get out of this war, regardless of whether or not he opens the Strait of Hormuz before he does it. I think that’s a mistake, too.”
The veteran diplomat concluded his account on the issue by stating, “If there had been an effective decision-making process before the war started, and these concerns were raised and they bothered the President, he had the option then not to initiate the attack. But apparently, he was satisfied. Now, if things are upsetting him, that he either didn’t think about or didn’t pay any attention to in the run-up to the war, that’s a problem for him, and therefore a problem for the country.”
Originally reported by Apoorv Rastogi on Mandatory.
