From WSJopinion: The Editorial Board: America’s adversaries lost a rare internal restraint on President Trump’s inconstant and transactional security instincts. The world is now a more dangerous place, writes The Editorial Board.
John Bolton resigned as White House national security adviser on Tuesday, which must delight North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, Iran’s Hassan Rouhani, Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro. America’s adversaries lost a rare internal restraint on President Trump’s inconstant and transactional security instincts. The world is now a more dangerous place.
Start with the fact that Mr. Trump didn’t tell the truth about firing Mr. Bolton. “I asked John for his resignation” due to policy disagreements, Mr. Trump tweeted....
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