Texas Senator Ted Cruz came from the Bush administration following his legal work on the Florida electoral challenge to George W Bush. As Karl Rove notes in his book, Courage and Consequence, Cruz wanted to be the United States Attorney General for the Bush administration. Dubya would not consider him, so Ted Cruz set about a new career path to run for the U.S. Senate from Texas.
Cruz worked as Texas Solicitor General (2003-2008), giving him statewide name recognition. Ted Cruz ran for U.S. Senate and won in 2012. In 2014 Robert Mercer (Breitbart) and Mark Levin began promoting Cruz as a presidential candidate for 2015/16; the ‘Cruz crew’ was born. The same ‘Cruz Crew’ coalition later evolved into the Ron DeSantis team in 2023. One of the four cornerstones of the Cruz/DeSantis political base, which includes a targeted evangelical following, has always been strong support for Israel.
This alignment is why we see the Cruz/DeSantis coalition as extremely supportive of the Israeli campaign against Iran, despite their generally soft support for President Trump on other matters. Obviously, the political gravity of President Trump is very strong – so those with future aspirations must remain Trump-adjacent, if not directly in his orbit.
In this somewhat adversarial interview, Tucker Carlson confronts Senator Cruz about his support for Israel, against the backdrop of the current Israeli zero-sum conflict with Iran. I am providing the interview for discussion only because the same conflict dynamic is playing out on several platforms, and it is of great interest to many Trump supporters.
Chapters:
0:00 Why Does Cruz Want Regime Change in Iran?
06:28 Is the US Currently Acting in Its Own Best Interest?
07:49 Was Regime Change in Syria Beneficial to the US?
12:31 Was the Iraq War a Mistake?
18:55 Why Aren’t US Politicians Focused on Fixing America’s Problems?
27:02 How Much Money Is the US Sending to Israel?
29:17 Does Cruz Think It’s Okay That Foreign Governments Spy on America?
31:47 How Much Money Has Cruz Taken From AIPAC?
38:22 To What Extent Is the US Government Influenced by Foreign Governments?
49:12 Is the Israel of the Bible the Same as the Current Israeli Government?
55:09 How Does Funding Israel Benefit the US?
1:11:54 What Happens Next in Iran?
1:13:42 What Really Is an Isolationist?
1:19:53 Are There Iranian Assassins Trying to Kill Trump?
1:30:18 Cruz Knows Nothing About Iran and Wants to Destroy It Anyway
1:32:55 Trump’s Response to Tucker’s Position on Iran
1:34:51 Cruz Refuses to Apologize for Supporting the Disastrous Ukraine/Russia War
1:46:55 Why Does Cruz Think Zelensky Is a Hero?
1:47:44 Why Did Cruz Support the Blowing up of Nord Stream?
1:50:12 Is Russia an Enemy of the US?
1:56:29 Is America the Moral Authority?
Very strong. Stronger than their support for America in fact.
First time I started to REALLY see this was during RDS’s campaign…I think I was a bit naive and was so taken aback by how it was 100% Isreal first….
I prefer a Congress that isn’t, disproportionate to population, overwhelmingly controlled by AIPAC. I’m also very suspicious of Mossed involvement in blackmail operations such as the Epstein operation. There are more operations throughout history that I won’t get into but are pretty well known.
I only want proportionate and fair representation for all American citizens.
As a member of the Christian majority and a proud American citizen, I don’t feel I’m well represented at any level in my gov’t. In fact, I think I’m considered a disposable nuisance by my gov’t.
Well said. Concur. Miss seeing your comments on other sites. All the best.
In fact, I think I’m considered a disposable nuisance by my gov’t/
“Shut up and give us your money and your children…or else”
https://x.com/barnes_law/status/1935134018254815469#m
nailed it!
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Well said, Mrs. Sunshine.
You have “spoken for” tens of millions of Americans.
Americans can vote at the ballot box and with their pocketbook. Many Americans contribute to AIPAC, I’m one of them. Deal with it.
“Deal with it”
Sadly, we are forced to!
Kiss my grits.
Deal with that, LGW.
I’d be a little more forceful, but I don’t want to offend delicate sensibilities.
I just retired after decades in combat (teaching middle school) so who you contribute to means Diddley Squat to me.
This is the country I support. 🇺🇲
Well said.
Congratulations on your retirement, Lorrie!
That is one of our biggest problems, the people with the money run the show and are arrogant like you are.
‘vote at the ballot box’
lolololololol
hysterical
I don’t get the joke, aren’t there ballot boxes and don’t people vote at them? Did Trump only win because of a Jewish cabal or something?
LGW – Deal with your ratio. 😉
God bless you.
Thumbs down
Double thumbs down to the thumbs down.
“Deal with” the change in consensus and gradual evaporation of sympathy after October 7th.
Good for you, I’ve given to them too. God bless Israel.
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81 million ballots voted to Bribem Back Better.
AIPAC and Bribem didn’t stop Hamas.
Build Back Donor$ – Influencer86
We appreciate you here, Mrs. Sunshine! 🌞😎
So the Christian majority is a unified political voice when it comes to voting, goals, objectives, theological/moral positions? The same question can also be asked IRT individual religions – especially leadership.
You’re very perceptive and are more than likely on a list inside a 📂.
The “targeted evangelical following” is following of their own accord because of their Biblical belief that Israel as a people and as a nation are God’s chosen people. We/they require no targeting to get on board.
I take issue with your second point. the same “targeted evangelical following” is perhaps one of the most patriot groups in America, 2nd only to possibly active military and veteran servicemen. You claim in simply supposition.
There is nothing Biblical about that belief. The people you call “Israel” are not connected either genetically or spiritually to the “Israel” of the Bible. They are atheists of European extraction.
Your just proving my point.
You’re just showing your ignorance.
Israel, all arranged by the French and the Russians in the 1910’s, but on the down-low because money power secret-society whatever. Ain’t nothin’ ignorant about recognizing that bigotry is the real evil. Americans who’d root for Iran if the conflict starts in earnest… has to be tough for them to look in the mirror.
He is apparently unaware of the many genetic studies undertaken by Jews and their outcomes. Its sad to watch folks tell other folks who they are when some of them have been tracing their lineage generation to generation going back to Aaron. It kind of like when biden told a black man that he wasnt black. They have narratives they follow and are uninterested in actually checking out the facts with the folks who lived them for thousands of years.
“Well then, has God failed to fulfill his promise to Israel? No, for not all who are born into the nation of Israel are truly members of God’s people! Being descendants of Abraham doesn’t make them truly Abraham’s children.” Romans 9:6-7a
When we said end the forever wars, we meant end the Forever Wars! I do not care on whose behalf we are waging a war that is not ours to fight – but I do care that a whole lot of people who do not have any actual skin in the game have decided, yet again, that we need to send our sons and daughters to die in foreign lands!
(BTW, I am agreeing with and defending John Paul’s comments – not arguing against him.)
We’re definitely sending our tax dollars to explode in foreign lands.
You could build a lot of homes and roads with all those palletloads of $100 FRNs sent overseas.
or backstop the failure of the social safety net thats going to happen in my lifetime. i’ve paid for it, but i won’t ever see its benefits
MB if you are a white male under 50, there are no Social Safety Nets period. Trust me.
When those jokers laughed at me and took no time denying me repeatedlywhen I could barely walk and felt lower than whale sh!t I knew the entire system was a lie.
The Selective Social Saftey Net should and will disintegrate.
Just ONE BUNKER BUSTER Bomb weighs 12,000 POUNDS!!! That is SIX TONS!!! I have difficulty trying to imagine just how much one of those costs to build!!!
I also have difficulty trying to imagine how many shares of military industrial complex stock many of our senators and congressmen own!!!
That’s only one place in scripture.
Read the other scriptures stating very clearly God himself is going to come down to the city of Jerusalem and defend her in the battle of Meggido.
Those people he will defend are the very ones you claim are not his.
I absolutely do not believe in replacement theology and I completely agree that God will defend His people in the final judgment…but I, and many others who have studied both the Old and New Testament, do not necessarily believe that the entirety of the current modern-day state of Israel, comprises God’s chosen people.
And I think we need to be willing to have honest, open discussions about that subject!
100%
We, the Gentiles, were grafted into Jesus Christ and stand by faith. The great Apostasy in Christendom is leading many to fall away from the Faith once delivered to the Saints. The time of the Gentiles is surely coming to an end and the Lord is turning to Israel. Scripture makes it clear that Jew and Gentile believers are one body in Christ. God bless the USA and God bless Israel. And God bless all of any nation who call upon Him in Spirit and Truth.
Can those discussions take place after we take out Iran’s nukes? Because by all means that’s gotta be done first.
Wrong in the end of days The lord God will come for a Remnant IT IS WRITTEN ALL WILL FORSAKE HER ISRAEL
Do you think he has Reuben Sturman?
That is the demonic spirit festering in the people that hate Israel.
It is gathering them for their eventual destruction.
I don’t hate Israel. Israel is a piece of land.
It is very interesting and telling to realize from Scripture that after the Millennium of peace under the rule of Jesus Christ, that Lucifer is released for a “short season” and deceives vast multitudes (like some of the folks here) and that crowd surrounds the Holy City for one last rebellion, and fire comes down out of Heaven and destroys them. Without the Holy Spirit, the nature of man is incorrigible. If God wants to use the United States to destroy the enemies of Israel, that will happen. God is Sovereign. Although it appears Israel is doing a pretty good job of it and is more patient than me.
Listen up player, I have Israeli family that can’t stand BiBi. It’s my understanding he has the same approval rating as Biden had his whole fraudulent stolen Presidency (just shy of 30%).
The biggest Anti Semite might be the guy who forced deadly mRNA on every Israeli, stood down on Oct. 7, and forgot to reload or reboot the Iron Dome before attacking Iran.
This reminds me of when trollitos would call me anti Semite for criticizing George Soros.
Makes no sense, there’s plenty of self-hating Jews like Soros, even trolls know that Soros is one of them.
You have no understanding of Judaism.
that doesnt stop him from spreading lies.
You haven’t read your bible.
If you had you would realize you just spouted nonsense.
The promise to Abraham “I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed. Genesis 12:3”. Was made before there was a nation of Israel. That passage is misread and used out of context by many Evangelicals.
Jesus is a Jew, and he is returning to His Holy City, Jerusalem, one of these days. Jesus loves us and He loves His City too. King Louis XIV once had a discussion with the famous 17th century Roman Catholic philosopher and mathematician, Blaise Pascal. The king asked for evidence of the supernatural, and Pascal responded. “The Jews, Your Majesty, the Jews!” I love Jesus and have a special love for the Jews, who live in Israel who is a light to the nations.
DNA says that is not true.
Go ahead and cite the DNA studies which show that Andrew Weismann is a direct lineal descendant of Abraham.
I’ll not be holding my breath waiting for you to do that.
Conversely, there are plenty of DNA studies showing that Jews have spent the last two thousand years interbreeding with Europeans. I linked to one below.
His sources didnt tell him about that
You are deceived. And so is anyone who thinks like you. I know who I am because of my ancestry. So do the Jews. No one, not even the United States State Department stood up for the Jew as they should have during some of their critical hours of need. WW2 and the Jewish dilemma has always interested me. I will posit this: You are a direct decendant of Hitler because I have read books that prove that…lol. You poor soul.
The Nation of Israel has zero to do with the Israelites of the Bible. Nada.
What a coincidence that the contemporary Nation of Israel ended up in the same place! You could almost call it a miracle.
DNA says otherwise, plus the records of lineage go back to Aaron for certain Jews. Anyway luckily PDJT shares none of your traits.
Hey, whoever they are, and wherever they are, they get hounded by bigots. It’s amazing to me that people, some of whom ostensibly have some brains, fall into that so easily. Candace was obvious, and it was always pretty clear that Tucker was just waiting to break out. Tucker has as much cred as Kanye now.
Aren’t they the ones that don’t vote?
John Paul you need to separate your beliefs from facts. Declaratory statements are the hallmarks of ignorance and bigotry.
That declaratory statement is the hallmark of reality and truth.
Here are the “facts” for you.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khazar_hypothesis_of_Ashkenazi_ancestry
“Jews in U.S. are far less religious than Christians and Americans overall”
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2021/05/13/jews-in-u-s-are-far-less-religious-than-christians-and-americans-overall-at-least-by-traditional-measures/
actually, that does not prove your point, Jews are mixed with others, even Ruth was a convert, also ashkenazi Jews are only on type of Jews. This again shows that you dont know who Jews are. Your study also states lineages from the near east and no lineages from north caucasus meaning those jews from north caucuses are like most north caucasus peoples migrants from other lands. Your own study, one of many, actually show that european Jews have a high degree of near east genetics.
Since my point was that modern “Jews’ are mixed with others and are not the pure and unsullied descendants of Abraham and King David who have kept their blood-lines intact across millennia, you have just agreed with my point.
Read it again. It says that 20-50% of Jewish Y chromosome (males) is from outside the Near East, and that 80% of mitochondrial DNA (female) is from Europe and not the near East. I’m sure you are aware that Jewish descent passes through the female side and not the male. QED.
“Jews in U.S. are far less religious than Christians and Americans overall”
“What” Jews in the US? Conservative Jews or Reformed Jews? Hasidic Jews or Orthodox Jews?
“you need to separate your beliefs from facts”
If Christians did that, Israel would never have had a red cent!
The declaratory statements are hallmarks of John Paul’s beliefs. Just because you believe them to be ignorant or bigoted doesn’t make it so.
Its futile, they know what they are doing and they do it intentionally. Their tactic is the same as the medieval blood libels uttered to incite pogroms and murders of Jews. That’s their intention here too, their MO is transparent.
Let’s take a head count of how many Republicans in both houses, including Jim Jordan, who have Israeli flags in their offices on full display.
Let’s take a head count of how many Republicans in both houses, including Jim Jordan, who have Israeli flags prominently displayed in their offices.
They are MIGA.
NOT MAGA!
Huge difference.
When will actual Americans for America realize they’re being played by a hostile foreign power?
“When will actual Americans for America realize they’re being played by a hostile foreign power?”
America plays everybody, everybody plays us, but an ally is an ally, and America protect their allies. It couldn’t be simpler than that, or more obvious that Donald Trump looks at it just like that.
“America plays everybody, everybody plays us, but an ally is an ally, and America protect their allies.”
Except Serbia.
Except Libya.
strong
Carter was an evangelical collectivist.
If you’ve met one collectivist you’ve met them all, with or without religion.
stronger
You don’t have to keep political promises to democracy crusaders w/ plausible deniability.
support
Cruz/Desantis 28, is Cruz/Kasich 16, is McCain/Palin 08.
Uniparty doesn’t care who wins unless it’s a landslide.
I, like everyone here, have my thoughts and opinions about this whole subject. I’m sticking with President Trump on this issue and will 100% support whatever decision he’s ultimately makes because I firmly believe that he will do what’s in my best interest as an American. He’s proven that over and over again, and earned that trust from me.
I am trusting our God Almighty that He is in control and leading President Trump on his final decision. I believe the president will make the right decision as per the guidance of the Holy Spirit🙏🙏🙏
Any way you look at it, our President Trump is a WINNER!
Trump’s the greatest.
even when he was doing all that covid stuff….still think that was a great idea of his?
Trump did not force you to take the death jab, period.
No kings but put your mask on
No kings but I’m firing you for not vaccinating
No kings but we’re shutting your businesses
You remember the truth, right?
Yup.
My body my choice except for the shot goblins then it is not your body.
I remember Trump was the captain of the covid ship and advocated for a lot of that mess. The point being we shouldn’t blindly place our trust in someone that we haven’t known deeply. especially a politician.
If you were placing your trust for medical advice in President Trump’s hands it’s too bad you didn’t know what doctors are.
That wasn’t PDJT’s idea. Once FraudXi was maneuvered into place by Judas Pence, any hope of common sense reigning supreme evaporated. PDJT never once supported a mandate for vaccines.
Give the guy a break. Not everyone knew or understood how evil & duplicitous big gubmint & big pharma were & still are. As demonstrated by the number of people that took that Russian roulette shot, many believed in the benevolence of the institutions.
he was the chief executive, he’s either responsible or he got rolled. But the choice isn’t “it’s not his fault”. he was the boss.
What exactly did he do but give people a choice? The vaxx was made available to those who wanted it and hopefully, they did their own due diligence.
I did mine and concluded, no thank you. The survival rate for C19 was above 99% for those with healthy immune systems.
You were taking medical advice from a builder, TV personality and President? Did President Trump claim to be a doctor?
Tucker might be out over his skis a bit. America supporting Isreal might be the one of the reasons God hasn’t brought judgement on the US. The fact that during the past several years, evil has become the norm in the American society (butchering kids, abortion, trying to make homo perversions normal etc etc) makes one wonder what was happening in Sodom and Gomorrah that isn’t happening in current day America. As far as Israel nurturing the very radical Muslims who don’t think Israel has the right to exist and is behind 90% of global terrorism, it’s in America’s best interest to support Isreal in them destroying the leadership in Iran. Don’t care if the development of nukes is the reason for Israel’s current military offensive or not, wiping out evil is fine with me.
America supporting Isreal might be the one of the reasons God hasn’t brought judgement on the US
Even if that were remotely possible, it’s not your call.
Which commandment is Kill Or Be Killed ?
We know it is not our call. Read the words of Revelation 6:9-11 “9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:
10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
11 And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.” Even so, come, Lord Jesus…
Did you think that the Commandment, “Thou shalt not kill”?, applies to self defense?
The commandment is, “You shall not murder.”
Actually, homosexuality is one of God’s judgements upon a disobedient people. Read Romans chapter 1 verses 18-32. It is obvious to anyone who has had their eyes opened by the Holy Spirit to see these things in our culture.
If homosexuality is a “judgement upon a disobedient people”, is that the same thing as a punishment? If it isn’t, just what are you saying?
doesn’t seem like American society has gotten better since the 1940s..maybe the judgement is slowly being rolled out. Every metric of family and society is worse since 1948.
even if I agree that the bible says “we” are supposed to support Israel it doesn’t say the US govt is supposed to do that.
Christians are supposed to support the people of Israel with prayer. Prayer for protection and prayers for their conversion. There will be a remnant who will be saved but many will not. But God is their defender. If He says He will protect them then they don’t need our military might. The Old Testament is full of Judah making treaties for help with other nations and being punished by God for not trusting Him to protect them.
Oldretiredguy, I knew that was going to trigger some people. Good job! Tucker was definitely a little off base but Cruz completely lost his cool and when he when he did, he completely lost the argument. As a Texas who worked for him in the last election, I didn’t like seeing Cruz exposed that badly but maybe he’ll learn from it. I certainly won’t forget it!
Your comment that supporting Israel might be one of the reasons God hasn’t brought judgement on us is accurate. It could be that, it also could be the millions of followers of Christ in the U.S. praying for our nation. It could be all of that and more. I believe like Cruz that God’s promises in Genesis 12 are promises and are not dependent on the situation with or in Israel. On the other hand, as long as America stays out of direct conflict, I’m all in favor of Israel knocking the leadership of Iran and their obvious nuclear weapon programs into the next century!
Cruz should have called Tucker out for saying he knew nothing. That was insulting. Tucker had to probably Google that information for a gotcha question. It was silly and childish. Have a conversation but don’t act all high and mighty about stupid things like population. I would have commended him on knowing such things and then asked what the population of such and such country is. Because it’s stupid. Anyone can look it up, but most don’t know even if they’ve read it at one point. Most also don’t care.
You make perfect sense. I remember well the past few years watching the Middle East and the Jews and Muslims. Many times Israel was that “light to the nations”. Some day, a large remnant will see that true Light of Jesus Christ. They have been a nation for 77 years now. God is very patient.
“The Lord does not delay in keeping his promise, as some think in terms of delay, but he is patient with you. It is not his wish that any should perish but rather that all should be brought to repentance.” 2 Peter 3:9 NCB
Dead on!
100%
With all due respect no he hasn’t
During his first term he failed to build the wall. that was his biggest issue
Running in 2024 he promised to end foreign wars
Ow he is expanding one
Iran has 92 million people
It is not Iraq
This could bleed ud
S for years and lead to world war three
Remember our government is not our country
The US Constitution is
He has no right to attVk a country that has .of attacked is
Washington would be furious
Please think things through
Hold out leaders to account
That is the wAy it is supposed to be
Not act like a mindless drone
Are you lost? Treepers are not purple haired mindless drones on Blue Sky.
President Trump is cleaning up your party’s mess.
I watched the podcast, and it is honestly hard to support either side. If Tucker didn’t come across so condescending it would have been easier to see his side, and if Sen. Cruz hadn’t resorted to name calling and gross mischaracterizations it would have been easier to see his side.
Tucker does himself no service constantly interrupting. I did appreciate Sen. Cruz calling him on the snide laugh and condescension. That was refreshing.
I strongly support Israel, I think what they are doing is needed for Israel; I also happen to agree that a nuclear Iran led by the crazy mullahs is in no one’s interest. That said, nation building is not in our interest and I believe Trump knows that and isn’t about to get us into another quagmire. Comparing what Israel is doing to what we did are not the same. Israel can’t and won’t stick around to rebuild. We were arrogant enough to think we could.
Reading the timeline is quite disturbing to me because I like Ted Cruz’ positions on many issues, but the highlighted issues in the timeline are antithetical! I do NOT support:
1) Regime Change in Syria was anything but Beneficial to the US or the people of Syria. We move the leader from the wanted list to the new potentate?!
2) The Iraq war was a disastrous mistake fomented by CIA gaslighting of false information!
Why the hell did we then go to Afghanistan?!!!
3) Why Aren’t US Politicians Focused on Fixing America’s Problems? – Because the Military Industrial Complex makes their money only on militarily interfering in other’s affairs.
4) How Much Money Is the US Sending to Israel? Hmmm, are we paying for their technological breakthroughs in science, specifically computing and medicine?
5) Is it Okay That Foreign Governments Spy on America? It’s part of Five Eyes, and no, it should be just as illegal as the CIA spying on US citizens, and we know that never happens.
6) How Much Money Has Cruz Taken From AIPAC? – Perhaps an interesting question if the answer seems out of line.
7) Is the Israel of the Bible the Same as the Current Israeli Government? Do you have evidence that it is not? If so, you don’t know your archeology.
8) How Does Funding Israel Benefit the US? If you were nearly as informed as you accuse Cruz of not being, you would know at least part of the answer. It is of tremendous benefit.
9) What Happens Next in Iran? Hopefully, the Iranian people will instill a leader that they want, but my crystal ball isn’t working.
10) What Really Is an Isolationist? Maybe Jeffrey Sachs, maybe you?
11) Are There Iranian Assassins Trying to Kill Trump? I personally believe that is gaslighting, although there are certainly home grown assassins, two of which failed.
12) Cruz Knows Nothing About Iran and Wants to Destroy It Anyway – What an idiotic claim from a self-righteous, pompous ass!
13) Cruz Refuses to Apologize for Supporting the Disastrous Ukraine/Russia War. That is incredibly troubling, and that is the understatement of this screed. Ukraine is nothing more than a pawn in our proxy war with Russia!
14) Why Does Cruz Think Zelensky Is a Hero? Surely he’s not that uninformed, and hopefully he’s not that bought. Zelensky won the Color Revolution lottery, and was installed by the CIA/USAID and Samantha Power and others.
15) Why Did Cruz Support the Blowing up of Nord Stream? Finally a worthwhile question. Blowing up Nord Stream and sanctions against Russian oil did nothing but move their market to India. Now we have India, a former semi-ally relying on Russian oil. Smart move.
16) Is America the Moral Authority? Certainly not with the current state of government, MIC influence, Deep State, 4th Branch of Government. I’m not necessarily referring to persons, but the endless departments and agencies who are completely out of control and work day and night against American interests.
That was tiring. I can’t imagine how I would feel if I watched the interview!
hmmm…good
Trump knows that and isn’t about to get us into another quagmire.
translation: quagmire dead ahead
If inflation was transitory, then WW3 is also transitory.
regrettable I’m betting on the quagmire..or worse.
You, sir, make some good points 🙂 I hope we have learned that “nation building” is not our area of expertise anymore…
Kipling well said it, ‘The asylums of Calcutta are filled with Englishmen who tried to outhustle the East.”
Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun.
They’re crazy, as is anyone who doesn’t understand a culture yet wants to impress their views upon it.
Cruz is scary
What a clown
Please make an effort to watch (at least) the first half hour of today’s WarRoom with Steve Bannon. Pure fire (and touches on Cruz – Tucker discussion.)
The morning or afternoon show? I wish you had provided a link. Steve and the War Room are heroes! He/they got me through the 2020 Erection!
For others, it’s the evening show today.
I’ve been reading the Bible for over sixty years, and I can’t tell you the scriptural reference for “I will bless those who bless you, and curse those who curse you” speaking to the father of the Jewish people, Abram/Abraham. It’s Genesis 12:3, and repeated to Isaac, and Jacob.
Does Tucker think he’s a better “Christian” because he knows that reference?! Does he NOT think that the nation of Israel is NOT Israel the people? Incredible, and what a terrible debate tactic! He’s as bad as that bag of wind Sean Hannity who interrupts his guest constantly.
The modern nation state called “Israel” has no connection to the “Israel” of the Bible.
I’m sure you’ve heard that in your modernist church or college, but it is demonstrably untrue.
Strange, isn’t it, that they are in the same space? It’s almost like God planned it that way.
You are entitled to your opinion, wrong as it is…
What you prove, is that you have no connection to the Bible.
Go read your toilet paper a.k.a. koran
Wow Steve, another Replacement Theologist! How incredibly disappointing!
Yes, the New Covenant is based on Yeshua’s shed blood. As you state, Catholics are not known for reading their Bibles. That has resulted in some unsubstantiated doctrine, such as Replacement Theology, that claims Israel has been tossed aside by God because they tossed Him aside. You are unaware of the countless times that after they’ve been rebellious, that He was wooed them back when their hearts have changed. If He fails to keep His Word to Israel, He is under no obligation to keep His Word to us! He also states that His Word never changes.
His 2nd Covenant did not do away with the 1st Covenant as the former never offered salvation. Every part of the 1st Covenant other than the annual justification by animal sacrifice is still alive and well. Yeshua is now the one and only sacrifice.
I can attest to the fact that the readings at Catholic Mass are taken from the OT and the NT, including the Gospels and are read at Mass daily on a three year cycle, at the conclusion of which the entire Bible is read aloud.
On Sundays there are two readings plus a responsorial psalm and the Gospel.
On weekdays there is one reading, a responsorial psalm and Gospel.
Correction, not the entire Bible is read but a majority of the Books are read. As Christians significantly more of the NT is read as compared with the OT.
Amen. I am saved by Grace alone, through Faith alone, in CHRIST alone…
P.M. show, apologies. https://rumble.com/v6uzd2x-war-room-with-steve-bannon-pm-edition.html
No war with Iran.
Let’s break down the whole “antisemitism” charge.
For the last sixty years the government of America has shown far greater zeal for defending Israel than it has for defending America. Objecting to that is not “antisemitic”. If the US government was treating some other little country this way – Ireland, or Albania, or Angola – then people would rightfully be angry about it. And they would be allowed to be angry about it without being called “anti-Irish’ or whatever.
There’s a easy solution to all this. The US government simply has to behave as if it values America as much as it values Israel. You wouldn’t think that would be asking for too much. Amazingly, you’d be wrong.
You do realize the Muslims claim descent from Abraham.
i like taquitos, too!
IMO, Israel is no friend to America.
Ukraine being a case in point! Proving that those who support Israel, do it from a misguided religious perspective.
Did Our Lord specify that Ireland, Albania or Angola were the “Apple of His Eye? I must have missed that.
JMO.
Tucker was born into a Mockingbird family.
Tucker was raised in a Mockingbird family.
Tucker was educated as a Mockingbird.
Tucker was employed as a Mockingbird.
Tucker was strategically retired and infiltrated into the MAGA movement as a Mockingbird.
Hmm. Ya think he might be a Mockingbird?
That’s a rhetorical question.
God bless President Trump, his family, his supporters and the USA …… and have no mercy on his detractors and enemies.
“In this somewhat adversarial interview, Tucker Carlson confronts Senator Cruz about his support for Israel, against the backdrop of the current Israeli zero-sum conflict with Iran.”
I don’t see this as necessarily zero-sum. Both sides could end up losing more than they gain as is common in war.
Or both Israel and the Iranian people could both net gain.
Tucker asked Senator Cruz questions he could not answer. Cruz was smarmy. If you are going to quote the Bible as your defense you better have the reference. Tucker made a few jabs but overall I did not find anything wrong with Tuckers ‘line of questioning.
Nobody should ever trust Tucker again, though. He is a liar and a fraud.
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2025/06/18/tucker-carlson-debates-senator-ted-cruz-on-israel-and-foreign-policy/#comment-11874979
Cruz is hardly a consistent truth teller. One could just as credibly call Cruz a liar and a fraud as you have labeled Carlson.
I agree. Tucker’s questions were fair and completely inbounds. Cruz was ill prepared to answer his questions and then tried to blame Tucker for asking tough but fair questions. Tucker was right to point out that Israel does lobby the US for policy positions favorable to Israel. He was also right to point out that sometimes the policy positions that Israel wants the US to take aren’t necessarily in the best interests of the US……once you have stooped to the level of accusing someone of being antisemitism because you don’t like the questions they ask you have lost the argument. All Tucker did was reveal the RINO-Deep State position of Senator Cruz and his inability to consider other opinions as having some merit.
https://x.com/Peoples_Pundit/status/1935391643429216630#m
CCV,
Agreed! However I have always thought Cruz smarmy, always!
Such a shame really because he is a smart dude Constitutionally, but sadly way to smarmy for me!
Never trusted him, likely never will.
Same goes for Tucker, no trust there either. I have listened to many of his interviews, mostly b/c I wanted to hear from who he was interviewing, not what Tucker had to say.
Maybe I have become the ultimate cynic?!
I did like him at one time but the smarm came thru loud and clear even before he ran for President. By that time the pious I’m-the-mostest-Christianest-Christian-you’ll-ever-see vibes was an absolute turn off.
Then of course there’s the nasty things he said about J6ers. He never apologized and for that I cease wanting to hear anything he has to say.
The religious side of this argument is very significant. I won’t go into details in my own words, but Chris Jackson introduces them in his blog today for sincere evangelical Christians (and poorly informed Catholics) who may not be familiar with the traditional Catholic viewpoint: https://bigmodernism.substack.com/p/when-bad-theology-starts-a-war-ted?
“Israel Is Not the Church. Iran Is Not Amalek.”
In other words, stop misusing God’s word. Christians needs to start reading the bible. Many evangelicals seems to have forgotten that Israel rejected Messiah. While there will be a returning it has not happened yet.
“Christians need to start reading their Bibles…”
Truer words never spoken! I am absolutely horrified at the number of people in my Evangelical Church who do not open their Bible, do not study history, and watch Fox News all day everyday and then complain about their leftist friends being brainwashed and ignorant! 🙄
Jesus died as a Jew, IIRC.
Where did I say Jesus is not a Jew? How does “Israel rejected Messiah” translate to Jesus not being a Jew?
Many who quote Genesis 12:3 out of context neglect to consider what Paul and Peter say about who are God’s chosen people (the elect).
Well they aren’t the Jews of today’s Israel. Most of them are European.
refugees and migrants with blood and cultural ties to the holy land.. Not everyone in europe origninally came from europe.
Chris Jackson only begins to address the issue for sincere Protestants and Catholics who may not be familiar with the traditional Catholic viewpoint:
https://bigmodernism.substack.com/p/when-bad-theology-starts-a-war-ted?
For the sake of CTH readers who would like to become more familiar with the doctrinal foundations of this issue, I also would like to suggest they read this article by Kevin Madigan (Winn Professor of Ecclesiastical History at the Harvard Divinity School):
https://mosaicmagazine.com/response/israel-zionism/2019/09/can-traditionalist-catholics-really-accept-catholic-zionism/
which refers to a prior article about “Catholic Zionism”
https://mosaicmagazine.com/essay/israel-zionism/2019/09/the-new-catholic-zionism/
Herein you will begin to recognize that the modern Catholic Church is divided on the details pertaining to Jews as a people and Israel as a nation.
The Vatican Council II Dogmatic Constitution Nostra Aetate, formally titled “Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions,” is believed by some Catholics to contain errors insofar as it blurs the distinction between the old and new covenants, and it also promotes “indifferentism” and even modernism, which have been condemned by previous popes (who also happen to be saints).
https://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_decl_19651028_nostra-aetate_en.html
I provide these documents for a greater understanding on both sides, and I am not advocating for either side in this post.
You think that someone out of the HARVARD Divinity School should be trusted? Bob Jones University in Greenville SC would be a light year’s better source.
1:34:51 Cruz Refuses to Apologize for Supporting the Disastrous Ukraine/Russia War
1:46:55 Why Does Cruz Think Zelensky Is a Hero?
1:47:44 Why Did Cruz Support the Blowing up of Nord Stream?
Based on the three above topics, Cruz is worthless.
IMHO.
I don’t want him to ever be President of the USA, I do not want him to any longer be a US Senator, I don’t want his grubby mitts to be anywhere near the levers of power.
Oh, but haven’t you heard? Putin “kills people”.
How many people has Zelensky gotten killed? Go looking for an answer online and you’ll come up empty.
You may want to listen to the interview then reread my post. Spoiler alert!!! The quotation marks should be a clue…
Who Z kills doesn’t count. It was done with the permission of the global IC
This is Tucker “Qatarson” on President Donald J. Trump:
“We are very, very close to being able to ignore Trump most nights,” he wrote in a text sent on January 4, 2021, only two days before the events of January 6, when Trump supporters attempted to prevent lawmakers from certifying a fraudulent and/or stolen election.
He continued: “I truly can’t wait.” “I hate him passionately,” he added. “That’s the last four years. We’re all pretending we’ve got a lot to show for it, because admitting what a disaster it’s been is too tough to digest. But come on. There isn’t really an upside to Trump.”
This is not 2001, not even 2010–this is him texting in 2021!
This is also Tucker on Iran:
https://x.com/eyakoby/status/1934248476969243053
Tucker is a duplicitous, lying SOB.
Qatar is one of our closest allies in the Middle East. Closer than Israel in many respects. We have a huge military base in Qatar and have a big economic connection to them. Trump was just there recently and praising them.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Udeid_Air_Base
This is about Tucker, who is a liar and a fraud, and not about Qatar.
No, Qatar is not closer than Israel. Zero technology and cultural ties.
https://x.com/JackPosobiec/status/1935432666670649606#m
and yet they harbored and funded USA declared enemies and terrorists. Trump praises a lot of folks he later craps on. If we had a base in gaza it could be permanent and subject to no other nation and would be a fantastic central strategic location. Trump sees those things as America First.
This interview today is on fire, es FUEGO! Cruz sounds like an complete idiot. Tucker destroyed him.
It’s REALLY obvious that Cruz employs tons of dishonest logical fallacies and intentionally misleading debate techniques.
Seeing that in the open is very discrediting. Calling Tucker an anti-semite was the icing on the cake.
What a CLOWN! He was fully exposed today showing off his inner war pig.
I used to like him even. Maybe it’s just me, but I feel like this might have ended his political career. It’s worth watching either way.
I don’t know, Cruz is so slimy, he crawls back under a rock until people forget.
I really thought after the primaries and the convention in 2016 his career would be over….but no, still around.
Cruz:
“iran is currently trying to assassinate Trump but we don’t need to worry about it because they are incompetent”
Also Cruz:
“We do however need to worry about Iran being competent enough to make a nuke, eventually.”
He is arguing that they are competent enough to make a nuke, one day, but not competent enough to have trained and deployed the lone gunman sleeper cell assassins they have already deployed today.
What type of autistic invalid savants are they raising over there? Is Iran full of a bunch of Steven Hawking level intellect nuke engineers confined to wheel chairs who can’t manage to fire a simple rifle but CAN engineer a complex nuke?
NEW — President Trump says Tucker Carlson called him and apologized:
“Tucker’s a nice guy. He called and apologized…because he thought he said things that were a little bit too strong.”
“If they think that it’s okay for Iran to have a nuclear weapon, then they should oppose me — but nobody thinks it’s okay!”
“I don’t wanna fight either! I’m not looking to fight!” https://x.com/townhallcom/status/1935419082733490666
That puts the Cruz interview in a better perspective now.
Cruz 1
Carlson 0
I don’t think cruz has indicated he is MAGA. But he has been supporting Trump more than I thought.
tucker is definitely NOT MAGA. He is an opportunist, not so truthful, smug, egotistical “interviewer” who has a diminishing follower count.
This interview reveals more about tucker than cruz to me. I found it offensive. I also find tucker’s melt down offensive as well as Steve Bannon, Jack Posobeic, Charlie Kirk.
I think I have over rated their motives and agenda. MAGA types are followers of those mentioned above and more. But this events are bringing some crazies out with lots bad stuff.
Thank you for posting the interview.
Tucker did more to get Trump elected than anybody except Musk and Rogan. And he has one of the biggest podcasts in the country and gets the most important guests to appear on it.
Steve Bannon went to jail for Trump and for us. You’d think that would get him some cred around here.
Musk and Rogan didn’t do shit compared to us.
Remind me again exactly what it was you did?
Ticket lost his platform at Fox News on principle, being anti war when Australia. Neo on Murdoch was of the invite the world, invade the world gang
Tucker is a man of great courage who cares to go against the grain
Ruz just wants to appeased his donors and I’m beginning to think that Trump has fallen victim to the same weakness
he is a talking head who rarely informed me of something I didnt know already and certainly I wouldnt need to go to him for form opinions or conclusions.
He may abide by his principle, but it’s the Chamberlain principle of appeasement and isolationism. It may indeed take courage – but it’s also stupid.
He’s been Loomered. You never want to be Loomered.
Better to be “Loomered” than “Fruit of the Loomered”!
Again, Qatar is a big US ally. Bigger than Israel in many respects. Trump is taking money from Qatar.
And Ted Cruz is taking hundreds of thousands of dollars from AIPAC .. who for some reason don’t need to file any FARA forms.
Why would AIPAC need to file FARA forms? They aren’t employed by Israel, they are Americans advocating the benefit of the US – Israel relationship.
But alas, followers of the Madman Muhamad can’t be expected to have intellect greater than their animus. Go cuddle with your goat, fake Christian.
Posted earlier, but better posted here:
https://x.com/JackPosobiec/status/1935432666670649606#m
Who, here, hasn’t forgotten about someone depositing hundreds of thousands of dollars into their account? Let’s not judge someone who simply … forgot!
Watched the earlier short clip but not wading into the swamp water of Cruz or Tucker. Personally, if people would make as much effort to trust President Trump and not try to out think him, it would be so much easier for all involved. Truth is, I don’t like killing but i also don’t like the prospects of being killed by blood thirsty leaders, not even the ones we have here.
Tucker became unhinged that Cruz was certain Iranians were in the US trying to take out Trump but Cruz wasn’t calling for milutary action against Iran because– the Iranians just aren’t very good hit men!!
I looked at those documents. I see nothing about Tucker being paid “hundreds of thousands of dollars” in them.
And again, Trump himself is a big friend of Qatar.
Indeed, see the posobiec tweet I posted above.
Not that it matters here, where it echoes for days.
a big “friend” for now, as long as qatar tows the line.
Whilst i don’t know what he was paid, perhsps you should reread what the ’recipient’ answered yes to
seconded.
Ted Cruz
is full of
green eggs
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Does that mean he has gas due to indigestion?
Intake of too much air
😤-bloWviate$ just as much
I have seen a real deterioration in Tucker Carlson’s thinking over the past 3 month’s or more.
I’m no longer buying whatever it is he’s selling.
Ted Cruz has never captured my attention.
So, I guess I’m going shopping for new ikons to…. oh wait, I never had any of those. 🤔
I polked around different time stamps to see if there was any listening. NOPE. Talk talk talk talk. NO LISTENING! What’s the point?
Steve Bannon – We started the war against England not knowing, even doubting if we could finish it. We hoped and prayed that France would come to our aid, and only after a very delayed win by Washington near Princeton if I remember correctly (may not), that France decided we were worth the gamble.
Actually it was Saratoga
Correct. The outcome of the Battle of Saratoga helped Benjamin Franklin and members of the French court to convince Louis XVI to come the aid of the American colonists. As an aside, Horatio Gates took credit for the defeat of John Burgoyne’s forces while shoving aside the true hero of Saratoga… Benedict Arnold.
I like Senator Cruz and I have always thought he is a well reasoned and thoughtful individual. Driven to achieve something…yes, political opportunist…..probably but overall I have always thought well of him. However, in this interview Cruz shows that he is completely unprepared to answer any questions Carlson poses in any logical or well reasoned way. Reasonable people can disagree about Tucker carlsons questioning techniques or even where he might stand on current issue but what you can’t dismiss is that for the most part he was calm, collected, thoughtful and asking fair questions. You don’t have to like the questions but for the most part they are fair questions. Senator Cruz exposed himself for the deep state RINO lackey that he is and he did it all on his own.
Would this be a bad time to remind President Trump that the ADL is a Jewish terrorist organization that was formed to prevent justice for a jewish pedophile who raped and murdered a white girl? And instead due to the ADL a black man was lynched? RIP, Mary Phagan.
Where’s your link Professor? I notice you NEVER provide a link or other proof.
I voted Trump 3xs….
I trust his judgements
I stand w/ his decisions
I pray for Trump and 🇺🇲
And I pray for the peace of Jerusalem
For another perspective from a libertarian website:
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/watch-highlights-tucker-mercilessly-excoriating-chickenhawk-ted-cruz
I think it’s good to hear multiple perspectives.
I haven’t liked Cruz ever since he tried to run for president. But on many of the issues he faces in the Senate, he’s not half bad. Not all, not most, but many. So he’s become tolerable.
As for Tucker, he’s losing it badly. He should have stuck to journalism. He was good at it. But now that he’s become an “influencer” pundit, he sucks. His personality has become horrendous. He’s very hard to watch these days.
I’d say you have not watched him much if that’s your opinion. Some of the best political interviews out there are being done by Tucker. Check out his recent interview with Jeffery Sachs.
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Are we as a country able to learn from history? Especially our own recent history? I’m starting to think the answer is no.
Ever since Islam began 1400 years ago they have been killing Jews Christians and the rest if they did not convert to islam. What part of 40 years of Iranian mullahs promising to nuclear bomb Israel as soon as they have a bomb, do people not understand?
I honestly can’t believe how militantly adversarial people within the supposed MAGA coalition have become, against each other, against even Trump. Who benefits? Not MAGA. Not America.
We need to learn to agree to disagree, even about huge issues like maybe the next war. When some of us go off half cocked (or full cocked, “Musk-like” off the rails), we need to learn that shooting our own wounded is not constructive.
Who benefits?
I disagree with Tucker and many on this thread about the threat that Iran presents. I believe it’s both strategic and existential for America. Islam itself, is a militant-nationalist threat to the American republic. Iran is Islam craziness on steroids.
The real question which MAGA folks need to decide amongst themselves is, what IS America’s vital interests? How do we define that? Is a defense of Asia in our interests, versus a hostile, China-captured Asia? Europe? Israel or the Middle East in general? Is America’s vital interests defined as threats at water’s edge of our continental sized “Island Nation”? Forget Guam and Hawaii?
Tucker simple said, in effect, “No, Iran is not a threat. No, Iran is no where near building a nuclear bomb. That’s CIA and Mossad misinformation.” What I’ve never heard Tucker state, is exactly WHERE America’s national interest begin or end, in regards to America’s border. “NO NO NO WAR!! NO WAR EVER!” is an easy, even flippant answer. It’s just not a mature answer.
Trump’s questions and answers need to be mature. He’s doing a terrific job of walking a fine line. I don’t think America should be out front in this war with Iran, leading it, nor should we walk away. It’s a “world” responsibility, and no, America’s vital interests DO NOT include “protecting a free-loading world”. THAT is not America first.
I support the President, and pray for him, and am at peace with either decision he makes, to go to war with Iran (and/or allied belligerents), or to seek peace a little longer. I’m not angry for Israel’s leaders, eithe, for deciding to attack Iran, whether with or without Trump’s endorsement or consent. They are morally responsible for THEIR OWN country’s interests, and whatever Iran represents to America, Iran IS DEFINITELY an existential threat to the state and people of Israel.
Iran is not an existential threat to America. Even if they got nukes they would not be that. Islam is not a threat to the American republic. The deadliest threat we face comes from within.
very short-sighted.
And, you never answered the question, who or what IS an existential threat to the American republic. Stating that it’s internal is not answering that question, but ignoring it. Without defining America’s existential, EXTERNAL threats, threats that might justify war, you’re irrelevant to the discussion.
It’s always a luxury to criticize other opinions, while never stating your own. It’s a wonderful way to ignore the logical consequences of your opinions, or actions.
By definition an “existential threat to the American republic” is something or someone who can end that American republic. Iran or Islam is not that threat because they lack the power to do that.
The countries which pose a actual ‘existential threat’ are the ones with sophisticated WMD programs. That means China, Russia, France, Britain, Israel. Possibly India and Pakistan.
I judge that to be a remote possibility though. There really is no external threat facing us which would justify war. The much more imminent ‘existential threat to the American republic’ comes from within, from our own deep state. From the apparatus of empire. From the MIC.
Islam is a threat to everything not Islam. Israel is a threat to everything not Israel.
The reason the World hates US is the CIA has gone around the Globe shaking folks down and liquidating their Government whenever they get a mind to.
As soon as we get this web of shit untangled the rest of the people on the Planet can exhale a collective sigh of relief.
actually, on the transparently open historical face of it that is an outright lie.
No offense, but apparently George and Ringo were the wisest half.
George was the better guitarist.
Kudlow interviewing Sen Cruz tonight. His case for holding Iran accountable checks most of the blocks.
He mentioned that Iran has been developing ICBMs – not a threat to Israel but to the US. He then went on to argue that there is a real case Iran would launch and detonate a nuc over LA or NYC.
At that very moment, I had to pause and ponder whether he had lost the argument. JUST KIDDING – DARK HUMOR!
I watched this and started wondering when Ted Cruz realized this was an antagonistic interview and Tucker was just out to twist every thing he said. I am not renewing my subscription to TCN.
Psalm 122
I was glad when they said to me,
“Let us go into the house of the Lord.”
Our feet have been standing
Within your gates, O Jerusalem!
Jerusalem is built
As a city that is compact together,
Where the tribes go up,
The tribes of the Lord,
To the Testimony of Israel,
To give thanks to the name of the Lord.
For thrones are set there for judgment,
The thrones of the house of David.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
“May they prosper who love you.
Peace be within your walls,
Prosperity within your palaces.”
For the sake of my brethren and companions,
I will now say, “Peace be within you.”
Because of the house of the Lord our God
I will seek your good.
IRAN CAN NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON!
There are people working today to bring about the appearance and reign in the world of the actual, physical Antichrist.
Iran’s gunnin’ for the big bang?
Not-a-chance!
No tin-hat tyrant gets to monkey with atomic juice!
this is a red, white, and blue line in the sand! 💣🚫🇺🇸
Iran/Israel conflict. Who controls both sides? One Ancient Entity. We will soon see the shocking answer, I believe,
Thank you for posting this Sundance. I learned a lot about why the American people have so many ongoing problems that are never solved.
In all their back & forth repartee, Heckle and Jeckle didn’t address the two most central questions about this war.
Question #1: Could Israel with America’s military help remove Iran’s current ability to produce and deploy a nuclear weapon, and delay Iran from acquiring and deploying a nuclear weapon in the future?
Question #2: Could Israel with America’s military help effect a regime change in Iran with the effect that the mullah theologians and their minions are no longer in charge?
The answer to Question #1 is ‘possibly, if everything goes right‘. The answer to Question #2 is that effecting a regime change in Iran is a bridge way too far and would have the unintended consequence of enmeshing America in yet another endless Mideast war.
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Tucker is not doing an interview.
He is attempting to win and elevate himself in a debate against one of the (whether you agree with him on any particular point and whether he’s bullshitting or not) smartest men and best debaters in Congress.
I don’t know what’s going on with Tucker lately but it seems as if he’s having a feeling of not being important.
I got the same sense — strongly — in his recent interview with Pavlov Durov. Some kind of ego thing going on (any psychs here?). I can’t tell if he’s having inferiority or irrelevancy issues, or maybe it’s a perceived narcissistic injury since he so importantly won an interview with Putin.
Or maybe it’s the long podcast format, different from the hour show on Fox that I used to really enjoy… instead of a short editorial, and real interview, Tucker is trying to do the “intellectuals having a conversation” format that he’s not intelletually qualified to do.
But it’s something, and he’s beome extremely annoying.
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(By the way, Cruz was pretty awful too and did a lot of ignorant bullshitting, when the whateverthiswas turned to the subject of Ukraine. Just to be clear, but Tucker is ostensibly the media talent.)
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Thinking a little more about this. Significant signs of debating incompetence: ad hominems and continual hyperbolic statements.
This is too bad, because for every point that might have been enlightening to someone listening and trying to learn what was going on, there was nonfactual and misleading crap.
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This is not Tucker’s best work. Cruz is Cruz, he’s a bright guy and better than most Republican senators.
Tucker was rude interrupting repeatedly. You can make your points with our sounding like F Chuck Todd or Margaret Brennan.
Iran has been a pain in our side for 45 years. The theocracy is repressive to its own people. They are the number one terrorist nation in the region. They supply weapons and assistance to any group that opposes Israel or US presence in the region. They’ve killed numerous Americans and are believed to have operatives in America now. For these, and many more, reasons a case can be made for Trump to destroy what remains of Iran’s nuclear capabilities. I would support this action if he was able to limit his response to bunker busting only. But if he is swayed by others to support regime change I would have to draw the proverbial line in the sand. Any goal other than denial of nuclear capability would require boots on the ground and inevitably casualties followed by a protracted ground campaign. Did we not learn anything from Afghanistan, Iraq, and Vietnam? The Israelis bomb Gaza incessantly yet Hamas goes on as new leaders emerge. Victory requires occupation. Occupation is costly. Trump has said all he wants is a non-nuclear Iran. Let’s see if he can thread the needle.
Shutting down conflict only becomes of manifest importance when Israel is attacking its adversaries, not when they attack Israel.
With reference to the Israel – Iran war, is it not following, almost to the letter, the proposed actions outlined in a 2009 treatise by a U.S. ‘think tank’?
Or am I misreading & misunderstanding that proposal for regime change and ultimate subjugation of that area by the USA – the eventual control by the United States Empire?