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Jacob Rees Mogg vs Cenk Uygur & More | Plus Indiana Candidate Admits She 'Had Beers'

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Oct 19, 2026
Jacob Rees-Mogg, former Conservative minister and broadcaster, clashes with Cenk Uygur, founder of The Young Turks, Glenn Greenwald, civil-liberties journalist, and Max Blumenthal, editor of The Grayzone, over Ukraine, Russia, Gaza, interventionism and nuclear escalation. Indiana candidate Jaime West discusses her viral interview, political threats and local services, including the infamous admission that she had three beers beforehand.
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INSIGHT

Why Rees-Mogg Favors Strength Over Restraint

  • Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg argues that deterrence requires credible military strength, because aggressors may mistake restraint for permission.
  • He links Russia’s actions in Georgia, Crimea and Ukraine to a broader history of territorial expansion.
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Sovereignty Becomes Rees-Mogg’s First Principle

  • Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg treats national sovereignty as the central rule of international order, even while acknowledging NATO provoked Russian anger.
  • He considers Crimea likely lost but sees Donbas as central to Ukraine’s negotiating position.
ANECDOTE

Rees-Mogg Concedes Iraq Was A Terrible Mistake

  • Glenn Greenwald challenged Britain’s moral consistency by comparing its condemnation of Russia with its support for the Iraq invasion.
  • Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg conceded that Iraq was based on dishonest weapons claims and called the war a terrible mistake.
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