Rep. Massie: ‘AIPAC Is Very Persuasive’

BRENNAN And Congressman Massie ░░░░░░░░ s interesting because you ░░░░░░░░ talking about a part ░░░░░░░░ the party you represent ░░░░░░░░ secretary of state comes ░░░░░░░░ a different part of ░░░░░░░░ same party as you ░░░░░░░░ And and I did ░░░░░░░░ in on the question ░░░░░░░░ intelligence and wat it ░░░░░░░░ He called it an ░░░░░░░░ to weaponize Weaponization ambition ░░░░░░░░ s different than they ░░░░░░░░ making a nuclear weapon ░░░░░░░░ Yes BRENNAN But are ░░░░░░░░ open to intelligence and ░░░░░░░░ here Massie I m ░░░░░░░░ as well But look ░░░░░░░░ the first Iraq war ░░░░░░░░ second Iraq war and ░░░░░░░░ war in Afghanistan Congress ░░░░░░░░ got the briefings Congress ░░░░░░░░ and debated It should ░░░░░░░░ been declarations of war ░░░░░░░░ at least they did ░░░░░░░░ authorization of the use ░░░░░░░░ military force We haven ░░░░░░░░ had that This has ░░░░░░░░ turned upside down this ░░░░░░░░ BRENNAN Well you heard ░░░░░░░░ Mitch McConnell the former ░░░░░░░░ leader the Senator saying ░░░░░░░░ was a bad week ░░░░░░░░ the isolationists He was ░░░░░░░░ about Tucker Carlson and ░░░░░░░░ was talking about Steve ░░░░░░░░ Do you think that ░░░░░░░░ president is making a ░░░░░░░░ here or is he ░░░░░░░░ to have it both ░░░░░░░░ Both saying I m ░░░░░░░░ to please the hawks ░░░░░░░░ the party by bombing ░░░░░░░░ them I m going ░░░░░░░░ say I want a ░░░░░░░░ deal and make the ░░░░░░░░ happy by saying you ░░░░░░░░ I m not committing ░░░░░░░░ anything more than one ░░░░░░░░ done Massie Well I ░░░░░░░░ concede this it was ░░░░░░░░ good week for the ░░░░░░░░ in the military industrial ░░░░░░░░ who want war all ░░░░░░░░ time I wouldn t ░░░░░░░░ my side of the ░░░░░░░░ base isolationists We are ░░░░░░░░ are exhausted We are ░░░░░░░░ from all of these ░░░░░░░░ And we re non ░░░░░░░░ I mean this is ░░░░░░░░ this was one of ░░░░░░░░ promises I mean are ░░░░░░░░ going to call President ░░░░░░░░ s campaign an isolationist ░░░░░░░░ What he promised us ░░░░░░░░ we would put America ░░░░░░░░ And I and I ░░░░░░░░ there are still voices ░░░░░░░░ this administration you ve ░░░░░░░░ got J D Vance ░░░░░░░░ ve still got Tulsi ░░░░░░░░ you ve still RFK ░░░░░░░░ you ve still got ░░░░░░░░ heads that could prevail ░░░░░░░░ They were not persuasive ░░░░░░░░ this case clearly Massie ░░░░░░░░ somebody was persuasive APAC ░░░░░░░░ very persuasive for instance ░░░░░░░░ Israeli lobby in Congress ░░░░░░░░ you if you look ░░░░░░░░ my colleagues feeds now ░░░░░░░░ s they all look ░░░░░░░░ same They re all ░░░░░░░░ the same message that ░░░░░░░░ ve got to support ░░░░░░░░ and we ve got ░░░░░░░░ do this My question ░░░░░░░░ does you know three ░░░░░░░░ and we re done ░░░░░░░░ Iran s nuclear ambitions ░░░░░░░░ Yes Massie Is that ░░░░░░░░ two weeks to slow ░░░░░░░░ spread of 2025 Is ░░░░░░░░ you know we were ░░░░░░░░ two weeks to slow ░░░░░░░░ spread then Now we ░░░░░░░░ told it s just ░░░░░░░░ to take three bombings ░░░░░░░░ So Massie But what ░░░░░░░░ when Israel gets bombed ░░░░░░░░ Is is Trump going ░░░░░░░░ sit by and say ░░░░░░░░ we re not going ░░░░░░░░ further engage in this ░░░░░░░░ BRENNAN I tried to ░░░░░░░░ answers from the secretary ░░░░░░░░ that question But when ░░░░░░░░ say the pro Israel ░░░░░░░░ APAC do you see ░░░░░░░░ difference between Israel s ░░░░░░░░ and American interests Massie ░░░░░░░░ Yes I mean look ░░░░░░░░ Iran the reality is ░░░░░░░░ don t have a ░░░░░░░░ that can reach the ░░░░░░░░ States They re not ░░░░░░░░ to getting a missile ░░░░░░░░ can reach the United ░░░░░░░░ I think this what ░░░░░░░░ happened what has transpired ░░░░░░░░ week has been planned ░░░░░░░░ months That that you ░░░░░░░░ this administration and maybe ░░░░░░░░ the administration prior to ░░░░░░░░ said you go in ░░░░░░░░ soften them up take ░░░░░░░░ their air defense capabilities ░░░░░░░░ then we ll send ░░░░░░░░ the big bombers.”