During a whirlwind C-SPAN interview, key House Armed Services Committee member Rep. Duncan Hunter (R – CA) went on a protracted diatribe about how you can’t trust Middle Easterners because they all lie – and that wasn’t even the most controversial part.
That’s because Rep. Hunter then went on to a condemnation of the Iran nuclear deal, which was why he’s insisting you can’t trust Middle Easterners, by saying that the US should use multiple nuclear weapons in an attack on Iran.
Hunter elaborated on the comments, saying that the US shouldn’t use any “boots on the ground” and would instead rely on a “massive aerial bombing campaign,” including tactical nuclear arms.
Hunter’s statement was immediately condemned by several groups, including the National Iranian American Council (NIAC), who urged Americans to ignore his “reckless and immoral war rhetoric.” The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation was also critical, cautioning that a US nuclear first-strike would not only oblige Iran and other nations to make a mad dash for nuclear arms to deter future attacks, but would ruin US credibility across the planet.
Did he remove his shoe to bang on the table?
If that's so, he had an idol he must've been emulating – the late Nikita Khruschev – at his most clownish.
People like Duncan C. Hunter have no Christian values, debunking any such claims to having them. They belong in an insane asylum, not in public office of any level, much less, a member of Congress. We have far too many lunatics/sociopaths in both Houses of Congress as it is.
As for the people who continually elect/re-elect these scumbags over and over again, they, too, need their brains examined for any type of mental deficiency and/or disorder.
Warning: Cynical attitude toward "American exceptionalism" follows.
What's this "ruin US credibility across the planet" business? The US has long since demonstrated an enthusiastic willingness to use nuclear weapons against civilian population centers of other nations, and a belief that ours is the only nation entitled to do so. We're just "exceptional" like that. That "exceptionalism" gives us "credibility" in the nuclear age. Has it been too long since the US nuked a city full of civilians? Has our "credibility" eroded with time? Maybe. If so, you'll be hearing this call coming from others besides Rep. Hunter in the near future.
Hunter lies poor people die.
"The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation was also critical, cautioning that a US nuclear first-strike would not only oblige Iran and other nations to make a mad dash for nuclear arms to deter future attacks, but would ruin US credibility across the planet."
Talk about understatement. Any such strike would render the US the 21st Century equivalent of Mussolini and the Nazis. And the world would respond appropriately.
Desperate for some aipac money, huh, Duncan't?
He sure is fellatin the donkey.
Desperate for some aipac money, huh, Duncan't?
I wuz good wasn't I Uncle Bibi? Wasn't I good Uncle Bibi Wasn't I? Ka-CHING $$$
Ok the eighty million Iranians are liars, so, where is Israel is located, the other Middle East! or is he trying to establish a new territorial map of Middle East by not counting Israel as a stolen Palestinians land located in Middle East. That shows how educated these people are, second by nicking Iran, and the Russia neck USA and etc. he wants for humans to vanish so the monkeys can create a "Neo kind" of uneducated look alike.
This needs to be front and center. Don't let it go until he is kicked out. Come on Justin and Jason -push this to the limit. He'd be shot if he said that about Israel.
You must not realize that this Duncan Hunter is no longer a member of Congress…his son (Duncan D. Hunter) replaced in in office in 2008 when his bid for the Republican nomination for President failed…make that FAILED.
Not that his son is any less wacko…
Foot in mouth disease. I encourage people to watch PBS' "Secrets of the Dead: World's biggest bomb tests" (2011).
When he said all "Middle Easterners lie," did he include Israel?
Godbless Uncle Sam as for it,all it needs is these kind of'' HUNTING NEWPHEWS''.
Take issue with last sentence.
There is no credibility left.
All thanks to the naive illogical and misguided so called supporters of Israel controlling US politics.
Duncan Hunter is a racist pig. What if some scumbag politician said that you cannot trust any Jews because they all lie, or you cannot trust any Blacks because they all lie? There would be a tidal wave of outrage in the MSM. For his racist comments concerning persons of Middle Eastern heritage and his phycopathic, bloodthirsty warmongering, Hunter does not deserve to hold any elective office.
This man is insane. The fact that we have such people like him in the government scares the hell out of me.
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So Rep. Duncan Hunter says: "In the Middle Eastern culture it is looked upon with very high regard to get the best deal possible, no matter what it takes, and that includes lying"? The last time that I looked, Israel was in the Middle East. What does AIPAC have to say about this Hunter statement?
frat boys given a suit for public grandstanding
In civilised countries this man would be gone from politics after such comments. And the tragic thing is that some people still rant on about a mistranslation of an Ahmedinejad speech some 8 years old. seems like you can get away with any sort of anti Iranian threat but heaven help the Iranians if they say anything even vaguely controversial.
From Wikipedia, I've learned that this guy "inherited" his Congressional seat from his Dad, joined the US Marine Corps right after 9-11, was stationed in Fallujah (scene of nasty atrocities against Iraqi civilians) and has appeared at TEA Party functions. I think he is just plain mean and nasty and not too ightbray.
How is possible to make such statements ? What kind of people do we elect? Would this man be reelected? Who are the people who vote for such people. Are we, the American People so depraved as to elect such representatives? I remember we reelected Bush after it was clear he lied about Iraq.
Every nation has the leaders she deserve.
Duncan L. Hunter, the subject of this article, is a FORMER Congresscritter. Doesn't make it easier to stomach his diatribe nor can one infer that he is the only one in Congress (former or current) who thinks as he does – he just clearly states it for all to see how wacko and non-mainstream his ilk is.
I hate to break to you, but there were two Congressmen, Duncan Hunters – Sr and Jr. I know it is disturbing but these people also breed.
According to my dictionary, this makes him an anti-Semite.
When the Am. representative is such dumb and air headed, then makes it clear what runs amerikkka!!!
Ask for this clown to resign immediately.
This man should either be locked up in a padded room, in a straightjacket and heavily medicated or else tried and imprisoned for advocating crimes against humanity. The thought that he is allowed to run loose in public is frightening.
His mouth farthing and probably is not smelling because is old fart he is.
What else can be said to this comment?
The man is an idiot .
The two Duncan Headhunters wants us to nuke Iran just as we nuked Hiroshima and Nagasaki.Most Americans are brainwashed to think the USA is exceptional and this country has never nor will ever do anything wrong. They think wars are only good if started by the US or Israel. They think just because this nation has the highest standard of living and the most powerful military in the world, It will or should always be that way.
Creepy. He looks like he eats dead pigeons, feathers, and all.
Its been awhile since this POS made news but seriously who didn't see this coming given his views when he ran for president. I wonder if we'll here from his fellow scumbag warmonger Tom Tancredo soon