Voice of America: Incoming National Security Adviser Bolton: Pakistan could be 'Iran on steroids'

In this file photo, former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, Feb. 24, 2017, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP photo)

March 23: Voice of America report by Aman Azhar states that President Donald Trump’s latest pick for national security adviser, John Bolton, says the United States cannot walk away from the war in Afghanistan because of the larger threat from the Taliban, the Islamic State terror group and al-Qaida. Conceding that the Taliban insurgency is gaining momentum, Bolton has argued that a more compelling reason for the U.S. staying the course in the Afghan war is to prevent radicals in neighboring Pakistan from being emboldened.
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