Bolton Fears 'Thrill' Of Strikes, Not The Death Toll
The Hill reports John Bolton fretting that striking Venezuela provides a 'thrill' that won't actually oust Maduro. One might wonder if the *thrill* of bombing other nations ever concerns the civilian populations or, say, international law. Bolton, architect of the Iraq War's intellectual collapse, has consistently advocated for aggressive military interventions, whether in Iraq, Iran, or
Venezuela. This 'thrill-seeker' mentality led to the 2003 invasion, which his own memoir, The Room Where It Happened , details as a chaotic, ill-conceived venture. His current concern isn’t for the Venezuelan people, but that US militarism might be — get this — ineffective . It's a critique of tactics, not morality. The real 'thrill' for characters like Bolton seems to be the exercise of American
power, regardless of the human cost or long-term strategic failure. How many 'thrilling' military disasters does it take before we question the moral compass of the policy architects?