WEBVTT - Hugh Hewitt: Fundamental Things Afoot in the Middle East

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<v Speaker 1>This is Hugh hewittt for townhall dot Com. The ceasefire

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<v Speaker 1>in Iran will be a big win for President Trump

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<v Speaker 1>if the Strait opens and stays open, and we'll know

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<v Speaker 1>over the course of two weeks whether or not that happens.

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<v Speaker 1>If it does, the world's oil supply will surge a bit,

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<v Speaker 1>and the remnants of the Iranian regime will have a

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<v Speaker 1>chance to inventory the destruction that has rained down on

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<v Speaker 1>their forces for five weeks. If the Strait doesn't reopen,

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<v Speaker 1>or the attacks on Israel or our golf allies don't cease,

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<v Speaker 1>another round of the Third Gulf War will soon commence.

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<v Speaker 1>President Trump issued his ultimatum, his never evolving critics denounced

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<v Speaker 1>his language, though it got through to whomever is running

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<v Speaker 1>the bunkers in Iran. The war is far from over,

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<v Speaker 1>but long conflicts never resolve in a month, and this

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<v Speaker 1>one's forty seven years old. Fundamental things are afoot in

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<v Speaker 1>the Middle East, most of them very good. Indeed, freedom

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<v Speaker 1>for the long suffering Iranian people and stability in the

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<v Speaker 1>Middle East has never been closer since nineteen seventy nine.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm Hugh Hewitt