John Bolton: We’re ‘Mowing the Lawn’ in Iran; ‘I Don’t Want to Mow the Lawn Anymore, I Want This Threat Removed’

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BOLTON: “Well, I think he‘s worried about the TACO charge, Trump Always Chickens Out. I think this is a result of poor planning on his part. I think it‘s important that he consult with the Gulf Arab countries. And if they don‘t like this approach, going after energy infrastructure, in particular associated with oil and gas produced by Iran, then we should hear what their alternatives are. I don‘t know whether that consultation has gone forward or not, but the end result, in my view, ought to be regime change. I don‘t know what Trump‘s objective is. I know what my objective would be. And all the talk about ending the nuclear program, ending the terrorist threat, ending the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, all depends on getting a different regime. All we‘re doing right now, and we‘re doing it very effectively, is what the Israelis call ‘mowing the lawn.’ I don’t want to mow the lawn anymore, I want this threat removed.”