by John Bolton;
and cost of US military bases, 336
INF Treaty and, 169, 170, 171
and Iran, 373, 387, 388, 389, 395, 412
and Japan, 389
and May-Trump London meeting, 148
Merkel-Trump discussion about, 70–71
NATO and, 141, 144
Operation Sentinel and, 414
and Putin-Trump Helsinki Summit, 154
Trump comments/views about, 70–71, 102, 138, 139, 140, 144, 238, 304
and Turkey-Syria relations, 192, 209
and Ukraine, 445, 449, 450, 467, 474
US trade issues with, 138, 139, 141–42, 144
and Venezuela, 259
See also NATO; specific nation
evaluation/management of, 243–44
“executive privilege,” 494
Exxon Mobil, 10, 248
FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation), 49, 177
Federal Reserve Board, 259
The Federalist Papers, 5
Federalist Society: Bolton speech before, 429
Figuera, Manuel Cristopher, 278, 279, 280, 281, 283
Finland, 153. See also Helsinki, Finland
Fire and Fury (Wolff), 30
First Amendment, 376
“First-person cables,” 475
Flood, Emmet, 457
Florida International University: Trump speech at, 265, 268
Flournoy, Michèle, 11
Flynn, Mike, 7, 11–12, 14, 281, 376
Foreign Terrorist Organization, 363–64
Fox News Bolton and, 4, 5, 13, 15, 34, 36, 102, 112, 113
and Cohen testimony, 326
elections of 2016 and, 4
and Gulf of Oman attack, 392
Keane interview on, 44
and Kim Jong Un–Trump Singapore Summit, 114
Pence comments on, 90
and Russian sanctions story, 65
and Syria debate, 50
Trump and, 53, 437
See also specific person
France D-Day anniversary celebration in, 387
and Iran, 48, 66, 69, 70, 73, 74, 141, 368, 371, 373, 387–88, 392, 411–21
NATO and, 144
and Russia, 445, 450, 452, 471
and Syria, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51–52, 54, 57, 60, 134, 189, 196
and trade issues, 102
Trump comments about, 144
Trump trip to, 241–42, 243
and Ukraine, 445, 450, 452, 455, 463, 471
and World War I Armistice Day celebration, 241–42
See also specific person
Freedom Caucus, 34
Friedman, David, 420
Front Altair (tanker), attack on, 391–92
G7 Summit Biarritz (2019), 416, 418–22, 451, 471
Charlevoix (2018), 100, 101–5
G20 Summit Buenos Aires (2018), 171, 172, 191–92, 295–99, 301, 309, 312, 313, 452–54, 458, 459
Hamburg (2017), 174
Osaka (2019), 312, 313, 385, 463
Trump views about, 351
Gardner, Cory, 10
Gates, Robert “Bob,” 9, 37, 130, 492–94
Gazprombank, 262
General Security of Military Information Agreement, 358
Geneva, Switzerland: Patrushev-Bolton meeting in, 159, 160–61
Georgia and NATO, 445
Russian invasion of, 143, 181, 445
Gerald Ford (aircraft carrier), 381–82
Gerasimov, Valery, 51, 53, 54
Germany Churchill comment about, 77
and cost of military bases, 351, 463
INF Treaty and, 162, 163, 171, 172
and Iran, 48, 66, 74, 368, 373
NATO and, 70–71, 134, 135, 136, 138–43, 146
and Russia, 70, 71, 134, 139, 141, 144, 146, 449–50, 451, 452, 471
and Syria, 134
trade issues and, 141
Trump views about, 58, 70–71, 134, 136, 138, 139, 140, 141, 144, 146, 339
and Ukraine, 445, 449–50, 451, 452, 455, 463, 464, 467, 471
US withdrawal from, 434
Zelensky views about, 467
See also specific person
Ghani, Ashraf, 426, 433, 437, 438–42
Gingrich, Newt, 6
Giuliani, Rudy as Attorney General candidate, 7
Bolton and, 7, 411, 465
ethics of, 457
loyalty to Trump of, 6–7
New York Times interview with, 460–61
and Russian collusion issue, 461
as Secretary of State candidate, 8
and Ukraine, 459–61, 462, 464–70, 474, 475, 478, 479
and Venezuela, 250
Yovanovitch and, 454–55, 456, 457
Global Hawk drones: attack on, 397–401, 402, 407, 411, 415
Godfrey, Anthony, 453
Golan Heights, 150
Goldwater, Barry, 5
Gorbachev, Mikhail, 152, 159, 321, 324
Gordon, Sue, 177
Gorsuch, Neil, 21
Grace 1 (Iranian tanker), 414
Graham, Lindsey, 10, 11, 105, 212, 353–54, 413, 432
Greece, 368–69
Greenland, 434
Grisham, Stephanie, 245, 482
Groysman, Volodymyr, 446–47
Guaidó, Juan arrest of, 250–51, 262
arrest of aides of, 274–75
departure from Venezuela of, 265–66, 267–68, 279
family of, 262
and humanitarian aid project, 263
as Interim President, 250
Latin America tour of, 268
and Operation Liberty, 279–80, 281, 282–83
Pence call/meeting with, 252, 255, 256, 268, 274–75
Pence views about, 268
and power outage, 270
Putin views about, 283
recognition of legitimacy of, 253–54, 255, 259, 262, 278
return to Venezuela of, 268, 269
support for, 256–57, 269, 270, 277, 280
takes oath as Interim President, 256
Trump call to, 261
Trump views about, 268, 276, 279
US support for, 250–85
See also Rosales, Fabiana; Venezuela
Guantanamo (Gitmo): ISIS prisoners at, 195
Gulen, Fethullah, 183–84, 192
Gulf of Oman: attack on tankers in, 391–92, 393, 395
Gulf War, Persian, 209, 394
Guterres, Antonio, 60
Guyana, 248
Hadley, Steve, 37, 332
Haig, Al, 64
Haley, Nikki appointed UN Ambassador, 7
Bolton views about, 451–52
and China trade issues, 238
and dysfunctionality in Trump Administration, 238–40, 244
elections of 2020 and, 200, 239, 244
India trip of, 238
and Iran nuclear deal, 71
and Kerch Strait incident, 450, 451
and media, 63, 65
Pompeo and, 238, 450, 451–52
resignation of, 239
and Russian sanctions, 63–64, 65, 238
and Secretary of State role, 13, 238
style of, 451
successor for, 239–40
and Sunday morning talk shows, 63
and Syria, 48, 55
Tillerson and, 13, 57, 239
Trump and, 64, 451
and Turkey, 186
and UN Human Rights Council, 27, 238
Halkbank, 184, 185, 191, 193, 194, 211, 458, 469, 485
Hamas, 186
Hamburg, Germany: G20 Summit in (2017), 172
Hamilton, Alexander, 494
Hanoi. See Kim Jong Un-Trump Hanoi Summit
Harris, Harry, 358–59
Harwood, Robert, 14
Haspel, Gina and Afghanistan, 215, 432, 436
Bolton and, 479
and cybersecurity, 177
and intelligence briefings, 89
and Iran, 71, 399
and McCain vote, 86
and nomination for CIA dire
ctor, 86
as Pompeo successor at CIA, 33, 38
and Syria, 59, 195, 210
Trump and, 324, 382, 383
and Turkey, 195, 210
Hassett, Kevin, 290, 292, 368
Health and Human Services, US Department of, 228
Hecker, Jan, 66, 171, 172, 449–50, 452, 455
Heller, Dean, 216–17
Helms-Burton Act, 273–74, 278–79
Helsinki, Finland Bush-Gorbachev Summit in, 152
Putin-Trump Summit in, 127, 152–58
Hensarling, Jeb, 8–9
Heritage Foundation: Bolton speech at, 307
Hernandez, Juan, 275
Hezbollah, 186, 192
Hialeah, Florida: Trump rally in, 61
Hicks, Hope, 33
The Hill: Bolton op-eds in, 23–24, 25
Hill, Fiona, 130, 154, 155, 461, 465, 469
Hoekstra, Pete, 429
Homeland Security, US Department of and cybersecurity, 176
and discord/dysfunctionality in Trump Administration, 227–28, 229, 230
and dysfunctionality in
and Foreign Terrorist
functions of, 367
immigration issues and, 227–28, 229, 230
and Iran, 364
See also Nielsen, Kirstjen
Hong Kong, 309–13
Hooker, Allison, 322, 323, 343, 353
Hopper, Grace, 379
House of Representatives, US: and impeachment proceedings, 475, 484, 485, 486–87, 489
Houthis, 372, 381, 387, 388, 397, 418, 471
Huawei (China telecom company), 303, 306–9, 401, 458, 485
Hudson Institute: Pence speech at, 295
Hull, Cordell, 41
Human Rights Council, UN, 27, 238
Hunt, Jeremy, 141, 148–49, 257, 405
Huntsman, Jon and Bolton visit to Russia, 128, 130
as contender for Secretary of State, 6
and INF Treaty, 165, 168
and Putin-Trump Helsinki meeting, 153
Hutchison, Kay Bailey, 137, 139, 142, 143
Idlib Governorate, 189, 192
immigration issues Bolton and, 229–33
and confusion/dysfunctionality in Trump Administration, 12–13
Congress and, 427
and Defense Department budget, 229–30
and discord/dysfunctionality in Trump Administration, 227–33, 243
and Mexico/Mexican border wall, 227, 228, 229–30, 231–32, 243, 364, 427, 453
NAFTA and, 228
Obama and, 228
Trump views about, 227–33
and “zero tolerance” policy, 228
impeachment proceedings, 483–87, 488–89
India, 21, 48, 99, 160, 174, 216, 325, 368–69, 394
Indonesia, 394
INF (Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty Bolton views about, 15, 159, 160–61, 163–64, 167, 168–70, 172
defenestrating the, 159–72
demise of, 479
leaks about, 161
limitations of, 159–60
and NATO, 159, 162, 163, 165, 170–71, 172
and New START, 161, 166, 169, 171
and NSC, 244
Obama and, 160, 172
as outdated, 160
purpose of, 159
and Putin-Trump Helsinki meeting, 151
rewriting of, 168
Russia and, 15, 159, 160–61, 162, 163, 166, 167, 169, 170, 172
Trump views about, 15, 162, 163–64, 165, 167, 171, 172
universalizing the, 161, 166
US withdrawal from, 161–73, 324, 473–74
See also specific nation
Inhofe, Jim, 477, 478
Intel, 309
Inter-American Development Bank, 270
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), 85, 409
International Committee of the Red Cross, 283
International Criminal Court: Afghanistan decisions of, 429
International Monetary Fund, 258, 277
Internet Research Agency, Russian, 180
Iran Abe talks with, 371, 385–86, 387, 388, 389–90, 392, 393
as banker for terrorism, 66, 363
and biological warfare, 318
Bolton views about, 5, 17, 23–25, 30, 65, 66–67, 69, 76, 194, 196, 204, 390, 391, 409, 410, 421
and China, 73–74, 122, 290, 291, 368–69, 370
“civil” nuclear program in, 370
Congress and, 369, 374, 399, 401, 407
coronavirus pandemic and, 315
and cybersecurity/US elections, 10, 175, 376
Democrats and, 381
and dysfunctionality in Trump Administration, 244
economy of, 75, 384, 386
and “food for oil” idea, 389–90, 393
G7 meetings and, 104, 416, 418, 419–22
Houthis and, 372, 381, 387, 388, 471
INF Treaty and, 15, 160, 161, 162, 166, 170
influence in Western Hemisphere of, 264
as international threat, 21, 46, 66, 75, 373
and ISIS, 40, 217, 387
and Israel, 21, 28, 50, 71, 75, 132, 150, 170, 190, 372, 389, 409, 420, 422
and Khamenei-Trump tweets, 392–93
leaks about, 75, 365, 369
“maximum pressure” by US on, 74, 363–65, 372, 374, 389, 390, 414
“maximum resistance” formula of, 414
and North Korea, 26, 27, 28, 31, 132
oil industry in, 367–70, 389, 390, 393
and Patrushev-Bolton meeting, 160
potential casualties in, 394, 399, 401, 403, 404, 408
protests in, 363
and Putin-Trump Helsinki meeting, 130–31, 153, 154, 155
regime change and, 75, 391
regional hegemony of, 60
Republicans and, 369, 401, 413
and Russia/Putin, 130–31, 132, 150, 153, 154, 155, 170, 400
sanctions on, 19, 30, 70, 71–72, 74, 75, 132, 170, 184, 185, 187, 191, 290, 305, 365, 367–70, 387–88, 389, 393, 407, 410–15, 421
and Shia, 364, 372, 375, 381, 387, 396
as state sponsor of terrorism, 372
and SWIFT system, 76
and Syria, 31, 44, 45, 47, 49, 54, 55, 71, 130–31, 149, 150, 189, 194, 195–96, 201, 202–4, 208, 210, 217, 372, 414
and Taliban, 372, 387
and Trump as talker, 371–72
Trump-Bolton discussions about, 18, 21, 25–27, 28, 31, 34, 40
Trump intelligence briefings about, 375–77, 379–80
Trump views/comments about, 34, 40, 44, 202, 217, 363, 368, 369, 371–72, 375–76, 380, 381, 383–84, 386–90, 392–97, 399, 406–16, 421
uranium in, 409, 412
and US interests in Middle East, 372–75
and Venezuela, 248
weapons program of, 15, 19–21, 23–28, 30, 31, 48, 66, 69, 71, 75, 160, 325, 364, 370, 372–79, 391, 396, 409, 414, 423
See also Iran—attacks by; Iran—nuclear deal with (2015); specific person or nation
Iran—attacks by and Abe’s mission to Iran, 392
and attack on US Iraqi embassies, 75
and Breakfast Package option, 397–401
on British Heritage tanker, 414
and casualties from US retaliation, 394, 398, 399, 401, 404, 411
downing of US drone by, 471
on Gulf of Oman tankers/ships, 391–92, 393, 395
on Saudi Arabia, 381
and seizure of US embassy in Iran, 375
and shooting of US drone in Yemen, 388–89
on tankers/ships near Strait of Hormuz, 377–80, 414
Trump cancels US attack, 401, 403–8
Trump views about, 379–80, 381, 383, 411
on UK embassy, 403, 405
on US Global Hawk drones in Strait of Hormuz, 397–401, 402, 407, 411, 415
US response to, 75–76, 373–75, 376, 378, 399–411, 414
Iran—nuclear deal with (2015) Bolton views about, 19, 21, 23, 24, 25, 28, 47, 65–67
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and denuclearization of Iran, 19, 389, 390, 391, 395, 396, 407
European attempts to save, 66–67, 368, 388, 395, 411–16, 418–22
and “four pillars” negotiating framework, 69, 73
G7 Meeting (Biarritz, 2019) and, 418–22
G7 Meeting (Charlevoix, 2018) and, 104
and Iran as international threat, 19
Iran in compliance with, 23–24, 25–26, 30, 104
Iran’s withdrawal from, 395
Mnuchin–Le Maire discussions about, 412, 416, 421
Principals Committee and, 75
and regime change, 391
and sanctions, 19, 30, 65–66, 70, 71–72, 73, 74–75, 370, 387–88
as signed document, 79
Trump decision about, 70, 72, 73–74
Trump views/comments about, 19–20, 23–24, 25–26, 31, 67, 69–72, 74, 375–76, 390, 413, 415
and US-Iran talks/negotiations, 371–72, 380, 383–84, 387, 392, 401, 409–13, 415–16, 418, 419–22
US withdrawal from, 24–25, 26, 31, 47, 48, 65–67, 69, 70, 71–75, 132, 154, 170, 291, 368, 370, 407
and violations by Iran, 372–74, 387, 395, 413, 421
See also specific person or nation
Iraq attack on US embassies in, 75, 190–91
Bolton and, 5, 17, 18, 40
closing of consulates in, 191
and cost of US military bases, 427
and Iran, 19, 26, 190, 202, 364–65, 372, 374, 383–84, 396–97
and ISIS, 192, 217
Israel air strikes on, 372
Kurds in, 190, 192, 365
oil production in, 379, 396
Quds force in, 363, 364
sanctions on, 366
Shia in, 71, 75, 190, 364, 372, 381, 387, 396
and Syria, 195
Trump trip to, 199–203, 220
Trump views/discussions about, 18, 202, 217, 219, 380, 382, 383, 427
and UK, 419
US embassy personnel in, 375, 381, 382
US goal in, 213
US withdrawal from, 18, 57, 191, 219, 382, 383
See also specific person
Iraq War, 67
Ireland golf resort, Trump’s: Pence at, 479
ISIS and Afghanistan, 216, 218, 423, 424, 426, 443
Bakr al-Baghdadi assassination and, 213
and Iran, 40, 217, 387
and Iraq, 192, 217
and Russia, 40, 217