jmdrake
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There are libertarian socialists, but Maher is not one of those either since he`s pro government. He`s more like a confused liberal who only wants government involvement in certain areas.
Also, you can be libertarian and be supportive of an Israel strike against Iran. There`s no conflict there. Israel should be allowed to attack what they perceive as a threat. Israel is already engaged in a war with Hezbollah, which is Iran`s pet.
I personally think Iran`s leadership is totally crazy as they believe they play some role in making some prophecy come true. They`re also openly anti-Jewish.
I see nothing wrong with Tucker expressing this view. I fully agree with him.
Iran isn't crazy. Iran offered the U.S. a deal back in 2003 where they would give up their nuclear program, peaceful or otherwise, end hostility with Israel and even end any support with Hamas and Hezbollah (Israel helped create Hamas by the way) in exchange for a promise from the U.S. that we would not attack Iran.
The result? Bush ignored it and instead ramped up the "evil empire" and "regime change" rhetoric. This despite the fact that Iran had allied with the U.S. to drive out the Taliban.
For all the info on this (including MSM links) See: http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?308140-How-Ron-Paul-could-smack-down-Iran-critics
What you may not know about Iran is that President Ahmadinejad is not in control of Iran's military. His bellicose rhetoric is just that, rhetoric. The religious leader of Iran is commander in chief. He was in control when, under former president Hatami, Iran was trying to play "nice" with the west, fighting against the Taliban and offering concessions through back channels, and he is in control now while Iran is acting "tough". What Iran is doing is totally sane. What is the one country on the "axis of evil" we haven't messed with? North Korea. Why? Because North Korea has nukes. What happened when Libya played nice, gave up their nuke program and any support for terrorism? We took it as a sign of weakness and a few years later arranged for the overthrow and literal rape of their leader by our own Al Qaeda linked militants. Iran would be crazy not to act crazy.
As for an attack by Israel, several former heads of the Israeli Mossad and Shin Bet have warned against that. Do you and Tucker Carlson know what's better for Israel than top Israeli intelligence advisers?
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4143909,00.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/09/world/middleeast/09israel.html?_r=1