A.G. Gancarski
Ron DeSantis booked an interview on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” before Hamas attacked Israel, and the hostilities in the Middle East turned expected fireworks into a friendly give-and-take between the Governor and Joe Scarborough.
“This is perhaps Israel’s darkest hour,” DeSantis said, asserting the country’s “right to defend itself.”
“And that means do that to the hilt. You have to uproot the terrorist infrastructure, these networks and Hamas needs to be no more,” DeSantis added.
The Governor opined that Hamas’ moves last weekend looked like an “orchestrated attack” against the country, noting that for him, there was a “personal” connection given that Iran also has “American blood on its hands.”
“Look, this is personal for me, in the sense of, I served in Iraq back in 2007, 2008. We were in places like Fallujah and Ramadi,” DeSantis said.
While the opposition was “mostly Sunni Arab al-Qaida fighters at the time,” DeSantis said that “most of the casualties that U.S. troops were suffering were at the hands of Iranian-backed Shia militias.”
DeSantis also expressed disappointment in modern-day Iraq.
“As a veteran of that conflict, it definitely leaves a bad taste in my mouth to see that that country is basically a satellite of the Iranians and you have the Shia dominant, and they’ve not been the type of partner that people envisioned back in the day.”
Additionally, DeSantis defended his old political ally, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying that he didn’t “buy” attacks that his preoccupation with other issues left Israel vulnerable to the attack.
“With respect to Prime Minister Netanyahu, I was just out there in April and I found him, I met with him, I found him to be very engaged,” DeSantis said. He credited the Likud leader with an “amazing … knowledge of everything going on in the region.”
14 comments
My Take
October 10, 2023 at 12:58 pm
“As a veteran of that conflict [IRAQ], it definitely leaves a bad taste in my mouth to see that that country is basically a satellite of the Iranians and you have the Shia dominant, and they’ve not been the type of partner that people envisioned back in the day.”
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What a tool. What a fool. Learned nothing from the Iraq failure.
Iraq got to vote and voted, not surprisinly, not to be a US nèocon military colòny with a US viceroy government.
My Take
October 10, 2023 at 2:30 pm
“Darkest Hour” What drivel.
Unbelievably bad, but Israel as a nation was never in the slightest real danger.
Compare to 1948 and 1973.
My Take
October 10, 2023 at 9:34 pm
There are vast numbers of innocents on both sides.
Including large numbers among the dead and wounded.
But there is no innocent side.
Rick Whitaker
October 10, 2023 at 10:52 pm
what i heard in that interview was joe asking ron about trump letting india and china buy iranian oil to keep the markets stable. and in doing so it amassed FAR MORE than the 6 billion from south korea that ron is accusing biden of giving to iran to fuel the hamas attack. ron didn’t answer the comment. i assume he didn’t want to admit that trump is more responsible than biden in letting iran make a lot of money. just to make himself look good in keeping oil from going up. ron is not wanting to make his party, the maga cult, look like they helped iran a lot by cutting the china, india exception. if he had admitted it, trump would come down hard on ron. ron don’t give a damn about israel if it makes him look bad. ron loves ron and trump loves trump. nothing else matters to them if it makes them look bad. if the american voters care about israel, then they will blame trump for funding iran in the deal he made. joe was great in bringing up the issue. ron was bad in not responding. the two maga cult guys are bad for us and the world. i hope the joe scarborough interview gets around. i am surprised that the article writer didn’t mention this important issue. a.r. gancarski, why didn’t you mention the comment i made a comment about. did you hear desantis answer joe’s comment? if i heard it wrong i i will admit it. i will find the interview online and listen to that part again. i thought joe went too easy on ron but that one question was sidestepped in a glaring way i thought. ron looked bad i thought. was joe’s facts wrong about the trump deal letting china and india and others buy oil from iran without restrictions this is huge i think school me..
My Take
October 11, 2023 at 12:47 am
Nò telling yet how that war is going to affect our politics. Will làying the blame in Israel on Netanyucko succeed? Will he fall?
Will the far-rightwing Nazionists treat Gaza civilians so badly that it challenges our aiding?
What is Israel’s end game? Do they have one yet?
Invasion and ground assault? Tanks don’t help much in cities.
It’s going to be grim and hard and with the scum directly involved, maybe impossible to make things better at the end.
My Take
October 11, 2023 at 12:57 am
Chùrchill described the Royal Navy at its nadir as “Rum, buggery, and THE LASH!”
Do GOPers drink?
Sonja Fitch
October 11, 2023 at 6:03 am
War and rumors of war! There are a bunch of humans that do not have a clue! Stop and Ask them! Ukrainian folks and Palastines folks have absolutely no say in the wars . Hamas members are damn savages,! Hamas compares to Nazi!
Rick Whitaker
October 11, 2023 at 8:34 am
kill the killers, not the civilians.
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Jim Bax
October 11, 2023 at 9:46 am
Biden’s open border policy was a gift to Iran, who remembered the “success” of 9/11 wherein ISIS established sleeper cells in Florida and elsewhere. There is a very high probability that similar terrorist cells have been established in key US cities. The weapons for this invasion likely contain Anthrax , Covid +, airborne pathogens, plans to disrupt the electric grid, suitcase bombs for lower manhattan, toxic poisons for drinking water systems and other attacks on the soft belly of America’s vulnerable economy. Meanwhile our intelligence agencies are spending their resources on wokism and partisan politics. Nice job Joe.
Rick Whitaker
October 11, 2023 at 10:49 am
you have been watching bannon’s war room and other cult media sources haven’t you? it shows from your wacko comments. our country doesn’t need lie mongers like you stoking fear out of thin air. your statement ” high probability ” really means you don’t have a clue. the maga cult blames the mysterious ” deep state ” for burnt toast. maga cult blames the fbi and cia for all kinds of things which in turn weakens our country. you and people like you are our enemies biggest asset. get out of the maga cult and maybe you can think straight. the maga cult does your thinking for you. fascist love people like you. your comment was pure garbage. have a good day.
Silly Wabbit
October 11, 2023 at 2:21 pm
Bullshit, Bax.
Silly Wabbit
October 11, 2023 at 2:22 pm
Baxshit kwazy.
My Take
October 11, 2023 at 9:54 am
You forgot Jewish space lasers and ouija-board demons.
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