John Daniel Davidson: Delusional Neocons Are Itching For A War With Russia

RCP ^ | 3/1/22 | Tim Hains

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John Daniel Davidson of "The Federalist" warned that neoconservatives are trying to spark another war, on Monday with FNC's Tucker Carlson.

TUCKER CARLSON: It is hardly a defense of the Russian invasion to ask, how much deeper into this war does the United States want to go?

JOHN DANIEL DAVIDSON: That's a good question. It's a question that prudence and cautious and circumspect leadership would be asking and advocating for in public.

You talked about Kinzinger with this crazy going on Twitter and talking tough about a no-fly zone. That kind of analysis doesn't quite get as far as what happens when you shoot the first Russian plane down. Which as you said, that means you are at war. The U.S. at war with Russia.

It's reckless, Tucker. The sad truth is I think there are a lot of people in Washington that would like to have a war with Russia. They would like the U.S. to be at war and they have their own reasons for wanting that.

TUCKER CARLSON: That's for sure. Some of it is pure emotion and people get carried away. We all get carried away, but this is too big of a question to allow yourself be carried away if you are a leader.

My question is -- Biden is taking the right position right now on this. But there is almost no bad idea he hasn't fallen for, like vaccine mandates to packing the Supreme Court. If he gets enough pressure he will change his view. How long off is that do you think?

JOHN DANIEL DAVIDSON: It's hard to say. This is the one issue in Washington where you can get bipartisan support. You know Republicans and Democrats can come together and say, "Let's get U.S. troops involved in a European land war."

[Williams]

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