Tucker Carlson Research Iraq Visit Claims

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Went to Iraq in 2003 and immediately apologized

• Hosting Crossfire at the time
  • Crossfire co-host: 2001-2005
    • Asked a lot about what John Kerry will do in Iraq

Tucker Carlson: New audio reveals Fox News host calling Iraqis ‘semi-literate monkeys’ and using homophobic slur | The Independent | The Independent

• May 17 2004: The Observer

  • Mr. Carlson-never really a card-carrying member of the vast right-wing conspiracy-said he had broken off from the hawkish neoconservatives who flogged the war from the get-go. “I’m getting more paleo every day,” he said, referring to the so-called paleoconservatives.

• August 30, 2004 Republican Convention: Tucker Carlson (washingtonpost.com)

  • Tucker Carlson: I think the war in Iraq was a major mistake.

• Feb 23 2017 The Atlantic: When he started out in the early 2000s on CNN’s Crossfire, he generally played the part of a mainline partisan—a champion of the Iraq War (he soured on the endeavor after a year), and an ardent Bush defender (he soured on the president after a term). After leaving CNN in 2005 he landed at MSNBC, where he morphed into a libertarian. And when his show there was cancelled less than three years later, he ended up at Fox News, serving as a utility pundit and eventually emerging as a mischief-making advocate for Trump-style nationalism.

Trump might be vulgar and ignorant, but he wasn’t responsible for the many disasters America’s leaders created. Trump didn’t invade Iraq or bail out Wall Street. He didn’t lower interest rates to zero, or open the borders, or sit silently by as the manufacturing sector collapsed and the middle class died. You couldn’t really know what Trump might do as president, but he didn’t do any of that.Ship of Fools -- Tucker Carlson [Carlson, Tucker] -- October 2, 2018 -- Free Press -- 9781501183669 -- 9ca49290af3c4c637be9f560a3999345 -- Anna’s Archive, page 7

Probably no story I ever did changed my views more than a trip I took to Iraq for Esquire magazine in 2003. I arrived a tepid supporter of the war, and of neoconservatism more generally. I returned home a determined opponent of both. The reality of Iraq bore no resemblance to the debates we were having back in Washington. The occupation was so clearly a disaster, even early on. The problem wasn’t simply that the Iraqi resistance was more determined than we’d imagined, and the country itself more complicated, though both of those things were true. The problem was that America wasn’t suited to be a colonial power. Effective colonialists rule the countries they conquer. They bring order and clarity. They make certain they benefit from the exercise of their power, because otherwise, what’s the point? America was totally incapable of any of that. The Americans occupying Iraq couldn’t even admit to themselves they were colonialists. Instead, the State Department dressed up the whole operation like it was a kind of armed sensitivity training seminar, designed to liberate Iraqi women from their traditional gender roles: “Now that we’ve overthrown Saddam, we march ahead to overthrow the patriarchy!” The result was failure, accompanied by chaos on every level. Watching it, I realized that there was nothing conservative about neoconservatism. The neocons were just liberals with guns, the most destructive kind. The upside of the trip was that I made a lifelong friend. To this day I’m close to Kelly McCann, the retired Marine officer who guided me in Iraq. He’s still one of the most impressive people I know.The Long Slide — Tucker Carlson — 2021 — times bestseller — c4a7eacddaf48b21186d5a87b81e3478 — Anna’s Archive, page 162 (file not included in this release)

A little before midnight, I went up to the roof to call my wife from a satellite phone. About a minute into the conversation, I heard gunshots. They sounded close. I tried to ignore them. They got louder, closer. The shots were coming from two or three directions. There were several AK-47s and at least one pistol. Someone was firing very near our house.The Long Slide — Tucker Carlson — 2021 — times bestseller — c4a7eacddaf48b21186d5a87b81e3478 — Anna’s Archive, page 172 (file not included in this release)

References

• NewsBank
  • Broward County Library
    • Crossfire 2003-2004
      Will_the_real_Tucker_Carlson_and_PBS_pleaseFortWorth_Star-Telegram_TXJuly_15_2004__p1E 1.pdf (file not included in this release)

Is_War_on_Terror_a_Religious_WarCrossfireCNN_USAOctober_22_2003__p1 1.pdf (file not included in this release)

Naughty_or_NiceCrossfireCNN_USADecember_23_2004__p1 1.pdf (file not included in this release)

TUCKER_for_December_21_2006_MSNBCTuckerMSNBC_USADecember_21_2006__p1 1.pdf (file not included in this release)

How the Iraq War Created Tucker Carlson - by Peter Beinart

Pentagon condemns Tucker Carlson’s remarks on women in military - The New York Times

Books

Ship of Fools -- Tucker Carlson [Carlson, Tucker] -- October 2, 2018 -- Free Press -- 9781501183669 -- 9ca49290af3c4c637be9f560a3999345 -- Anna’s Archive.pdf
The Long Slide — Tucker Carlson — 2021 — times bestseller — c4a7eacddaf48b21186d5a87b81e3478 — Anna’s Archive.pdf (file not included in this release)