Only 24 hours after President Trump tweeted that there would be a “big price to pay” for the chemical attack in Syria, John Bolton strode into the White House for his first day as national security adviser. The appointment of the “hawk’s hawk” struck fear into many who have clashed with him over three decades in the foreign policy establishment. In Washington it is a joke that Mr Bolton has never encountered a war he did not like, nor a situation that could not be answered with an artillery volley. Fears have been voiced that his appointment will mark a more belligerent foreign policy. He starts work with Mr Trump on the horns of a dilemma over how to respond to the chemical attack in…

Source: The Times April 09, 2018 18:00 UTC