The revelation that the commander of the U.S. nuclear arsenal used fatalistic logic to justify the conflict has led to calls for Trump's impeachment. According to Carlson, the exchange occurred in the Oval Office 4 days before the invasion, during which he warned that the "American Empire" would begin to collapse if the U.S. proceeded with the war.
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Trump Dismissed Iran War Risks Saying 'We All Die Anyway' Before Feb 28 Start
US Politics25 days ago
In a recent interview with NPR, Tucker Carlson described a private conversation in which President Donald Trump accepted that the United States could be expelled from the Gulf prior to the outbreak of war with Iran on Feb 28. Carlson stated that Trump dismissed warnings about the destruction of his political legacy by claiming that everyone dies eventually, and later agreed the conflict was driven by Israel to achieve regional hegemony, weaken the GCC, and remove U.S. bases. Trump reportedly failed to respond when asked about the consequences of the war for his grandchildren and the country.
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