Newsmax host says Fox News “has just been ridiculous all day cheerleading” war with Iran
Rob Finnerty: “I don't think this is another Iraq, but Iraq wasn't Iraq at first either. Americans supported that invasion. Congress supported that invasion. They do not support this.”
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From the March 3, 2026, edition of Newsmax's Finnerty
ROB FINNERTY (HOST): I don't think this is another Iraq, but Iraq wasn't Iraq at first either. Americans supported that invasion. Congress supported that invasion. They do not support this. And then you start to see headlines like this, despite the endless cheerleading happening on some of the other networks like Fox, which has just been ridiculous all day cheerleading this war.
Donald Trump might be looking for an off ramp right now, a way to claim victory, but leave the rest to somebody else, like maybe Israel, which should not be controversial to say because we attacked Iran on Saturday because Israel was going to attack Iran first. That's not speculation. Marco Rubio said that himself.
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FINNERTY: So, it's not controversial, which means Israel, which is a country with 9 million people, dragged a country with 340 million people into another war in the Middle East. And those are the facts tonight. Israel might not be done with Iran, by the way. This could be just the start. A NATO country could be next. You think I'm kidding? Naftali Bennett, the former prime minister of Israel, commenting about two other countries, both our allies, which he claims are the new Iran. And then he gets a round of applause.