Rod Martin & Eric Metaxas discuss a "moral realist" approach to American foreign policy, the Iran crisis, the cartels, Israel, and what's wrong with Tucker Carlson.
A tremendous segment with Dr. Martin and the esteemed Eric Mextas! I’m very much familiar with his excellent history books. He’s got one coming out about the American Revolution soon actually. First off, I thank Dr. Martin for the education about what President Trump is doing with his tariffs. He is rebalancing trade relations from how they had always been during the Cold War. He is also turning our allies from dependents into partners. The nations of NATO need to have strong militaries who can defend their own countries and not expect America to be there every time to hold their hand when they have a problem. Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and others need to look to Israel as a model for what they should be.
Donald Trump is a Jacksonian and neorealist who seeks to lead the world through primarily non-military means. He is done with America acting as global policeman and doing national building both of which failed miserably. Instead, let’s help people help themselves and do what we can to best serve the interests of ourselves and our allies. Donald Trump is building a more peaceful world in the long run with his foreign policy. Meanwhile, he is wearing down or putting out of business, our enemies and keeping them out of the Western Hemisphere. He struck Iran, arrested Nicolas Maduro and his wife, stopped Venezuela and Cuba’s shadow oil trade, destroyed Iran’s nuclear facilities, backed Israel all the way in the Gaza War, blocked the reckless sale of the Chagos Islands, is negotiating a free compact of association with Greenland, and has negotiated eight peace treaties. He also putting maximum pressure on Russia to cry “Uncle!” in Ukraine.
Russia may be a superpower, but they are a very weak superpower. Their economy is in terrible shape, they are getting their butts kicked in Ukraine, they have an aging, shrinking population, a low birth rate, nuclear missiles that may or may not be operational anymore, alcoholism and drug addiction are rampant, one-third of the population at last count have STDs, their healthcare system is a wreck, racism, sexism, antisemitism, homophobia, Islamophobia, xenophobia, and ethnocentrism are also rampant, Russians suffer from a deadly type of TB which is resistant to multiple drugs, and this just the tip of the iceberg. China is without a doubt our greatest enemy and the biggest threat to America and the free world. Tucker Carlson is a poor excuse for a “journalist” and is totally biased.
He was Mike Wallace with Mike Huckabee but with guests he agrees with he pitches them nothing but softball questions. I disagree with the U.S. ambassador to Israel on many issues, but he is a good and honorable man who is a true friend of Israel and the Jewish people. He is certainly more educated on Israel than Carlson is. The idea that Ashkenazi Jews are descendants of the Khazarians is absolute nonsense that not even many anti-Zionists believe in. Do a minority of Jews have Khazarian ancestry? Sure. The Khazarians converted to Judaism. But most Ashkenazi Jews are descended from the Ancient Hebrews. Jew haters like Carlson always bring up Israeli politicians came from foreign countries like Poland or America. Right, because most of the Jews of the holy land fled their homeland a millennia ago due to an economic recession, Roman repression and a series of failed uprisings, and spread out across the world. As to the Mexican cartels, we need to give the Mexicans as much security assistance as possible to fight them. We need to investigate and find out if any of our elected officials are on the take for them.
Dr. Martin mentioned the Cold War early on in this segment. I think that’s a very important time in our history to learn about, so here is some recommended reading:
* The Cold War: A New History by John Lewis Gaddis
* George F. Kennan: An American Life by John Lewis Gaddis
* From Hiroshima to Glasnost: At the Center of Decision: A Memoir by Paul Nitze
* Khrushchev: The Man and His Era by William Taubman
* A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White House by Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.
* Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945 by Tony Judt
* The Berlin Wall: August 13, 1961-November 9, 1989 by Frederick Taylor
* The Abyss: Nuclear Crisis Cuba 1962 by Sir Max Hastings
* Mao Zedong: A Life by Jonathan Spence
* The War for Africa: Twelve Months That Transformed a Continent by Fred Bridgland
* Latin America’s Cold War by Hal Brands
* The Marshall Plan: Dawn of the Cold War by Benn Steil
* The Peacemaker: Ronald Reagan, the Cold War and the World on the Brink by William Inboden
* The Real James Dean: Intimate Memories of Those Who Knew Him Best by Peter Winkler
A tremendous segment with Dr. Martin and the esteemed Eric Mextas! I’m very much familiar with his excellent history books. He’s got one coming out about the American Revolution soon actually. First off, I thank Dr. Martin for the education about what President Trump is doing with his tariffs. He is rebalancing trade relations from how they had always been during the Cold War. He is also turning our allies from dependents into partners. The nations of NATO need to have strong militaries who can defend their own countries and not expect America to be there every time to hold their hand when they have a problem. Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and others need to look to Israel as a model for what they should be.
Donald Trump is a Jacksonian and neorealist who seeks to lead the world through primarily non-military means. He is done with America acting as global policeman and doing national building both of which failed miserably. Instead, let’s help people help themselves and do what we can to best serve the interests of ourselves and our allies. Donald Trump is building a more peaceful world in the long run with his foreign policy. Meanwhile, he is wearing down or putting out of business, our enemies and keeping them out of the Western Hemisphere. He struck Iran, arrested Nicolas Maduro and his wife, stopped Venezuela and Cuba’s shadow oil trade, destroyed Iran’s nuclear facilities, backed Israel all the way in the Gaza War, blocked the reckless sale of the Chagos Islands, is negotiating a free compact of association with Greenland, and has negotiated eight peace treaties. He also putting maximum pressure on Russia to cry “Uncle!” in Ukraine.
Russia may be a superpower, but they are a very weak superpower. Their economy is in terrible shape, they are getting their butts kicked in Ukraine, they have an aging, shrinking population, a low birth rate, nuclear missiles that may or may not be operational anymore, alcoholism and drug addiction are rampant, one-third of the population at last count have STDs, their healthcare system is a wreck, racism, sexism, antisemitism, homophobia, Islamophobia, xenophobia, and ethnocentrism are also rampant, Russians suffer from a deadly type of TB which is resistant to multiple drugs, and this just the tip of the iceberg. China is without a doubt our greatest enemy and the biggest threat to America and the free world. Tucker Carlson is a poor excuse for a “journalist” and is totally biased.
He was Mike Wallace with Mike Huckabee but with guests he agrees with he pitches them nothing but softball questions. I disagree with the U.S. ambassador to Israel on many issues, but he is a good and honorable man who is a true friend of Israel and the Jewish people. He is certainly more educated on Israel than Carlson is. The idea that Ashkenazi Jews are descendants of the Khazarians is absolute nonsense that not even many anti-Zionists believe in. Do a minority of Jews have Khazarian ancestry? Sure. The Khazarians converted to Judaism. But most Ashkenazi Jews are descended from the Ancient Hebrews. Jew haters like Carlson always bring up Israeli politicians came from foreign countries like Poland or America. Right, because most of the Jews of the holy land fled their homeland a millennia ago due to an economic recession, Roman repression and a series of failed uprisings, and spread out across the world. As to the Mexican cartels, we need to give the Mexicans as much security assistance as possible to fight them. We need to investigate and find out if any of our elected officials are on the take for them.
Dr. Martin mentioned the Cold War early on in this segment. I think that’s a very important time in our history to learn about, so here is some recommended reading:
* The Cold War: A New History by John Lewis Gaddis
* George F. Kennan: An American Life by John Lewis Gaddis
* From Hiroshima to Glasnost: At the Center of Decision: A Memoir by Paul Nitze
* Khrushchev: The Man and His Era by William Taubman
* A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White House by Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.
* Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945 by Tony Judt
* The Berlin Wall: August 13, 1961-November 9, 1989 by Frederick Taylor
* The Abyss: Nuclear Crisis Cuba 1962 by Sir Max Hastings
* Mao Zedong: A Life by Jonathan Spence
* The War for Africa: Twelve Months That Transformed a Continent by Fred Bridgland
* Latin America’s Cold War by Hal Brands
* The Marshall Plan: Dawn of the Cold War by Benn Steil
* The Peacemaker: Ronald Reagan, the Cold War and the World on the Brink by William Inboden
* The Real James Dean: Intimate Memories of Those Who Knew Him Best by Peter Winkler
* Being Elvis: A Lonely Life by Ray Connolly
* American Hippies by W.J. Rorabaugh