As tension between the U.S. and ran escalate, President Donald Trump has also always promised he would not get America involved in another debacle similar to the Iraq War. It was a key part of his “America First” agenda. The problem here is that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the president’s National Security Adviser John Bolton are huge hawks who wanted war with Iran long before Trump even thought about running for president.
That’s why it’s not surprising Trump is turning to one of the few conservatives who is dead set against starting a new war.
“In the upper echelons of the Trump administration, hawkish voices on Iran predominate—most notably Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and National Security Adviser John Bolton,” The Daily Beast reported Wednesday. “But as tensions between the U.S. and Iran have escalated over the last few weeks, there’s been another, far different voice in the president’s ear: that of Fox News host Tucker Carlson.”
“A source familiar with the conversations told The Daily Beast that, in recent weeks, the Fox News host has privately advised Trump against taking military action against Iran,” the report continued. “And a senior administration official said that during the president’s recent conversations with the Fox primetime host, Carlson has bashed the more ‘hawkish members’ of his administration.”
Fox News host Tucker Carlson has reportedly been privately urging Trump against a war with Iran. https://t.co/LR0HYgh8pJ pic.twitter.com/7ZUYbNknvT
— BI Nordic (@BINordic) June 20, 2019
Carlson Slams Bolton
This is true. In May, Carlson said on his Fox news program, “More than anything in the world, national security adviser John Bolton would love to have a war with Iran. It will be like Christmas, Thanksgiving, his birthday [all] wrapped into one.”
“Mercifully, John Bolton does not control the military, President Trump does,” Carlson added. “The question is, just how influential is Bolton in the White House.”
And that is the question. Though an Iran irritated by U.S. sanctions might lash out in what Trump has called “very minor” ways, kicking off a new war with a country three times the size of Iraq will not go well for the U.S. in terms of lives and dollars spent.
Trump knows this. It’s why his rhetoric might be tough, but he’s also playing it smart. But from time to time, no doubt even the president needs to talk to other smart people who aren’t eager for war.
So he calls Tucker Carlson.
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Use technology against Iran…… Space Forces’s Secret Weapon… RTS Missile Guidance System ….oh by the way RTS… stands for RETURN TO SENDER.
Use technology against Iran…… Space Forces’s Secret Weapon… RTS Missile Guidance System ….oh by the way RTS… stands for RETURN TO SENDER.
Iran is ready for a revolution. Ever since the muslim takeover the proud Persians have been ignored and made second class citiens by the ashgal mullahs.
NO MORE WARS ‘WITHOUT’ A WIPE OUT AND DISMANTLE PLAN!
NO MORE WARS ‘WITHOUT’ A WIPE OUT AND DISMANTLE PLAN!
I am hearing that the Iranian citizens were praying the President strike… They were very disappointed he pulled back.
Hopefully the new sanctions on Iran will make their citizens rise up and destroy their leaders. This would be the ideal way to have the changes that will be the most effective for everyone concerned.
Hopefully the new sanctions on Iran will make their citizens rise up and destroy their leaders. This would be the ideal way to have the changes that will be the most effective for everyone concerned.
drones can be replaced, American lives can not!!
I don’t have a lot of faith in any publication that leaves a glaring error (ran instead of Iran) in the FIRST SENTENCE of the article. Like other articles that exaggerate the truth or twist it into a pretzel, this one cites anonymous sources of information. We all heard Tucker Carlson giving Trump advice on his show. Laura Ingraham—the same thing. But that doesn’t mean there’s a back channel between the Oval and Fox that Trump has them on speed dial to get advice from. And even if he did ask for his opinion, who cares? Tucker Carlson is one of the great minds of our time, certainly knows history and current events, and speaks his mind about what he thinks is best for America without much regard for who it offends. John Bolton is a globalist who should not be advising this “America-first” President. He is part of the swamp that needs to be drained, and I don’t give a damn about his service record.
I don’t have a lot of faith in any publication that leaves a glaring error (ran instead of Iran) in the FIRST SENTENCE of the article. Like other articles that exaggerate the truth or twist it into a pretzel, this one cites anonymous sources of information. We all heard Tucker Carlson giving Trump advice on his show. Laura Ingraham—the same thing. But that doesn’t mean there’s a back channel between the Oval and Fox that Trump has them on speed dial to get advice from. And even if he did ask for his opinion, who cares? Tucker Carlson is one of the great minds of our time, certainly knows history and current events, and speaks his mind about what he thinks is best for America without much regard for who it offends. John Bolton is a globalist who should not be advising this “America-first” President. He is part of the swamp that needs to be drained, and I don’t give a damn about his service record.
Thats why bush should never attacked Iraq. And maybe the sauid’s and not christians but we had better arm them.
How about to stop thinking about Iran this way? It is far easier to make some harmful, careless move than opposite. “Don’t waste your energy on making enemy”.
Pretty sure there are plenty of alternatives to squeeze Iran short of a war. If Iran wants a little shock and awe let them clearly ask for it. And should they be so foolish, I still can’t imagine any need to put our troops or their civilians in harms way. Perhaps some electronic warfare directed at governmental and military targets might be enough to segway a more peaceful resolution without the loss of untold human life.