Mike Huckabee is the ambassador to Israel appointed by President Donald Trump. He recently appeared on Tucker Carlson’s show where he bumbled, shrugged, and IDK’d his way through tough questions about Israel and Jeffery Epstein.
MIKE HUCKABEE: How many boots on the ground do you think the US has supplied for Israel over the course of its life? How many times have we put soldiers on the ground for Israel?
TUCKER CARLSON: Well, we had the Iraq War, which was for Israel.
MIKE HUCKABEE: No — not for Israel.
TUCKER CARLSON: How was it for us?
MIKE HUCKABEE: Well, because it was retribution against 9/11. Now, was it the best idea?
TUCKER CARLSON: Was Iraq involved in 9/11?
MIKE HUCKABEE: Our government thought so.
TUCKER CARLSON: Why are 9/11 documents still classified?
MIKE HUCKABEE: I have no idea.
In the year of our lord 2026, members of the US government still use 9/11 to justify the Iraq war, even though former president George Bush has himself called the war a mistake. Ultimately, the government of Iraq had no direct connection to Al Qaeda. While 9/11 was used to justify the start of the war, no concrete evidence has ever surfaced to explain why Bush’s government so adamantly wanted to pursue war in Iraq. In truth, the Bush administration wanted to destroy Saddam Hussein’s government for its own purposes, and the anti-Islamic sentiments of the USA after 9/11 provided fertile ground to justify war.
Now, as the Trump administration builds military pressure around Iran and threatens to commit acts of war against it, we find there is no justification at all. It turns out, you don’t need a grand ideal to make war in the middle east. You can just sort of do it, and leave the fallout to future generations to sort out.