Ana Kasparian — Definitive PROOF That Cable News Fights are FAKE

Here we have the president uh in a good way, I think, being stubborn, not saying, "Iran, we're going to give you whatever you want. We're going to give you half a trillion dollars. We're going to lift sanctions on your oil. Just do anything, anything to get us out of this war." He's tried that. The Iranians have proven they can't be bribed. That's weird. John, why is Joe Scarro all of a sudden saying that we should stay in the war? I thought he was claiming to be against the war. >> Yeah, sure. >> What in the world is going on here? >> Joe Joe Scarboro is a lifelong neocon. Whether he's still a Republican or not, I think is irrelevant. He's a neocon. He's one of these guys that believes in American exceptionalism, that war is a good thing. And and let me tell you where he's most obviously wrong. that is that you know we talk about sanctions, sanctions, sanctions every single day, more conversations about new sanctions. I remember in my early days at the CIA, we impose new sanctions on Iran. And I said to my boss very naively, how many more sanctions could there possibly be? Well, the the answer is there is an infinite number of sanctions because what is a sanction? We've already essentially banned the Iranians from doing anything meaningful economically. So new sanctions are this new Ayatollah. He is not going to be allowed to open a checking account in an American bank. He's sanctioned. Okay? He's not going to open a checking account in an American bank anyway. So shove your sanctions. And we also have to remember that the Chinese, the Russians, the Indians, these gigantic markets, they laugh at our sanctions on Iran. That's why the Iranians are still able to export oil. That's why the Iranians are still able to uh to import goods. My partner happens to be Iranian-American and she's in Iran right now and we speak every day and every day she shows me, you know, live FaceTime video of just life, you know, in in the cities around Iran. She happens to be in Isvahan. And um people are out at restaurants and they're having dinner and there's music and they're strolling up and down the streets. The Iranians lack for nothing right now. They want for nothing. Whatever is sanctioned by the United States that they're not able to get from the United States, no problem. They buy it from the Chinese, from the Indians, from the Russians, or from any other country that thinks that the American system of sanctions is ridiculous. >> Yeah. So, Scar wouldn't let it go, though. I want to show you more. While Mika Brzinski was, you know, very skeptical about how the war is going, uh, Scarborg seemed to insist that we should stay in. Let's watch. >> The International Energy Agency yesterday warned that reopening the waterway is becoming more and more urgent as oil stockpiles are depleting at a rapid pace. US gas prices, meanwhile, climbed to a national average of $4.3 per gallon yesterday. That marks a record high level for this point in the calendar year. And that's the part that people are going to feel about this war of Donald Trump's choice. I don't think his party even campaigned on going into wars. >> It's very interesting. No, of course not. And and we've talked about that. That's certainly a problem for him. We are though where we are right now. And Willie, I've got to say again, here we have the president uh in a good way, I think, being stubborn, not saying, "Iran, we're going to give you whatever you want. We're going to give you half a trillion dollars. We're going to lift sanctions on your oil. Just do anything to get us out of this war." He's tried that. The Iranians have proven they can't be bribed. And I I do know gas prices are are high. They're over $4. Uh it's interesting though because if you look at oil oil prices which a lot of people were predicting going to be $150 uh uh uh a barrel u it's like at $87. So scar bro's weirdly turned around to not this war is not that big a deal. Stovetop I'm staying. He's not done yet. He's got one more. That's showing that America's energy supplies are far more resilient. And I will tell you, America's long-term strategic health uh militarily and geopolitically depends on the strait becoming less and less relevant, which I think the longer this drags on, the less relevant it's going to become. So, uh, the president of course saying a lot of things that are going to provoke, uh, but also though, uh, it's more of a headown approach, uh, so-called low-key approach. We're going to take our time. We're not going to be pushed into a deal that gives the worst regime in the world half a trillion dollars. >> I don't even know where the half a trillion came from. It was 300 billion and it's from the Gulf countries and not from us. So this turnaround from Scar Bro is weird. But I'm going to show you one last clip here, John, that actually takes from almost all the cable stations. So not just uh you know, MS Now, but Fox News, CNN, Newsmax, NewsNation, and they all agree war is great. Let's watch. We are though where we are right now. And Willie, I've got to say again, here we have the president uh in a good way, I think, being stubborn. >> If I were the president of the United States tomorrow, I'd take out Pickaxe Mountain just as we did a year ago with the other nuclear facility. I'd obliterate it. Okay, that would be number one. And then number two, I would tell the Iranians living in Turra in the capital city, get out because we're going to wreck your infrastructure. Target government buildings, target the IRGC and regular army facilities. More on the communication centers. Hit their banks. Hit their financial centers. If we want victory and we want to get this over with, this is the only way to do it. The one thing nobody wants is boots on the ground. But I don't see how you get the straits open, rid of the IRGC and the nuclear material secreted in a way that we can definitely say it's all out of there without putting eyes on. I just don't see it. >> But here's got to be the plan. You want to win? This is the cold hard truth. It's mass destruction. >> I think the ceasefire was a mistake. I think these negotiations are mistake. I think we're on the verge of something that ultimately history will decide was a catastrophic loss for the United States. We have we have done significant damage to the Islamic Republic of Iran. Uh and right now we're letting them undo the damage. And that that is a real tragedy not just for us but for the people in the region too. >> John, why is every cable news station in favor of war? >> Yeah. This is why so many Americans are turning to outlets like this, like the Young Turks, and and thank God, my own new uh podcast uh briefing room, because we're giving it to them straight. The me the mainstream media is not trustworthy. The mainstream media is made up of neoconservative and neoliberal war lovers. It always has been. But now after all these years, after all these generations, Americans are coming to the realization that war doesn't accomplish anything and it bankrupts us economically. As I said earlier in the show, Chank, I travel constantly internationally and I want to know why do we not have the best airports? Why are our airports second rate? Why are our roads full of potholes? Why do our bridges sometimes collapse into the rivers below them? Why do we not have state-of-the-art hospitals? Why is it that the Israelis uh have free education and free health care or when you immigrate to Israel, you get a free apartment and free furniture because the American taxpayers are paying for it. So this this policy of never- ending war that is not partisan, it's both the Republicans and the Democrats, this policy of neverending war is a failure and it's going to bankrupt us for once and for all. >> Moody's analytics agrees with you. Uh every household in America is going to pay at least $1,000 for this war. A war we didn't need has nothing to do with us. But our media uniformly tells us we must do what Israel commands. Israel commands that you pay for this war and not them. So all of you are going to have to take out $1,000 at a minimum. That's if we wrap up soon, which doesn't look likely, and hand it over cuz Israel needs a new war. And this is their seventh war and that we have paid for. Last thing, John. I mean, we called it a global war on terror, but didn't we basically only attack Israel's neighbors and opponents? >> Yeah, that that's really exactly what we did. You know, sure, there was, you know, the the isolated occasional terrorist from some East Asian or Southeast Asian uh country that we might snatch, you know, at an airport someplace. But yeah, this was a war against Israel's neighbors. Yes. >> And that cost us only $8 trillion. >> So that's where we are. But our media says no. They don't see anything. They don't hear anything. And that we should stay in this war coincidentally because Israel wants it. Every time you ring the bell below, an angel gets its wings. Totally not true. But it does keep you