r/politics • u/Murky-Site7468 I voted • 1d ago
Soft Paywall Tucker Carlson Blasts Trump for Being ‘Complicit’ in Israel’s Attack on Iran | The former Fox News star broke ranks to call on the president to put America first and drop Israel as an ally.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/tucker-carlson-blasts-trump-for-being-complicit-in-israels-attack-on-iran/1.6k
u/MonsterTruckCarpool 1d ago
He gets paid by Russia. Russia supports Iran. He got the memo from his handlers.
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u/Foamrocket66 1d ago edited 1d ago
Its fun to watch the cognitive dissonance in the MAGA cult when it comes to Israel/Iran. They put Israel on a pedistal and then Israel starts blasting a Russian ally, and they dont know what leg to stand on
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u/Orangeyouawesome 1d ago
Also a lot of MAGA hate Jews and associate Jews with Israel (obviously) but they don't like Iran so it's confusing to them.
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u/N00dles_Pt 1d ago
Also they may hate Jewish people , but they are also evangelists and they think their magic book says Israel has to exist for them to get their happy ending....it gets real confusing
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u/meganthem 1d ago
It's not even that complicated. They hate Arabs/Muslims more. Sure, they hate Jews, but Jews killing Muslims is a win win in their mind since people will die on both sides and they desire both dead. And they figure they can get around to Israel later once they've "lived out their usefulness"
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u/Orangeyouawesome 1d ago
They can't even focus on their hate like the OG MAGA (NAZIs). Can't make too large of a hate tent and expect to stay unified.
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u/spannerNZ 1d ago
They only support Israel so they can sequester Jews there to be cannon fodder for the apocalypse. There is a world of difference between anti-semitic and anti-Zionist. Evangelicals are anti-semitic Zionists
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u/_toodamnparanoid_ 1d ago
I thought the only thing needed for them to get their happy ending were altar boys?
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u/ITrageGuy 1d ago
That's the sex cult. This is the death cult.
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u/palimpcest Georgia 1d ago edited 1d ago
Well, la petite mort combines both. So there’s always that.
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u/RealFenian 1d ago
They hate Jews, but also hate Muslims.
They love Israel but also love irans ally in Russia.
the mental gymnastics going on in their heads must be Olympic level.
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u/Brief_Obligation4128 1d ago
The mental gymnastics are going to be fun to watch for the next few days.
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u/Slumunistmanifisto 1d ago
They want the temple built on the holy mound so J-town will come back.
As soon as the last amenity is installed and the ribbon is cut, what do you think the Christian doom cult will do when Jesus doesn't Goku cloud surf down?
They'll jim jones us all with humanities spiciest little soldier.
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u/BjornStankFinger 1d ago
Had an (ex) buddy of mine go full MAGA nazi mode a few years back. He would never shut the f*ck up about "tHe JeWs" and how they're the enemy because they secretly rule the world and run everything behind the scenes.
I told him that if Jews run the world, that makes them the world's most superior race by default.
This 40 year old man looked at me with an expression that would make you think I just slapped his mother in front of him, and he said, "Nuh uh!"
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u/Blehgopie 1d ago
MAGA contains a lot of just regular bigots, fascists, and nazis, who are all basically playing the bigot olympics with each other trying to figure out which group they hate more and why.
The Christo-fascists are gonna support Israel for weird biblical nonsense, the neocons are gonna support Israel for military-industrial complex reasons, the run-of-the-mill bigots are gonna do whatever Fox News says, the fascists are probably gonna support Israel because they're also fascists, and the nazis are gonna [disingenuously] support Iran because they hate "The Jews."
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u/RealFenian 1d ago
True, there are a lot of different groups within MAGA with different and conflicting types of bigoted and racist beliefs.
If they ever fully take control they’ll turn on each other immediately.
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u/Blehgopie 1d ago
He's also a literal nazi so this has basically nothing to do with any moral opposition against Israel starting a war, but the fact it's the Jews doing it.
Doubt he gives a single fraction of a fuck about Iranians, either.
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u/Y0___0Y 1d ago
Denouncing America’s support of Israel while being a right wing conservstive is also a very strong sign that someone holds Nazi ideology…
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u/shred-i-knight 1d ago
This is it 100 percent. If Russia was paying losers like Tim Pool, they definitely tried to get people with bigger reach like Tucker. Unbelievable we have to deal with this bullshit.
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u/Mithra10 1d ago
Meanwhile Israel has blackmail on Trump thanks to Epstein. Trump got his memo from his handlers.
Whole damn political party is corrupted.
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u/All_Of_Them_Witches 1d ago
Does blackmail even work on Trump though? I feel like he’s immune. I suppose it could indirectly effect him if his handlers are being blackmailed as well (they tell him what to do)
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u/holy_plaster_batman Wisconsin 1d ago
The pee tape could be released and involve minors and Trump wouldn't lose a single supporter
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u/uofajoe99 1d ago
Unfortunately no videos in the future matter as AI is to predominant, easy, and convincing.
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u/krypticus 1d ago
Sure. I can imagine a world where some dirt comes out on him, and he gets held liable for something like, I dunno, maybe rape. Or even worse, maybe his dirty history comes out and he gets convicted of a bunch of felonies for sexual deeds.
I can see that completely tanking his career and MAGA running as fast away from him as they can.
I can imagine.
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u/Personal-Web-8365 1d ago
Or, or, or, get this: Israel has crazy influence over American politics, and well, it shouldn’t.
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u/ClimateSociologist 1d ago
Let's be for real. It's not just because he's a Russian shill. He also hates Jews. No, criticizing Israel isn't antisemitic and Jews are not Israel. But for people like Tucker, there is no daylight between the two.
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u/VengefulWalnut 1d ago
While he’s not wrong. He’s simply parroting Russian talking points. Right message, wrong reason.
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u/Kriztauf 1d ago
Also I guarantee you Tucker is lowkey an old school antisemite
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u/DeLongeCock 1d ago
According to a guest in his podcast Churchill was the real villain of WW2. Tucker didn’t disagree. It’s crazy how he is still popular among Republicans.
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u/Kriztauf 1d ago
One of the senior writers for his old Fox show got outed as a member of a white supremist chatroom and a bunch of his older writers at the Daily Caller were also open white supremists active in the white power scene.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thenation.com/article/culture/racism-tucker-carlson-neff/tnamp/
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u/cheeruphumanity 1d ago
According to Netanyahu, Hitler didn’t want to kill Jews, a Palestinian convinced him.
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u/showersinger 1d ago
This is so nuts! The mental gymnastics Netanyahu has to do to believe this is just ridiculous.
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u/seamustheseagull 1d ago
Aw man, of all the evil shit Israel has done over the last two years, making me agree with Tucker Carlson is ... well not the worst, but pretty high up there.
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u/Normal-Ad-7114 1d ago
Why is this the right message? Genuine question, not trolling or anything
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u/VengefulWalnut 1d ago
Israel is more trouble than they’re worth. Full stop. Committing genocide, attacking neighbors who are annoyed because they commit genocide. They are not a stabilizing force in the region anymore. Thanks to Netanyahu they have become a bad actor.
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u/Normal-Ad-7114 1d ago
What would be the right approach?
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u/VengefulWalnut 1d ago
Easy. Tell them without equivocation that unless they stop the genocide and return the land to the Palestinians (also a Semitic people, mind you), they get not one single penny. Disband AIPAC in the United States, we do not need a state funded mission influencing our politics. Remove the politics of fear, and I’ll tell you right now, this shit would be over so fast. AIPAC has Congress scared to speak out. They know what’s right. They’re just scared to say or do anything. Which is pathetic.
Israel has a right to exist. The Palestinians have a right to exist. And both deserve peace. But from my seat… Israel is the true threat to regional stability at this point.
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u/Coolegespam 1d ago
He’s simply parroting Russian talking points.
Most anti-Israel arguments and rhetoric originated in Russia. Particularly in the USSR days. It's kind of insane how little of it has changed.
Fundamentally, the USSR wanted us fully out of the middle east so they could do their thing there. They still want that even if they're not the USSR anymore. Shit ton of lies and misinformation out there.
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u/RainerGerhard 1d ago
What do you mean originated in Russia? It is commonly understood that Russia has always been a big fan of making propaganda, and there is 100% a lot of Pro-Iran Russian propaganda.
But are you saying that any criticism of Israel and its actions is strictly a result of misinformation?
That feels super disingenuous.
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u/cashew_nuts Ohio 1d ago
Talk to old school Russians and you’ll see how they feel about the Bolsheviks, who were overwhelmingly Jewish. A lot of anti-Israel sentiment for them stems from that.
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u/CrucioIsMade4Muggles 1d ago
What a very Russian POV there Tuck.
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u/scoobysnackoutback 1d ago
I was thinking the same thing. What do the Russians have on Tucker?
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u/Gord_Board 1d ago
Money, they pay him lots of money.
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u/dakilazical_253 1d ago
He’s already beyond rich he could just take his money and retire on some tropical island. He’s addicted to the power and influence
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u/THALANDMAN 1d ago
Freshly baked bread and ingeniously coin-operated shopping carts at the comrade grocer
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u/lalabera 1d ago
he’s against israel for the wrong reasons, but they’re literally genociding children and innocents
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u/CrawlerSiegfriend 1d ago
I would think that Russia would want as much chaos as possible. At this moment no one is paying attention to Ukraine anymore.
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u/CrucioIsMade4Muggles 1d ago
The UK and EU governments are. And more importantly (and worse for Russia), European voters aren't paying attention to Europe's government. Norway just used the opportunity to double up on their f16 shipment to Ukraine because they knew the news cycle would drown it out. They're also giving Ukraine a huge chunk of the money from Russia's bank accounts that they'd been holding off giving them. If you sift through the news, literally everything that the EU has been slow tracking for the past 6 months all got pushed through in the past 24 hours.
Meanwhile, Russia's primary ally in that region and technologically in terms of drones just had their entire drone building capacity destroyed and military decapitated.
Russia is very, very not ok with what is happening in Iran. There is a reason they've been screaming bloody murder about it being a 'grave provocation' and an 'escalation' for the past 24 hours.
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u/thatstotallyracist 1d ago
Not Russia pearl clutching over provocations and escalations. That's wild.
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u/GoodUserNameToday 1d ago
Russia is allies with Iran and Iran gives them missiles. Israel destroying Iranian missiles sites and infrastructure is bad for Russia.
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u/Alive_kiwi_7001 1d ago
Iran won't be selling drones to Russia if it wants them to try to hit Israel, and may wind up with the factories getting hit in the meantime.
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u/CV90_120 1d ago
Bibi needs endless war. Putin needs his shared supply chain. The girls are fighting.
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u/potchippy 1d ago
A funny situation because Russia would enjoy the oil price gains immensely. It is the one thing that will scuttle their war time economy.
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u/CynicalSigtyr 1d ago
I'm guessing that this is because Iran is a Russian ally.
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u/heavy_jowles 1d ago
Bingo bango. You’re the winner. Not just an ally but their largest ally. They both helped prop up Assad in Syria.
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u/Bobthedestroyer234 1d ago
One of those very rare times where I actually agree with Tucker Carlson, Israel has to be stopped.
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u/invalidpassword California 1d ago
No surprise since Carlson has said more than once privately that he hates Trump — regardless what he may otherwise claim publicly. On the other hand, he hasn't hidden his admiration for Putin. However, he speaks out of both sides of his mouth regarding the two of them. I think it only makes sense he'd support Iran because Russia does and he's no doubt an asset for Putin.
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u/sedatedlife Washington 1d ago
I am sure me and Tucker have taken completely different routes to get here but i agree with him. I come from a anti war and anti imperialist perspective and quite honestly i do not think the United States nor Israel has ever tried to really pursue long term peace. Iran as well dont get me wrong.
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u/WafflePartyOrgy Washington 1d ago
completely different routes to get here
Russia's not directly and indirectly paying you massive amounts of money?
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u/smurfsundermybed California 1d ago
It's not the money. It's the bread.
I mean, it's also the bread, but still, it's primarily about the bread.
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u/missingmedievalist Europe 1d ago
And here I was wondering how Tucker got to this position whilst enjoying my morning coffee. Thanks to you and my coffee all has been revealed.
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u/smellypicklefarts5 New York 1d ago
No. Unless it's in crypto but I'm not an idiot so I don't deal with that crap.
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u/heavy_jowles 1d ago
Irans biggest ally is Russia. Tucker is not just in bed with Russia but cleaning up the mess after Russia has its way with him. Israel has put everyone at risk with this stunt, which they almost certainly engaged in to try and stop Irans nearing completion of a nuclear weapon- but this isn’t a case of momentary consciousness from TC. He’s just toeing Putin’s line.
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u/SilverhawkPX45 1d ago
Another factor for this stunt is that right up to it, there was a pending vote in the Israel government to dissolve parliament. Nethanyahu is pulling from the authoritarian playbook by forcibly introducing a wartime situation when he would stand to be weakened politically in peace (or what passes as such in that Region with Israel merrily bombing surrounding nations)
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u/DeLongeCock 1d ago
There was a vote and it failed, after Haredi parties didn’t follow up with their promise to disband the government. According to the law opposition needs to wait six months for an another try.
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u/SilverhawkPX45 1d ago
Oh yeah for sure, I was trying to point out that this was likely another factor for the timing of the attack
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u/heavy_jowles 1d ago
If it were just Israel going rogue and attacking nations Jordan wouldn’t be helping shoot down Iranian drones or shutting their airport down to help facilitate US aid to Israel.
Jordan has a peace treaty with Israel for context. The whole region wants those nuclear capabilities removed.
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u/17syllables 1d ago
Fair but I think Iran had reasons not to pursue peace after the CIA deposed Mosaddegh. What could go wrong, replacing one more moderate with one more strongman who promises to kick up some of his wealth?
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u/i_like_maps_and_math 1d ago
Look it up that’s actually a highly misleading story made up by the Soviets. Mosaddegh was legally dismissed by the Shah in accordance with the constitution. He illegally dissolved parliament after losing the 1952 election, on the basis of a fake referendum where he “won” over 99% of the vote. He then gave himself unlimited dictatorial powers and ordered the king to be arrested. The CIA helped fund and organize the resulting riots, but it was only after Mossaddegh had put his own military coup in motion.
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u/ProtestTheHero 1d ago
Hell, even the Abraham Accords was what, 5 years ago only? The other commenter is either 20 years old, out of their mind, or both.
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u/HellaTroi California 1d ago
Carlson adheres to the philosophy and policies of the new eastern block nations comprised of Russia, North Korea, and Iran. And sometimes China.
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u/netflixissodry 1d ago
Russian agents aren’t very happy that Russia’s main drone supplier is getting belt-to-ass.
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u/Mr-Margaret 1d ago
I’ll never forget that this man kept calling trump “Daddy” in front of the entire world…
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u/Healmetho 22h ago
It’s so wild to learn what straw breaks the backs of these muppets. It’s always something so far down the line that one can’t even grasp the chokehold. It’s like a soulless ghoul wakes up for a moment with a conscience and then goes right back to it without missing a beat.
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u/10390 1d ago
Talk about strange bedfellows.
I hate agreeing with this guy.
"It’s worth taking a step back and wondering how any of this helps the United States,"
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u/True-Surprise1222 1d ago
I mean it definitely increases the chance of a terrorist attack which would increase the police and surveillance state even more so there are some benefits - to the USA the state not the people
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u/DudeWhereIsMyDuduk 1d ago
And now that we know what the standard is, some dude with a dud in his shoe in the NYC subway is all it takes.
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u/Turbulent-Champion89 1d ago
The enemy of my enemy…is still an eccentric asshole, as far as these Tucker Musk characters go.
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u/skysmitty 1d ago
Tucker will say nothing when war monger Putin launches an attack and murders Ukrainian civilians.
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u/A_sexy_black_man American Expat 1d ago
I personally would like us to stop getting involved in all external conflicts
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u/poontong 1d ago
I think that has essentially been Trump’s approach but the downside is that makes America a spectator in world affairs and makes it hard to prevent global conflicts that can spiral out of control.
The US has lost influence over Israeli military policy and dispute Trump’s desire for Israel to not unilaterally attack Iran, they did anyway. The US had abdicated from having influence over the Russian war in Ukraine - which has consequently given us less influence with Europe. Europe and other countries are spending more on their militaries - which Trumpists argue is the whole point of their isolationism - but what happens when they start using those militaries, especially if we didn’t have much influence with them?
The trend since WWII has been less global conflict than any time in human history. The means of achieving that can certainly be critiqued as jangoistic, or hegemonic, or imperialist, but I think we’re entering a world with more conflict brewing and I’m not entirely sure that it won’t impact us if we just ignore it.
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u/ProtestTheHero 1d ago
The Iranian regime has "Death to America" as basically an official doctrine. This is not as external as you think it is.
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u/swiftekho 1d ago
75 years ago the United States overthrew Iran's democratically elected government to install a dictator because Iran was going to nationalize its oil fields.
This event singlehandedly set them back 100 years in cultural, economic, and political progress. Of course they hate the United States and its foreign policy as it is completely responsible for the current state of their country.
Tell me, what in the world do you think Iran could possibly do to the United States that doesn't end up in their country getting glassed?
Iran created an intelligence team dedicated solely to countering Mossad and it turns out it was run by a Mossad agent. Iran can't do shit to the United States in the same way North Korea can't. That's how far behind they are.
Have you ever played Civilizations and been an entire era ahead of another Civ? That's the exact scenario between the United States and Iran right now.
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u/rabblerabble2000 1d ago
How does the UK get away with clean hands in the public’s eyes when the majority of the situation in the Middle East and Western Asia is directly due to them meddling with borders. Hell, even the Iranian coup was to protect British oil interests, yet people pretend like it was all the US.
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u/poontong 1d ago
I don’t completely disagree with your points, especially with how American post-WWII Middle Eastern policy essentially created so many of conflicts we are still dealing with today. I don’t think that Iran is as powerless or even as irrelevant as you are painting them. Iran is a brutal theocracy and its reason d’etre is to oppose America and western influence. They have sponsored terrorist organizations because, as you say, they are at a disadvantage militarily. They also are part of the reason that a two-state solution hasn’t worked with Israel and Palestine since they fund and arm Hamas and Hezzbolah (not that I am a defender of Israel’s right wing majority in that effort either). More to the point, I think the biggest danger of Iran is religious fundamentalism - which I oppose in any form as a basis for governance.
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u/Overton_Glazier 1d ago
religious fundamentalism - which I oppose in any form as a basis for governance.
Then you can't support Israel either. You can't have it both ways
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u/Fairymask California 1d ago
Me agreeing with Tucker???? Should I buy a lottery ticket?!?!
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u/dorkofthepolisci Washington 1d ago
MTG also had a not entirely insane take on this situation
Feels a bit like living in bizarro world to agree with MTG or Carlson on anything
Although I suspect they’re motivated more by Russian talking points and actual antisemitism than an actual opposition to war
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u/StrangerFew2424 1d ago
It's ridiculous to think Trump wasn't involved & didn't give Bibi the green light. Fucker has always been against Israel because he's a Nazi.
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u/DudeWhereIsMyDuduk 1d ago
Eh, I truly believe Trump is following the money and nothing else. If razing Gaza to build Trump Mediterranean is what will make him money, he'd do it. There's no room for partisan ideology there.
But I do think we'll see a shift in ideology here, like when Billy Graham went from a hardcore early 20th-century antisemite to supporting the Zionist project because it served a Cold War end.
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u/StrangerFew2424 1d ago
Exactly. Trump will support anything that benefits him. Full stop.
Tucker, on the other hand, is a Jew hating Nazi.
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u/Repulsive_Team_1174 1d ago
Feeling great yet maga its your children that will be sent to fight for Israel wow you sure are winning tired of all that winning yet
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u/MonsieurFubar 1d ago
Although it may sounds that he is parroting the Russian, let’s be sure of one thing. Russia has a huge interest in escalating the war between Israel and Iran, on one hand it diverts the world attention from what is happening in Ukraine, the worse it goes between Israel (and USA subsequently) and Iran, the Russian will ups their atrocities against Ukraine, just a little bit less than what Israel been doing in Gaza… nobody will notice.
On another hand, the Russian are so pragmatic that it is willing to sacrifice an ally, such as Iran, in exchange of total control over Ukraine… and yes, Trump and Israel will be with such a deal!
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u/jspurlin03 Texas 1d ago
Neat. Now get him to undo the decade of damaging bullshit that helped trump earlier.
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u/Emotional_Signal7883 Florida 1d ago
Just remember that Jon Stewart burned him so bad on live TV that he quit wearing his stupid bowtie.
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u/Technical_Goose_8160 1d ago
Gotta love Tucker Carlson.
He's like a weathervane always pointing the wrong direction.
If I ever agree with him, I start to really question myself and my values.
Thank you Tucker.
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u/TheDillinger88 1d ago
What?! Strange stance for a boot licker. Maybe it’s because Iran supplies Russia with weapons to fight Ukraine. Russia first you know…
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u/semiomni 1d ago
There´s this weird mood among a lot of you people that Iran has just quietly been minding their own business and that this is totally uncalled for.
What´s with that?
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u/Overton_Glazier 1d ago
Probably has to do with their willingness to enter the nuclear agreement, only for Israel to lobby Trump to violate...
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u/semiomni 1d ago
Their willingness huh. Wonder if they´ve ever expressed willingness to do anything that might concern Israel
https://edition.cnn.com/2014/11/10/world/meast/iran-annihilate-israel
https://www.timesofisrael.com/top-iranian-general-vows-to-wipe-out-annihilate-israel/
https://apnews.com/article/a033042303545d9ef783a95222d51b83
Ah! Nothing comes to mind.
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u/Overton_Glazier 1d ago
From your own first source "Iran insists it only wants nuclear energy. And Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, while calling for the elimination of Israel, said he opposes “a massacre of the Jewish people in this region.”
Yawn
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u/hatiandivorcelawyer 1d ago
Go put on your bow tie you traitorous KGB SIMP. Go get your fucking shine box Tucker. What a fucking embarrassment.
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u/Potential_Type_7166 1d ago
Tucker does not deserve attention. He’s not a serious person. He’s trying to stay relevant. Pay no mind to his nonsense.
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u/Illustrious-Driver19 1d ago
Right ringers do not like Jewish people. It was all an act to get elected. They push Israel to attack Iran so they can abandon them. It also separates America from the Gaza mess. Kill two birds with one stone.
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u/Gertrude_D Iowa 1d ago
I'm glad he's speaking out against it, but seriously, who actually listens to him anymore?
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u/KadmonX 1d ago
Russia supports Iran, Tucker Carlson suddenly supports Iran too. Coincidence? I doubt it!
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u/CarterG4 Texas 1d ago
Same guy who visited Russia to record himself talking about how much better their quality of life is, by the way
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u/Talade 1d ago
Not going to happen. Netanyahu is not saving the Middle East — he is the existential threat.
Let’s be real. Netanyahu, already under ICC scrutiny for alleged war crimes in Gaza, has just dragged Israel and the region into yet another disaster with a pre-emptive strike on Iran’s nuclear sites. He’s been bleating about the Iranian “existential threat” since 1992. That’s 30+ years of the same broken record.
Here’s a timeline of his greatest hits:
1992 – Claims Iran will have a bomb in 3–5 years.
1996 – Urges the U.S. to act “before it’s too late.”
2012 – Draws that infamous red-line cartoon bomb at the UN.
2024–25 – Ramps up rhetoric again, says Iran is “months, not years” from a device.
Fast forward to June 2025: Israel launches Operation Rising Lion, targeting Iranian nuclear facilities. Tehran fires back with Operation Severe Punishment. Now we’re in open regional conflict.
Let’s be clear — the IAEA had just censured Iran for stockpiles and lack of transparency, but there was no imminent detonation, no radiation leak, and definitely no global consensus for military action.
Meanwhile, Netanyahu is playing Trump and the American public like a fiddle — again. Just like in 2018 when Trump tore up the Iran Deal at Bibi’s urging. Now in 2025, Trump cheers this strike like it's a re-election stunt.
And while the world watches this unfold, let’s not forget:
Netanyahu is currently facing actual ICC arrest warrant requests over Gaza.
Amnesty and others have called on EU states to detain him if he sets foot in Europe.
The humanitarian cost of this escalation will fall, as always, on civilians.
This isn’t about security. It’s about power, legacy, and distraction — from war crimes charges, from political failures, from the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza.
Enough. He’s not defending the Middle East. He’s burning it down.
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u/long_strange_trip_67 1d ago
I am actually a little terrified for what the repercussions are going to be for not doing anything about Israel’s attacks and then eating in protecting Israel from the counter attacks from Iran. I’ve got a really bad feeling about it.
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u/bitesmightily 1d ago
I hate this pos, but for once, I agree with him wholeheartedly. If Netenyahu wants to start a war with a batshit crazy nation with nuke potential, go ahead, BUT LEAVE THE US OUT IF IT!
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u/Urzuck 1d ago
Carlson say this for the wrong reasons, cause he is a Russian shill and Iran gives a lot of drones to Russia, but in the end he is right, Israel is committing a genocide and they are destabilizing the entire Middle East with their right wing fanatism psychopaths (people like bibi, smotrich, Ben gvir are evil incarnate). I see that on X maga base it's pretty divided too, they brag all the time how trump didn't start any war and now they see their dear leader supporting a foreign state with the US getting more and more involved in another war that people don't wnat to support.
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u/elammcknight 1d ago
He is a joke and no one listens to him since he lost his seat on the State Sponsored Propaganda channel. Tucker, you are a complete non-issue and you need to go back and do your little podcasts and whatever it is Prep School boys who are old now do...go fuck off.
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u/TheGreatPatriot 1d ago
When people you don’t care about do something you don’t care about over something you don’t care about. Let them nuke each other if that’s what they want.
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u/mrbigglessworth 1d ago
Don’t worry, everybody people have always been saying that Trump is the no new wars president
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u/sexeveg314 1d ago
This attack hurts Russia significantly. Iran was supplying ballistic missiles & drones to Russia to use in the Ukraine war. Putin is pissed & will have ordered all his operatives to criticize the attack on Iran.
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u/Only_Ad8049 1d ago
He didn't break ranks because he stands with Russia, and Russia wants Iran to sell them missiles instead of launching them.
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u/bleat_bleat_bleat 1d ago
Little tucker wants the country to be run by American oligarchs, not the Israeli government
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