"A $2 million book deal certainly sweetens a raw no-war deal. Trump tweeted that Bolton is a “sick puppy.” In fact Bolton’s real role was of a imperial functionary for only a brief stint. The Deep State still gets what it wants with Trump: the Empire of Bases remains intact; no troops, contractors or mercenaries are leaving; and Russia, China and Iran are consolidated as existential “threats.”
“Sick puppy” is mere roadkill. Tulsa is next – where Trump, in a “they call me the breeze” mood, once again will feel free to bask in his own glow.
Rounding up the WWE plot: what if all this is nothing but an elaborated kayfabe? Compared with a discarded warmonger, the President now may emerge from the swamp as a peacenik moderate, ready to be embraced by the swing-vote masses. So who’s body-slamming whom?"
[asiatimes.com]