WEBVTT - Ed Morrissey: Decision Points and Dire Straits

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<v Speaker 1>This is Ed Morrissey of hot air dot com for

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<v Speaker 1>town Hall. Donald Trump finally got his response from Iran,

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<v Speaker 1>will he act on it? Last week, Trump had sent

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<v Speaker 1>a fourteen point framework to mediators in Islamabad for reaching

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<v Speaker 1>a peace accord with Iran. Trump insisted that the IRGC

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<v Speaker 1>surrender its highly enriched uranium, agree to verifiably end its

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<v Speaker 1>pursuit of nuclear weapons, and stop attacking international shipping in

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<v Speaker 1>the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran demanded that the US recognize

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<v Speaker 1>the strait as Iranian sovereign territory and pay war reparations.

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<v Speaker 1>Trump responded by calling the IRGC's terms as stupid and

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<v Speaker 1>totally unacceptable. Yet Trump also insisted that a deal could

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<v Speaker 1>be reached with the regime. That is an unfortunate illusion,

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<v Speaker 1>something Trump maintains despite all evidence to the contrary. Iran

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<v Speaker 1>violated its terms almost immediately in the Strait, and Iran

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<v Speaker 1>continues to threaten the strait. The ceasefire is dead. Trump

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<v Speaker 1>either has to follow through on consequences or cut bait

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<v Speaker 1>and walk away, with Iran's regime nearly as dangerous as ever.

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<v Speaker 1>The decision point has arrived