Tucker Carlson: “We have reached the limit of American power.”

“Yes, getting out looks a lot like defeat, because strictly speaking, it is defeat, meaning we're pulling back. We've reached none of the goals that we publicly articulated we were trying to reach. And that's all very embarrassing. We have reached the limit of American power. Yes, that's true. It's sad. We can certainly readjust. Doesn't mean our country's gone. Doesn't mean we're in a Great Depression. It doesn't mean we have a civil war.” (12:07–12:10)

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