Wishfulthinker580
AH legend
Carlson is a complete nut job. His propaganda tour of Russia a while back is etched in my memory. He is at the least an ignorant idiot and at worst intentionally intellectually dishonest. Not a serious person who is grounded in reality. Not a credible source of information.Meanwhile, Tucker Carlson (or Chatsworth as Rush Limbaugh preferred to sarcastically refer to him) has completely lost his mind. Then again, as a Putin stooge perhaps he is required to support Russia's allies as well.
There is, unfortunately, a neo-isolationist movement in this country that simply laps up this sort of hysteria.
These are a few of Tucker's observations over the last few days as they appeared on X and elsewhere. Copied for those who do not have an X account.
"It’s worth pointing out that a strike on the Iranian nuclear sites will almost certainly result in thousands of American deaths at bases throughout the Middle East, and cost the United States tens of billions of dollars. The cost of future acts of terrorism on American soil may be even higher. Those aren’t guesses. Those are the Pentagon’s own estimates. (I seem to have missed that). A bombing campaign against Iran will set off a war, and it will be America’s war. Don’t let the propagandists lie to you."
"It’s a lie. In fact, there is zero credible intelligence that suggests Iran is anywhere near building a bomb, or has plans to. None. Anyone who claims otherwise is ignorant or dishonest. If the US government knew Iran was weeks from possessing a nuclear weapon, we’d be at war already.Iran knows this, which is why they aren’t building one. Iran also knows it’s unwise to give up its weapons program entirely. Muammar Gaddafi tried that and wound up sodomized with a bayonet. As soon as Gaddafi disarmed, NATO killed him. Iran’s leaders saw that happen. They learned the obvious lesson." (Perhaps it is just me, but the second half of this nonsense seems to refute the first part).
"A war with Iran would amount to a profound betrayal of his (Trump's) supporters. It would end his presidency. That may explain why so many of Trump’s enemies are advocating for it."
"Iran may not have nukes, but it has a fearsome arsenal of ballistic missiles, many of which are aimed at US military installations in the Gulf, as well as at our allies and at critical energy infrastructure. The first week of a war with Iran could easily kill thousands of Americans. It could also collapse our economy, as surging oil prices trigger unmanageable inflation. Consider the effects of $30 gasoline."
"While it’s often described as a rogue state, Iran has powerful allies. It’s now part of a global bloc called BRICS, which represents the majority of the world’s landmass, population, economy and military power. Iran has extensive military ties with Russia. It sells the overwhelming majority of its oil exports to China. Iran isn’t alone. An attack on Iran could very easily become a world war. We’d lose."
As I read that last quote, I admit I was spellbound for a moment imagining the armed forces of Southern Africa, Southeast Asia, and India led by the remnants of the mighty Russian Army advancing in lockstep against the US and its allies (assuming Trump hasn't run them all off).
