miguelf 's review for:

The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir by John R. Bolton

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It’s actually frightening to dwell on the fact that the author of this book has been in high positions of power and influence in several government administrations. You have someone who seems to be borderline (or fully) exhibiting pathological tendencies influencing policy decisions of utmost importance. The fact that Trump was the voice of slightly-better reason regarding their disastrous Iran policy is all you need to know about the depths of this author’s unfitness for post. Most of the book boils down to mere bloviating and Monday-morning quarterbacking, shining the turd of his legacy while largely blaming others for his perceived policy wins and losses. The absurdity and mental gymnastics he displays in laying out his side of non-participation in the House trial is simply ludicrous. At the end of the day he simply seems to regret that he served under an obstinate ‘boss’ who wouldn’t listen to his ill-formed advice.