Bolton: Trump befindet sich wahrscheinlich im „Panikmodus“, nachdem der Iran US-Kampfflugzeuge angegriffen hat
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5816042-john-bolton-donald-trump-iran-us-fighter-jets/?fbclid=IwdGRjcAQ97O1jbGNrBD3s62V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHkZFfrCKRqt_kabe0gmv0Fs0CTYkIxh-fJS813uAUtLy-D1MZd-FL_XwUZgr_aem_OD1_y9bF9zKVQMy0VCUTkQ
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From the article:
Former national security adviser John Bolton on Friday said the recent attacks by Iran on two U.S. fighter jets has likely placed President Trump in “panic mode.”
The Iranian military downed an F-15E Strike Eagle over the Islamic Republic’s airspace on Friday — marking the first known instance of Tehran shooting down a U.S. jet since the beginning of the conflict. Iran later declared that its air defenses also hit an A-10 Warthog attack plane.
Bolton told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins that the lack of an on-camera response from the president shows the attack “absolutely degrades White House credibility, and that’s a self-inflicted wound by the White House, not the Iranians.”
“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,” he continued. “I think that’s a mistake, too.”
The former White House aide added later that if the lead-up to the conflict was “upsetting” Trump, then that is “a problem for him, and therefore it’s a problem for the country. But it was easily avoided and should have been avoided.”
See? The A-10 is still the best plane ever made
Trump won’t give a flying fuck, he’s a busy man with more important things to think about.
There’s a ballroom to be built.
No he’s not in panic. Trump is in denial. He’s shouting down anyone who even mentions the pilots, or the search. He casting blame everywhere, *including the pilots themselves*.
How dare they not do what Trump wanted done.
Still a distraction from the Epstein files
You think he cares about American lives?
I wouldn’t be surprised if he doesn’t even know. His team shields so much from him to make him feel like he’s constantly winning.
Worst president ever is also worst military strategist. Who knew?
I doubt it. The only life Trump has ever cared about is his own.
Well, what did he expect ?
A man who rapes children and gets away with it has no reason to ever panic.
Sadly, by proving they, Iran, can survive and punch back, makes it harder for Trump to just declare victory and go home.
John Bolton is the last person I expected to call out panic, but he knows how this administration operates behind the curtain. If the decimated narrative was just a front, and now our pilots are being pulled out of the sky by an incapable enemy, the White House is definitely scrambling to find a scapegoat in the Pentagon.
Bolton calling it panic mode is rich coming from the guy who has been pushing for military action against Iran for literally decades. But he’s also not wrong that losing jets and a missing pilot days after claiming total air dominance is not a great look for anyone. What’s the current count of downed aircraft now, four or five?
This is such a buzzkill for him.
You know that downed plane wreckage is going straight to Moscow or China.
He probably doesn’t even know or care.
Trump only cares to the extent that it makes him look bad. Not feeling empathy for the soldiers or people who are hurting.
Bolton called it. Trump talks tough then panics when the heat comes back. Predictable.
He’s holding off waiting for him the be rescued before claiming victory somehow
It’s killing the aura of the US military which will be a problem for decades. And was at an all-time high after Venezuela.
I thought Trump would bail after two weeks. Now I’m worried every day that passes and we are still there, the more stuck we will be…
wait until Iran showcases the captured pilot
The irony of John Bolton—the guy who has spent 20 years trying to start this exact war—now being the one to call it a ’self-inflicted wound‘ is peak 2026.
But he’s not wrong about the ‚panic mode‘ optics. Two days ago, the White House was taking a victory lap saying Iran’s air defenses were ‚decimated‘. Then, in a single 24-hour window:
* An **F-15E Strike Eagle** is shot down (the first of the war).
* An **A-10 Warthog** is hit and crashes in Kuwait.
* **Blackhawks** on the rescue mission are taking ground fire.
If the ’swift and decisive victory‘ Trump promised is leading to a $1.5 trillion budget request and our pilots being hunted for bounties, what does ‚losing‘ actually look like? Bolton is basically baiting Trump to double down on regime change just as the President is looking for the exit ramp. We’re watching a live-action version of ‚the Sunk Cost Fallacy‘ play out in the Persian Gulf.
As if he cares about military servicemen, or as he calls them, „suckers and losers“.
Trump doesn’t give a shit about american lives (troops or otherwise) and never has.
10 to 1 he’s golfing today, what a loser.
Why. Trump seems intent on destroying America and is likely a Russian asset. What to American plans matter to him?
How could Iran „attack“ those poor innocent US fighter jets‽ Oh the humanity!
Saying „recent **attacks** by Iran on two U.S. fighter jets…over the Islamic Republic’s airspace“ is an odd way of saying „Iran defended against…“. What are the Iranians expected to do, say „please fly as many war planes over our country in our airspace and drop as many bombs on us as you’d like“?
If only Bolton had spoken out before instead of waiting for his book release.
Operation: Epstein Fury seems to have been poorly planned and executed
The strait was the most obvious Iranian objective, it’s been war-gamed probably thousands of times over the last 50 years, every single previous administration understood that blocking it would be their first move.
This administration? They were surprised Iran did that. No shit? Really?
Meanwhile, over a dozen dead American, with at least 1 still missing, and billions of dollars worth of ordinance later along with several multimillionaire dollar aircraft destroyed, and all we keep hearing are the usual lies and Twitter rants.
I know MAGAts always toe the line, so they’re repeating that *“Iran started the war years ago supporting terrorists“* or *“we couldn’t let them get nuclear weapons“*, but I’m pretty sure even they know it’s a bullshit excuse at this point.
We subsidize Israel’s defense, and now their offense too apparently.
He wants tactical nukes used. The purge of military higher-ups this week were the ones pushing back.
The world is in trouble, America is the cause, and we will be pariahs for generations.
Bolton has said repeatedly how much he loves war and has advocated for regime change in Iran.
From NPR: „Bolton has stated that the goal of U.S. military power should be to „destroy the instruments of state power“ of hostile regimes, maintaining that leaving such regimes wounded is a „significant strategic defeat.“ Anyone who doesn’t do what the American government wants is a ‚hostile regime‘.
While the Felon’s schedule has not yet been released, I think it’s safe to assume he will be golfing this weekend and does not care the pilot and wishes everyone would stop talking about it.
It’s irritating the media keeps interviewing Bolton as the expert on this.
Not only does he have a horrific track record, but he supported attacking Iran for years and even tried to pressure Trump to do it in his first term.
Rather than interview any of the experts who actually correctly called this, they just interview this guy over and over.
When Bolton is saying your war is stupid…. Then your war is mind shatteringly dumb to a level never conceived in the recesses of the dumbest mind on crack.
Bolton has been predicting Trumps doom about once a month for the last 4 years.
People who are bothered actually care. He is one of the ones who simply doesn’t care.
He’s so worried he’ll only a play 18 holes today
Trump doesn’t care enough to give two shots about anything but himself.
Trump: „You mean those suckers and losers who got shot down, I like my heros who don’t get captured“
Why are we listening to anything John Bolton has to say? He’s a draft dodging war monger just like Donny. He’s probably just mad he doesn’t have any buttons to push here.