At the start of Monday’s Morning Joe, co-host Joe Scarborough made comparisons of Iran to Vietnam, most particularly when it came to the press, in a conversation with David Ignatius of the Washington Post. He did his typical ‘I’m not comparing these things’ as he compared the current Pentagon spokespeople to those from General Westmoreland and others from the Vietnam War after just two weeks of a conflict.
Scarborough’s comparison came in response to FCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s threat to investigate and revoke broadcast licenses from over-the-air networks in response to Iran coverage.
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