Tucker Carlson: “The country that forces order on the Persian Gulf, that…”

“And that's true of nations as well. The nation that restores order is the nation in charge. The nation that forces the peace is the nation in charge. And in global terms, The country that forces order on the Persian Gulf, that opens the Strait of Hormuz, is the nation that runs the world by definition. So for decades, certainly since the Second World War, the rest of the world has assumed that that country is the United States.” (12:50–13:03)

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