John Bolton says US intelligence community should ask itself, ‘What else have we missed?’ following Hamas attack

Former Nationwide Safety Advisor John Bolton mentioned Friday the assault by Palestinian militant group Hamas that shocked each Israel and the remainder of world ought to immediate U.S. intelligence to ask itself what else it’s missed.

In a Friday interview with CBS Information, Bolton mentioned the primary risk within the assaults is in opposition to Israel, however the U.S. intelligence neighborhood ought to reexamine their strategy.

“I believe it’s nearly sure that having missed this assault to start with, not simply Israeli intelligence lacking it, however our personal intelligence neighborhood, no matter proof there was, they didn’t draw the correct conclusions,” Bolton mentioned in an interview with CBS Information. “You understand, the subsequent query it is best to as is ‘What else have we missed?’”

The previous Trump safety advisor mentioned he thinks that any restoration operation of the hostages taken by Hamas are beneath “terribly tough circumstances” because the assault got here as a shock to everybody.

The Biden administration is right to hunt a diplomatic strategy to the rescue, in line with Bolton, however as extra time passes earlier than rescue efforts start the lives of the hostages are in “even higher hazard,” he mentioned.

Bolton mentioned he isn’t certain what the militant group Hezbollah is planning subsequent, however mentioned that since Friday was declared “day of rage” by a former Hamas chief, it may very well be the start of a for much longer course of.

“I believe anyone who thinks that is going to be over in a couple of days is sadly mistaken,” he mentioned.

Former President Trump has criticized each the Israeli authorities and the US for not being ready forward of the assaults. He criticized Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for not foreseeing the lethal assault by Hamas and referred to as Hezbollah “very good.”

The previous president drew blowback for his feedback, however each Trump and Bolton agree, neither the U.S. nor Israel had been ready for Saturday’s assaults.