Podbit · The Tucker Carlson Show
Peace in the Middle East keeps collapsing because it's not in Israel's interest to have peace. Kucinich alleges that Israel planned to assassinate Iran's principal peace negotiators. The logic: if peace means a viable, independent Iran, then for Netanyahu's coalition, peace is an existential threat — so kill the peacemakers.
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Carlson raises the question of whether Trump would veto the NDAA if it reaches his desk. Kucinich's answer is pessimistic: Netanyahu has already demonstrated he will publicly defy the President of the United States. During Iran ceasefire negotiations, one of Iran's key conditions was that Israel stop attacking South Lebanon. Netanyahu refused, publicly. [1] — Dennis Kucinich "Netanyahu publicly defied President Trump during ceasefire negotiations with Iran, refusing to stop attacks on South Lebanon — a key Irania…" 1:01:40 The leader of a country of 9 to 10 million people openly rejected the authority of the leader of a nation of 340 million. The result: the ceasefire collapsed, the war continued, and the bill to American taxpayers will be approximately one trillion dollars. Kucinich then raises a more explosive allegation: Israel was allegedly planning to assassinate Iran's principal peace negotiators. The logic is cold and clear — peace is an existential threat to Netanyahu's coalition and to his own freedom, since he faces criminal prosecution and needs continuous war to stay in power and out of prison. The episode's most chilling metaphor arrives here: the only difference between a hole and a grave is in the dimensions.
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Netanyahu publicly defied President Trump during ceasefire negotiations with Iran, refusing to stop attacks on South Lebanon — a key Iranian condition for peace. The leader of a nation of 9 million people openly rejected the authority of the leader of 340 million. And then the war continued, adding roughly a trillion dollars to American debt.
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