1 00:00:00,960 --> 00:00:05,280 Speaker 1: Hail, just wanted to do another little chat with you, 2 00:00:05,960 --> 00:00:10,880 Speaker 1: exclusively for the podcast only, and not because I can't 3 00:00:10,880 --> 00:00:13,760 Speaker 1: think of anything worse than putting on makeup and doing 4 00:00:13,800 --> 00:00:14,880 Speaker 1: my hair at this stage. 5 00:00:15,360 --> 00:00:17,919 Speaker 2: It's been a long few days. 6 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:22,200 Speaker 1: My little girl is not asleep yet, but she's running around, 7 00:00:22,239 --> 00:00:25,759 Speaker 1: so excuse me if she does contribute to a little 8 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:26,720 Speaker 1: bit of background noise. 9 00:00:26,760 --> 00:00:27,680 Speaker 2: But I just wanted to. 10 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:32,360 Speaker 1: Just talk a little bit about the enormity of what 11 00:00:32,600 --> 00:00:36,560 Speaker 1: is going on, and plus some of the tidbits that 12 00:00:37,159 --> 00:00:40,320 Speaker 1: you may not have quite thought about yet. It feels 13 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:42,800 Speaker 1: like it's been ten years, doesn't it, since war broke 14 00:00:42,880 --> 00:00:44,800 Speaker 1: out on Saturday. 15 00:00:44,840 --> 00:00:49,199 Speaker 2: That's Saturday Australian time. And I would make. 16 00:00:50,560 --> 00:00:57,920 Speaker 1: The following point as my first in that this is historic. 17 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:03,960 Speaker 1: We are living through the most epic of times, and 18 00:01:04,880 --> 00:01:08,919 Speaker 1: we don't know yet the extent to which this will 19 00:01:09,280 --> 00:01:12,200 Speaker 1: shape the future, not just in the Middle East but 20 00:01:13,080 --> 00:01:19,520 Speaker 1: everywhere around the world. But if things continue along the 21 00:01:19,560 --> 00:01:25,200 Speaker 1: same trajectory and we are already far ahead of what 22 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:29,039 Speaker 1: the US in Israel had even expected of themselves, and 23 00:01:29,040 --> 00:01:33,559 Speaker 1: they have high expectations in regards to objectives achieved, then 24 00:01:34,080 --> 00:01:37,240 Speaker 1: I suspect we're in for one hell of a ride, 25 00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:40,120 Speaker 1: you know I'm looking at I mean, there are so 26 00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:46,559 Speaker 1: many moments it's ridiculous to even to you know, to laugh, 27 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:49,760 Speaker 1: but you kind of have to in some moments Otherwise Again, 28 00:01:50,040 --> 00:01:51,880 Speaker 1: I said this last time, what's the point if you 29 00:01:51,920 --> 00:01:55,040 Speaker 1: don't But Donald Trump sitting in the Oval office and 30 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:57,840 Speaker 1: talking about well, we had this guy in mind, but 31 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:00,760 Speaker 1: we killed him. Oh this other in mind, but we 32 00:02:00,920 --> 00:02:02,720 Speaker 1: killed him too, So wolseee. 33 00:02:02,960 --> 00:02:07,560 Speaker 2: I mean, honestly, it is hilarious. 34 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:10,720 Speaker 1: And it's allowed to be hilarious, by the way, because 35 00:02:10,760 --> 00:02:15,640 Speaker 1: we are talking about evil terrorists whose entire existence is 36 00:02:15,720 --> 00:02:20,120 Speaker 1: dedicated to the suffering of others, so you were allowed 37 00:02:20,960 --> 00:02:25,400 Speaker 1: to enjoy their demise. But I just that the warness 38 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:32,000 Speaker 1: of it is insane. Pete Hegseth talking and some of 39 00:02:32,040 --> 00:02:35,480 Speaker 1: the analogies he used, some of the wording there are 40 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:39,200 Speaker 1: no fs given when it comes to political correctness, and 41 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:42,000 Speaker 1: I love that so much. I was talking to someone 42 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:46,440 Speaker 1: about an hour ago, just down on the street outside 43 00:02:46,480 --> 00:02:49,880 Speaker 1: where I live, and he was making the point about 44 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:53,160 Speaker 1: Donald Trump, and he, you know, some of his previous 45 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:57,040 Speaker 1: comments surrounding women and whatnot, And I said, no, I 46 00:02:57,160 --> 00:02:59,840 Speaker 1: get it, but you tell me, what would you rather 47 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:04,400 Speaker 1: someone like say Barack Obama, who might stand up and 48 00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:11,640 Speaker 1: use all these posh words to talk about the significance 49 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:14,160 Speaker 1: of feminism and womanhood and the way. 50 00:03:14,040 --> 00:03:16,400 Speaker 2: He talks about Michelle and all. 51 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:19,720 Speaker 1: This, you know, all the rhetoric around it, and this 52 00:03:20,040 --> 00:03:23,280 Speaker 1: statesman like speeches and blah. 53 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:25,160 Speaker 2: Blah blah blah blah. 54 00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:27,920 Speaker 1: But behind all of that is giving billions to the 55 00:03:27,960 --> 00:03:30,440 Speaker 1: Islamic regime of Iran, who kill women for showing a 56 00:03:30,440 --> 00:03:33,000 Speaker 1: strand of hair. Or would you rather someone who's not 57 00:03:33,040 --> 00:03:36,520 Speaker 1: always word perfect, who hasn't always in the past spoken 58 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:40,840 Speaker 1: perfectly when it comes to women, but who is actually. 59 00:03:40,440 --> 00:03:44,000 Speaker 2: The only one with the balls to take. 60 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:47,560 Speaker 1: Out one of the most sexist, misogynistic regimes in the 61 00:03:47,800 --> 00:03:48,840 Speaker 1: history of the world. 62 00:03:49,120 --> 00:03:50,160 Speaker 2: I tell you what i'd rather. 63 00:03:51,040 --> 00:03:55,720 Speaker 1: I'd rather Donald Trump, who, yes, in the past, may 64 00:03:55,760 --> 00:03:57,760 Speaker 1: have said things that have made me go ah, you know, 65 00:03:58,080 --> 00:04:01,800 Speaker 1: not my favorite turn of fraime, I guess, But look 66 00:04:01,840 --> 00:04:04,400 Speaker 1: at what he's actually doing for women. 67 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:06,480 Speaker 2: That's who I'd rather. 68 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:10,840 Speaker 1: And I think, you know, we've got to look at 69 00:04:10,840 --> 00:04:14,880 Speaker 1: what actually matters, what makes a difference, what makes the 70 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:18,400 Speaker 1: world a safer place for our daughters, and it wasn't 71 00:04:18,480 --> 00:04:22,320 Speaker 1: Barack Obama, not in any way, shape or form. The 72 00:04:22,360 --> 00:04:26,120 Speaker 1: other thing that's really interesting, and that's taking up a 73 00:04:26,279 --> 00:04:30,679 Speaker 1: lot of room in my head right now, Russia, China, 74 00:04:31,240 --> 00:04:36,920 Speaker 1: North Korea. I mean again, one must laugh or one 75 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:42,400 Speaker 1: must cry. But like, who needs enemies with friends like them? Like, 76 00:04:42,480 --> 00:04:46,360 Speaker 1: can you imagine after the initial bombing that took out 77 00:04:46,680 --> 00:04:50,080 Speaker 1: most of the Islamic regimes leaders, the next of kin 78 00:04:51,080 --> 00:04:55,920 Speaker 1: kind of picking up the phone, dialing Gi, ringing Gi, 79 00:04:56,200 --> 00:05:01,680 Speaker 1: no answer, no answer, jijingping back home in beij his 80 00:05:01,839 --> 00:05:04,480 Speaker 1: staff coming and saying, hey, we've got a call out 81 00:05:04,480 --> 00:05:08,960 Speaker 1: of Iran. He's like, no, don't answer, don't answer, don't answer, 82 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:11,680 Speaker 1: or if you answer, pretend it's bad reception. I think 83 00:05:11,720 --> 00:05:13,800 Speaker 1: there was an episode of Blackadder where they got the 84 00:05:13,839 --> 00:05:15,839 Speaker 1: call to attack and they pretended. 85 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:18,760 Speaker 2: Sh we can't hear you. Sh it's cutting out. 86 00:05:18,760 --> 00:05:22,719 Speaker 1: It's a bad lunech I mean, they have done diddly 87 00:05:23,080 --> 00:05:28,200 Speaker 1: squat the Chinese Communist Party. They have done not a 88 00:05:28,320 --> 00:05:32,240 Speaker 1: thing to defend their great mates, the Islamic regime of Iran. 89 00:05:33,720 --> 00:05:42,480 Speaker 1: And side note the technology, the military technology, the defense systems, 90 00:05:43,560 --> 00:05:47,560 Speaker 1: predominantly Chinese and Russian technology that the Islamic regime we're 91 00:05:47,640 --> 00:05:53,400 Speaker 1: using in Iran clearly completely ineffective. So this has been 92 00:05:53,400 --> 00:05:55,760 Speaker 1: a really bad couple of months for the Chinese Communist 93 00:05:55,800 --> 00:05:58,240 Speaker 1: Party identified as not by Kamla Harris, who. 94 00:05:58,160 --> 00:05:59,559 Speaker 2: Thinks that Iran's the biggest threat. 95 00:05:59,600 --> 00:06:03,120 Speaker 1: Well now she doesn't because Donald Trump's doing something about it. 96 00:06:03,360 --> 00:06:05,479 Speaker 1: But the Chinese Communist Party is the biggest threat to 97 00:06:05,560 --> 00:06:09,000 Speaker 1: Western civilization, that is hands down. It's been a bad 98 00:06:09,040 --> 00:06:13,320 Speaker 1: couple of months for them. Venezuela. Now, the Islamic craziam 99 00:06:13,320 --> 00:06:16,160 Speaker 1: in Iran over twenty percent of their oil, their energy 100 00:06:16,160 --> 00:06:19,880 Speaker 1: they get from those two at cheap, at a really 101 00:06:19,920 --> 00:06:23,239 Speaker 1: low price. It's been a really bad couple of months. 102 00:06:23,920 --> 00:06:25,760 Speaker 1: And not one of them has come to their defense. 103 00:06:26,240 --> 00:06:28,840 Speaker 1: I mean Putin came out and condemned it. Oh, this 104 00:06:28,880 --> 00:06:31,880 Speaker 1: is so bad international law. Blah blah blah blah blah. Okay, mate, 105 00:06:32,040 --> 00:06:34,400 Speaker 1: four years of you killing innocence in Ukraine, you can 106 00:06:34,440 --> 00:06:38,440 Speaker 1: see this one out. But what has any of them, 107 00:06:38,480 --> 00:06:45,120 Speaker 1: what have any of them done to actually help? Nothing? Nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing. 108 00:06:46,360 --> 00:06:49,640 Speaker 1: So there's so much at play here. And when it 109 00:06:49,680 --> 00:06:54,279 Speaker 1: comes to the Chinese Communist parties desired to reclaim Taiwan 110 00:06:54,640 --> 00:06:57,719 Speaker 1: and to then, you know, wage a global war and 111 00:06:58,960 --> 00:07:03,080 Speaker 1: be the top. This is a huge blow. You've got 112 00:07:03,120 --> 00:07:05,480 Speaker 1: to look beyond just what is happening in the Middle 113 00:07:05,520 --> 00:07:10,040 Speaker 1: East in regards to the impact of this. So look, 114 00:07:11,560 --> 00:07:16,200 Speaker 1: there's still plenty to unfold, and I understand and completely 115 00:07:16,360 --> 00:07:21,160 Speaker 1: encourage people should ask questions, people should be curious. What 116 00:07:21,320 --> 00:07:23,520 Speaker 1: is happening now is a big deal. But you also 117 00:07:23,560 --> 00:07:27,280 Speaker 1: need to understand. I was watching CNN for some stupid 118 00:07:27,320 --> 00:07:30,160 Speaker 1: reason a couple of days ago at the Roundtable show 119 00:07:30,400 --> 00:07:33,200 Speaker 1: that Scott Jennings does, and Scott Jennings is brilliant in 120 00:07:33,240 --> 00:07:36,560 Speaker 1: my opinion, I mean, oh, yes, baby, you can have 121 00:07:36,600 --> 00:07:37,640 Speaker 1: a yogat. 122 00:07:38,400 --> 00:07:39,800 Speaker 2: No, can you get it? 123 00:07:41,760 --> 00:07:43,480 Speaker 1: Bro? Can you get it? Okay, I'm gonna get my 124 00:07:43,520 --> 00:07:48,480 Speaker 1: doughy yoga lost. I keep talking, But this debate ensued 125 00:07:48,600 --> 00:07:54,200 Speaker 1: that was regarding the administration is not telling us anything? Well, 126 00:07:54,640 --> 00:07:58,080 Speaker 1: I mean, of course they ain't telling you anything. 127 00:07:58,120 --> 00:07:59,240 Speaker 2: What are they supposed to tell you? 128 00:07:59,280 --> 00:08:03,840 Speaker 1: They cannot tell you their plans because guess what if 129 00:08:03,920 --> 00:08:07,800 Speaker 1: Old made its CNN knows what the objectives are or 130 00:08:07,840 --> 00:08:11,480 Speaker 1: knows exactly what the next move is, guess who else does. 131 00:08:12,560 --> 00:08:14,960 Speaker 1: What's left of the Islamic regime, like this whole thing 132 00:08:15,000 --> 00:08:18,600 Speaker 1: is ridiculous. You know, you're looking at the French Foreign 133 00:08:18,640 --> 00:08:21,160 Speaker 1: minutester saying, oh, they should have had a debate with 134 00:08:21,240 --> 00:08:23,760 Speaker 1: us about whether or not to do it. I'm watching 135 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:26,680 Speaker 1: other news networks today saying, well, they should have evacuated 136 00:08:26,720 --> 00:08:30,320 Speaker 1: every American in the area that morning before they struck. 137 00:08:31,080 --> 00:08:33,840 Speaker 2: These are the most ridiculous things I've heard. 138 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:38,000 Speaker 1: It is so silly. That's not how war works. That 139 00:08:38,040 --> 00:08:41,520 Speaker 1: would be completely ineffective. You think those leaders and the 140 00:08:41,559 --> 00:08:44,079 Speaker 1: Ayatola would have all been together had that occurred. No, 141 00:08:44,200 --> 00:08:48,400 Speaker 1: of course not so. Look again, a lot to play out, 142 00:08:49,840 --> 00:08:52,200 Speaker 1: a lot to still occur. But what I would say 143 00:08:52,280 --> 00:08:56,120 Speaker 1: is there are so many wins already. And I love 144 00:08:56,160 --> 00:08:58,760 Speaker 1: the other point that Secretary of War, Yeah coming baby, 145 00:08:59,160 --> 00:09:03,120 Speaker 1: Secretary of War or hag Seth said, we are here 146 00:09:03,160 --> 00:09:05,560 Speaker 1: to win, We are playing to win. We are not 147 00:09:06,240 --> 00:09:10,640 Speaker 1: here right telling mego baby, you're welcome, honey, you're the best, 148 00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:14,880 Speaker 1: You're the best. We are not here just to you know, 149 00:09:15,000 --> 00:09:17,520 Speaker 1: ruffle a few feathers and then get the hell out. No, 150 00:09:17,640 --> 00:09:19,560 Speaker 1: because that doesn't work. It means you then have to 151 00:09:19,559 --> 00:09:22,439 Speaker 1: go back again and again. America is there to win 152 00:09:22,559 --> 00:09:25,640 Speaker 1: and you shouldn't be ashamed of saying that, or declaring that, 153 00:09:25,880 --> 00:09:30,800 Speaker 1: or owning that that. That's peace through strength. So let's 154 00:09:30,880 --> 00:09:33,400 Speaker 1: take a really quick look at the wins. The etoler gone, 155 00:09:33,400 --> 00:09:38,720 Speaker 1: one of the most evil men in history gone, the 156 00:09:38,800 --> 00:09:44,880 Speaker 1: next maybe forty of gin gone. The first chance the 157 00:09:45,360 --> 00:09:51,160 Speaker 1: Iranian people, ninety million of them have for freedom here 158 00:09:51,880 --> 00:09:56,640 Speaker 1: right here, almost ready for them. And it's not going 159 00:09:56,679 --> 00:09:59,200 Speaker 1: to be simple or clear cut. I get that absolutely. 160 00:09:59,240 --> 00:10:00,400 Speaker 1: And by the way, if you want or on that. 161 00:10:00,480 --> 00:10:04,040 Speaker 1: Dhi as Yata, the Egyptian activist, is amazing regarding what 162 00:10:04,080 --> 00:10:06,000 Speaker 1: happened during the Arab Spring, which she was a part 163 00:10:06,040 --> 00:10:08,720 Speaker 1: of a general betrayus, regarding lessons learned. 164 00:10:08,480 --> 00:10:11,920 Speaker 2: Out of Iraq and Afghanistan. He's brilliant as well. But 165 00:10:12,120 --> 00:10:15,760 Speaker 2: this is the greatest chance they've had, the greatest chance. 166 00:10:16,280 --> 00:10:20,800 Speaker 1: The regime who has spilt so much American blood and 167 00:10:20,880 --> 00:10:23,320 Speaker 1: Western blood and the blood of its own people, but 168 00:10:23,360 --> 00:10:25,200 Speaker 1: for those who need it to be bigger than just 169 00:10:25,240 --> 00:10:27,480 Speaker 1: the blood of its own people, it. 170 00:10:27,679 --> 00:10:31,120 Speaker 2: Is almost decimated. That is a good thing. 171 00:10:31,160 --> 00:10:36,120 Speaker 1: The regime who was rebuilding its nuclear capabilities, who was rebuilding, 172 00:10:36,200 --> 00:10:41,599 Speaker 1: if not already building on a significant amount of capability 173 00:10:41,640 --> 00:10:46,280 Speaker 1: with ballistic missiles who chant death to America, who have 174 00:10:46,400 --> 00:10:49,200 Speaker 1: a bounty on the head of President Trump and other 175 00:10:50,080 --> 00:10:52,640 Speaker 1: Americans that should just be never tolerated. 176 00:10:53,400 --> 00:10:55,440 Speaker 2: They are essentially decimated. 177 00:10:55,920 --> 00:10:58,120 Speaker 1: You've shown them, when I say you, I'm talking about 178 00:10:58,160 --> 00:11:01,920 Speaker 1: America and the West, have shown I mean its enemies 179 00:11:02,040 --> 00:11:06,360 Speaker 1: what it is capable of. They're not pussy footing around 180 00:11:07,600 --> 00:11:11,600 Speaker 1: the Chinese Communist Party, North Korea, Russia. They are all 181 00:11:11,640 --> 00:11:15,079 Speaker 1: looking at this and going Holy hell, because I tell 182 00:11:15,120 --> 00:11:20,440 Speaker 1: you what capability matters. Absolutely, you've gotta have the capability. 183 00:11:20,800 --> 00:11:23,559 Speaker 1: But if you don't have the willingness, the balls, the 184 00:11:23,720 --> 00:11:28,880 Speaker 1: courage to use it, it's useless. And what the American 185 00:11:28,920 --> 00:11:32,240 Speaker 1: administration has done is shown all of them that it 186 00:11:32,440 --> 00:11:35,840 Speaker 1: is not afraid to take action that it deems is 187 00:11:35,880 --> 00:11:38,800 Speaker 1: in the best interest of Americans. And that is almost 188 00:11:38,840 --> 00:11:42,079 Speaker 1: the biggest win thus far out of this, the biggest. 189 00:11:43,320 --> 00:11:46,920 Speaker 1: The world is a safer place already and they haven't 190 00:11:46,920 --> 00:11:50,920 Speaker 1: even finished yet. So again, this will be complex. There 191 00:11:50,960 --> 00:11:53,760 Speaker 1: will be lives lost. That is heartbreaking. On the daughter 192 00:11:53,800 --> 00:11:57,400 Speaker 1: of a major general, I understand what it is to 193 00:11:57,440 --> 00:11:59,600 Speaker 1: have someone go to warm My dad went to Iraq. 194 00:12:00,080 --> 00:12:01,040 Speaker 2: We were teenagers. 195 00:12:01,080 --> 00:12:03,959 Speaker 1: We watched on the news every night, people losing their lives. 196 00:12:04,600 --> 00:12:06,880 Speaker 1: We knew the kind of person Dad was. He was 197 00:12:06,920 --> 00:12:08,760 Speaker 1: not the kind of general who stood at the back 198 00:12:08,800 --> 00:12:11,400 Speaker 1: and sent his troops out. He drove his bodyguards and 199 00:12:12,400 --> 00:12:15,439 Speaker 1: his people insane because he would go out himself. He 200 00:12:15,480 --> 00:12:18,720 Speaker 1: would never send someone out to a place that he 201 00:12:18,760 --> 00:12:20,280 Speaker 1: wasn't willing to go himself. 202 00:12:19,920 --> 00:12:21,800 Speaker 2: And he did so I get it. 203 00:12:21,880 --> 00:12:25,520 Speaker 1: I'm not a warmonger, but this matters, and this will 204 00:12:25,559 --> 00:12:28,319 Speaker 1: make it safer for all of our sons and daughters, 205 00:12:28,800 --> 00:12:33,000 Speaker 1: including those in the military, including all of them. So 206 00:12:33,559 --> 00:12:37,760 Speaker 1: just wanted to share some raw, less structured thoughts with you. 207 00:12:38,440 --> 00:12:40,200 Speaker 2: We'll talk to you over the next few days. 208 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:42,199 Speaker 1: No doubt if another couple of great interviews coming up 209 00:12:42,920 --> 00:12:45,920 Speaker 1: with a guy called Matt Tyrrel who was Marco Rubio's 210 00:12:46,000 --> 00:12:49,120 Speaker 1: chief of staff during his presidential election campaign. 211 00:12:49,600 --> 00:12:52,000 Speaker 2: And also stab Cohen. 212 00:12:51,760 --> 00:12:55,040 Speaker 1: Who is special forces in the Israeli military, and he 213 00:12:55,160 --> 00:12:59,359 Speaker 1: tells some incredible stories about hand to hand combat with terrorists. 214 00:13:00,040 --> 00:13:03,240 Speaker 1: That is all coming up, But yeah, stay tuned to 215 00:13:03,280 --> 00:13:06,600 Speaker 1: the Aaron Mullin Show. We will keep bringing you breaking 216 00:13:06,640 --> 00:13:10,319 Speaker 1: news as it happens, and love to hear your thoughts.