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'F---ing lunatics': Deadly Jordan attacks spur open GOP feud (www.politico.com)
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Tucker Carlson and other pro-isolationist voices have insulted or questioned lawmakers who have called for swift retaliation over the Iran-backed strikes

Iran-backed attacks in Jordan that killed three U.S. service members are intensifying the growing GOP divide over national security, as senior Hill Republicans calling for immediate retaliation clash with Trump-style isolationists.

While former President Donald Trump himself gave a measured response to the attacks, influential conservative voice Tucker Carlson called two senators who pushed for a swift U.S. military response against Iran after the attack “ fucking lunatics” in a post on X.

Carlson trained his ire against Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who called for the U.S. to: “Hit Iran now. Hit them hard,” and Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), who posted “Target Tehran,” before clarifying that it was not a call to bomb Iranian civilians.

The response to the attacks in Jordan reflects the escalating feud between the GOP’s more traditional foreign policy hawks and its ascendant isolationist-leaning wing, even as both sides coalesce around Trump’s bid to return to the White House. And it comes as the latter group — urged on by Trump and wary of prolonged foreign entanglements — has grown more emboldened.

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[–] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Tucker Carlson is calling Republicans Lindsey Graham and John Cornyn "Fucking Lunatics" because they want to bomb Tehran and potentially start WWIII.

I can't believe I agree with Cucker on anything 🤢
But while I do agree that taking no action whatsoever isn't practical or advisable, jumping straight to "bomb the capital of Iran" because a terrorist group with ties to Iran killed 3 soldiers is an overreaction.
Just the association isn't enough, if it were the US we would have needed to invade ourselves several times from the various terrorist groups the US once funded or outright created to overthrow a government we didn't like.
And even if it was the Iranian government, a full scale war in the middle east doesn't seem like an appropriate response.

[–] oDDmON@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Isolationism? Hasn’t that been a dead end, historically speaking?

[–] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 2 years ago

It’s not isolationist, it’s pro-Putinist. Apparently a couple senators either forgot who Iran is working for, or maybe the campaign checks didn’t clear?

[–] Buelldozer@lemmy.today 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Full Isolation yes but what the Trumpicans like Carlson are yammering about isn't full isolationism but a pull back from being the "World Police". That position was firmly held by many, if not most, Europeans and South Americans until February 24th of 2022.

We, the United States, shouldn't be supporting Israel like we do nor should we have a base in Jordan with American Service Members on it. If knocked that shit off we wouldn't be having this problem.

Carlson and his ilk are tragically harmful to American Political discourse but they're not always wrong.