Mike Pompeo Snaps At Fox News Anchor Who Disputes Iran War Is ‘Comparable’ To WWII

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo clapped back at a Fox News anchor who disputed his declaration that the Iran war was comparable to World War II.

Pompeo was addressing a Reuters poll showing 63% of Americans disapprove of how President Donald Trump is handling the conflict that began six months ago, and only 25% approve.

“That’s a pretty stark contrast,” said Gillian Turner, filling in for Martha MacCallum on Thursday.

“Yeah, a pretty stark contrast for sure, and I understand the concerns of the American people, I don’t diminish them or take them at all lightly,” Pompeo said, continuing:

But I do remind everyone, we had deferred this risk for an awfully long time. We had so many Americans killed in the Middle East for so many years. The Iranians have been trying to destroy Israel and United States for decades, and no president was willing to take on this incredibly important challenge, to get to them before they had a nuclear weapon that could threaten the United States of America.

So, I get that gasoline prices are higher, and that’s difficult for lots of Americans. I don’t take that lightly. But make no mistake about it, we’ve seen this before. In World War II, the polling was really bad before victory. And we had a lot of hard days then as well. The American people understand America’s interests.

And I think over time as President Trump is able to demonstrate his continued resolve and the effectiveness of our effort, the American people will be rewarded, and our military will be rewarded for all the sacrifice that they and our military have made.

“Well, the current conflict is hardly comparable to World War II, but your point, sir, is well-taken,” Turner said. ” We’ve got to leave it there.”

“No, it’s actually, Gillian, it’s actually comparable,” Pompeo interjected. “They’re trying to take down western civilization — the Iranians, the Chinese and the Russians — all of them. And, you’re right, the conflict isn’t at that scale yet only because President Trump has determinedly taken that on before they could work together to diminish our capabilities all around the world.”

“Okay,” Turner answered. “Well, Mr. Secretary, thanks for joining us today. Good to talk to you.”

Watch the clip above via The Story With Martha MacCallum on Fox News.

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