Tucker Carlson on war with Iran: "I think the downsides are overwhelming."
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Brief Summary
The episode warns against military action in Iran due to its strong global alliances and potential consequences.
Key points
- Military Action Against Iran. Discussing the complexities and risks of potential military action against Iran.
- Iran's Global Influence. Exploring Iran's alliances and economic ties that complicate military intervention.
Episode highlights
Transcript
i'm amazed by how close we are to a military action against Iran it's no defense of Iran of course I'm not a Shiite for the record but I think it comes with perils that people are not considering or willfully ignoring and the main one is Iran is not Iraq or it's not Libya it's not isolated it's a central player in bricks 90% of Iran's oil exports go to China it just signed a defense agreement with Russia in January it has backup it has big allies that represent the majority of the world's population and the majority of the world's economy and land mass so the potential for this to become something much much bigger and unmanageable is is
real it's there i think the downsides are really kind of overwhelming the president has said repeatedly "We'll do everything we can to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon." I think it's a completely reasonable goal nobody wants that but it doesn't mean that it has to happen on Friday actually
