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What? ABC Panelist Suggests Tillerson Was Fired to Ensure a War With Iran
Newsbusters.org ^ | March 18, 2018 | Nicholas Fondacaro

Posted on 03/18/2018 4:46:53 PM PDT by Kaslin

In what really could only be described as a completely bonkers conspiracy theory, The Nation magazine editor Katrina vanden Heuvel suggested Sunday that Rex Tillerson was fired from the secretary of state position because his replacement was funded by the Koch brothers and because the administration wanted a war with Iran. If you’re confused, don’t worry, the rest of the liberal panel on ABC’s This Week didn’t seem to be able to follow her convoluted mess either.

The ridiculousness began when a conversation about the firing of former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe was derailed by vanden Heuvel, who decided that, for some reason, she need to bring up the newly nominated CIA director and her involvement with torture:

George, the Mueller investigation should continue. Must continue. But there was something else that happened this past week that should happen. Gina Haspel, a practitioner and advocate of torture was nominated to be head of the CIA. And the Senate Intelligence Committee, you had Senator Lankford on of the committee, has been sitting on a 6700-page report that must be declassified. It was commissioned by the committee.

But the declassification of such information is vital in the public interest especially as we sit here on the 15th anniversary this month of a war we were taken into by lies, by deceit, and the destabilization of the Middle East and our country,” vanden Heuvel continued to ramble before liberal Roland Martin brought it back to McCabe.

What? ABC Panelist Suggests Tillerson Was Fired to Ensure a War With Iran

After allowing the panel to discuss the topic of the show for a little longer, vanden Heuvel interjected yet again with her conspiracy. “But again, I come back, George. There was more news this past week. A lot of ink and talk spilled about McCabe and Mueller. What about the new secretary of state,” she asked.

He gets more funds from the Koch industry brothers and he wants to go to war with Iran,” Vanden Heuvel decried as American Conservative Union head Matt Schlapp explained that, as a congressman, Mike Pompeo represented their hometown. The rest of the panel began to talk over her seemingly to drown out her nonsense.

But Vanden Heuvel continued despite the ruckus: “No tears shed for Rex Tillerson. There are tears shed for a hawk and it now seems—If I just could, the constant in this administration seems to be a desire to take this country to war-- to conflict with Iran--” But she was eventually cut off.

Host George Stephanopoulos appeared to appease vanden Heuvel by acknowledging that her point was important, but argued the media struggled to keep up with all the important news flooding out of the administration. “I know, I’m not making your life easy. I’m sorry,” she apologized.

Trying to follow vanden Heuvel’s logic is quite difficult. It might be safe to assume it requires a corkboard, a lot of pictures on it, and some red string connecting everything like a web.

The relevant portions of the transcript are below

ABC This Week March 18, 2018 9:30:05 AM Eastern

(…)

KATRINA VANDEN HEUVEL: George, the Mueller investigation should continue. Must continue. But there was something else that happened this past week that should happen. Gina Haspel, a practitioner and advocate of torture was nominated to be head of the CIA. And the Senate Intelligence Committee, you had Senator Lankford on of the committee, has been sitting on a 6700-page report that must be declassified.

It was commissioned by the committee. It has never been, except for a summary report, been released and it is vital to show what the committee found in terms of lying about the torture program and also how ineffectual it was. That should lead the Senate to not confirm Gina Haspel. But the declassification of such information is vital in the public interest especially as we sit here on the 15th anniversary this month of a war we were taken into by lies, by deceit, and the destabilization of the Middle East and our country.

(…)

9:32:08 AM Eastern

VANDEN HEUVEL: I mean the way it was done was so humiliated. I was moved by Mark Pocan, who is the head of the professional caucus offered to bring in McCabe into his office to work on election security so he could get vested in his pension.

But again, I come back, George. There was more news this past week. A lot of ink and talk spilled about McCabe and Mueller. What about the new secretary of state. He gets more funds from the Koch industry brothers and he wants to go –

MATT SCHLAPP: Because he represents their hometown.

VANDEN HEUVEL: -- he wants to go to war with –

SCHLAPP: Come on.

[Crosstalk]

VANDEN HEUVEL: He wants to go to war with Iran.

[Crosstalk]

VANDEN HEUVEL: That was humiliating. No tears shed for Rex Tillerson. There are tears shed for a hawk and it now seems—If I just could, the constant in this administration seems to be a desire to take this country to war-- to conflict with Iran which I think must be –

[Crosstalk]

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: Well, one of the issues we face every single week is the amount of news that continues to flow out of there.

VANDEN HEUVEL: I know, I’m not making your life easy. I’m sorry.



TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Government
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1 posted on 03/18/2018 4:46:53 PM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

These anti-American scumbags will say and do ANYTHING to try and force votes their way.


2 posted on 03/18/2018 4:51:04 PM PDT by EagleUSA
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To: EagleUSA

They are sick and can not get away from the hate Trump syndrome.


3 posted on 03/18/2018 4:52:52 PM PDT by ActresponsiblyinVA
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To: Kaslin

Screwballs abound on the left. Trump has the unique ability to draw them into outrage and idiocy. As to her point, Tillerson, like Obama, assured war with Iran through appeasement. Liberals do not understand standing on principle, only caving to the meanest bully in sight.


4 posted on 03/18/2018 4:53:36 PM PDT by Louis Foxwell (Islam is Satans finest work.)
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To: Kaslin

Trump doesn’t want a war with Iran. He wants to beat them with his brain and make them give up on their own. Apparently the left still isn’t paying attention.


5 posted on 03/18/2018 4:53:47 PM PDT by Dutch Boy
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To: Kaslin

That horrid woman has always been hate filled. She sure has aged a lot since I last had to look at her.


6 posted on 03/18/2018 4:53:53 PM PDT by dforest (Never let a Muslim cut your hair.)
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To: Kaslin

Why are they dissing the Koch brothers? He’s on their side! The Koch brothers support open borders, globalism, and the LGBT agenda.


7 posted on 03/18/2018 4:56:22 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (If the illegal immigration issue were Social Security, it'd be privatized by now.)
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To: EagleUSA

They sure do.


8 posted on 03/18/2018 5:01:02 PM PDT by Kaslin (Politicians are not born; they are excreted -Civilibus nati sunt; sunt excernitur. (Cicero)
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To: Kaslin
"VANDEN HEUVEL" Sounds Dutch

to me. As in the folks that supported the Nazis in World War II. Wonder if she subscribes.


9 posted on 03/18/2018 5:02:53 PM PDT by PAR35
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To: Kaslin

Americam media is Crazy Town.

Talk about your laughing stocks of the world... and they think they are the bomb diggity.


10 posted on 03/18/2018 5:02:58 PM PDT by Eddie01 (I'll learned it on FreeRepublic.com same as you)
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To: Kaslin

That’s BS propaganda. Trump mentioned disagreements over the work Tillerson was doing to “fix” the deal Obama made. Trump has said he wants to either fix the deal or scrap it. I see no actions yet indicating a war with Iran is imminent.


12 posted on 03/18/2018 5:05:32 PM PDT by plain talk
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To: Kaslin
Liberals have evolved into total lunatics. They are frighteningly dangerous.
13 posted on 03/18/2018 5:13:38 PM PDT by Sasparilla ( I'm Not Tired of Winning)
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To: Kaslin
The lady is an idiot. It was Hillary who was gonna get us into WW3. She would have owed all them who gave her money. BIGTIME.

Her money buds coulda made a lot of money from another world war.

Thank you God for making sure all those Soros voting machines they had rigged for Hillary - did not work as designed.

14 posted on 03/18/2018 5:15:10 PM PDT by Slyfox (Not my circus, not my monkeys)
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To: Sasparilla

you spelled devolved wrong ...


15 posted on 03/18/2018 5:15:58 PM PDT by bankwalker (Immigration without assimilation is an invasion.)
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To: Kaslin

It should be easy to disprove this gibberish.


16 posted on 03/18/2018 5:19:46 PM PDT by Brilliant
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To: Max Tactical

Are you nuts? I assume you were being sarcastic. You want to start wars to fulfill Biblical prophecy? I don’t think God needs our help. He will proceed according to His plan. If this is really a plan for some in this country, leave my son and the rest of the military out of it.


17 posted on 03/18/2018 5:28:48 PM PDT by Himyar (Comes A Stillness)
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To: Himyar

Sounds just like Ahmedinejad.


18 posted on 03/18/2018 5:32:16 PM PDT by Mr. Blond
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To: Max Tactical
Maybe we can get the draft reinstated to get us back to up to speed really quick and man up these Millennials.

Vast slave armies! Yeah! That's the ticket!.
19 posted on 03/18/2018 5:44:54 PM PDT by Colinsky
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To: Himyar

** Are you nuts? I assume you were being sarcastic. You want to start wars to fulfill Biblical prophecy? I don’t think God needs our help. He will proceed according to His plan. If this is really a plan for some in this country, leave my son and the rest of the military out of it. **

I think via his FR handle, he is an overly sarcastic troll.


20 posted on 03/18/2018 6:15:18 PM PDT by sockmonkey
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