WEBVTT - 1-5-26 Willie with Brad Wenstrup

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<v Speaker 1>Proby Billy Cunningham, the Great American and once again a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of fast breaking events. A couple hours ago, Ambassador

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<v Speaker 1>of Mike Waltz, the US Ambassador in the UN, laid

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<v Speaker 1>out the case against Maduro. And it's interesting how just

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<v Speaker 1>about three months ago Maduro, the leader of Venezuela, talked about, hey, gringo,

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<v Speaker 1>come get me. If you think you can get me

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<v Speaker 1>out of here, come get me, kind of fafo. And

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<v Speaker 1>he found out what happened. Joining you and I now

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<v Speaker 1>is brad winstrip He's now a private citizen, but he

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<v Speaker 1>spent about twelve years in the Congress. As you know,

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<v Speaker 1>he's a colonel retired US military, fought in the Rock.

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<v Speaker 1>And also in February he was appointed to President Trump's

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<v Speaker 1>Intelligence Advisory Board. And brad Winstrop, welcome again to the

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<v Speaker 1>Bill Cunningham Show. And can you kind of lay out

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<v Speaker 1>the case as to why we did what we did

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<v Speaker 1>on Saturday morning Friday night against Maduro? Layout the case?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean, essentially it comes down to several main things.

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<v Speaker 2>Is for the safety of America, the security of America,

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<v Speaker 2>the well being of America, and for prosperity for the

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<v Speaker 2>American people. And what's happening within our hemisphere is a

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<v Speaker 2>problem that we need to be concerned about. Then you

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<v Speaker 2>can go back to the Row doctrine. Then they had

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<v Speaker 2>concerns about this, that we need to protect our hemisphere,

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<v Speaker 2>that it needs to belong to us. I mean, And

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<v Speaker 2>basically what we did is this mission was a combination

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<v Speaker 2>of military and law enforcement, no doubt, but it was

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<v Speaker 2>to an extract and indicted criminal with criminal charges on

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<v Speaker 2>drug offenses. And it was a tremendous success. And I

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<v Speaker 2>think it's important to take a second back. And I

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<v Speaker 2>guess maybe it's my military side that wants to brag

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<v Speaker 2>about this, but there was no loss of American lives.

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<v Speaker 2>They've suppressed their air defense, they cut their power, they

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<v Speaker 2>got past guards and nikely Cuban defense. We operated from

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<v Speaker 2>twenty bases using a H fifty aircraft. And you know,

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<v Speaker 2>the guy wakes up, the basically unelected leader of Venezuela

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<v Speaker 2>wakes up in the morning and he's in his home

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<v Speaker 2>and in the afternoon he's in New York in a courtroom.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, this guy was indicted on drugs, weapons, human trafficking.

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<v Speaker 2>He defied election results. Gonzalez Edmundo Gonzalez was a clear winner.

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<v Speaker 2>It's basically a post election coup with communists type of support.

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<v Speaker 2>He's a leader of what they call cartelov sons dealing

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<v Speaker 2>in cocaine and machine guns. But you know, from our

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<v Speaker 2>standpoint for the United States, this isn't this isn't just

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<v Speaker 2>drugs alone. I get that, and that's important to note,

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<v Speaker 2>but that was a big part of it. But you know,

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<v Speaker 2>as a country after nine to eleven, we lost three

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<v Speaker 2>thousand people, sadly, and we went to war for twenty

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<v Speaker 2>years under the Biden years, losing over one hundred thousand

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<v Speaker 2>Americans to overdoses between ages eighteen to forty five. It's

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<v Speaker 2>killing our next generation. And nothing was done or even

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<v Speaker 2>said about it. Another Biden administration for Madua, they had

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<v Speaker 2>a twenty five million dollar bounty on him if someone

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<v Speaker 2>can bring him in, but yet they did nothing. And

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<v Speaker 2>so we're here, we are, We've got precedents. You've got

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<v Speaker 2>people now yelling, oh, Trump can't just take us to war.

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<v Speaker 2>This wasn't an action of war. And some people in

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<v Speaker 2>Congress need know the difference. And not only that, this

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<v Speaker 2>is not much different at all with what was done

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<v Speaker 2>previously with Noriega and Panama under George H. W. Bush,

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<v Speaker 2>Noriega was not recognized as a leader of the country.

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<v Speaker 2>There is Maduro. But we need to stabilize the Western

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<v Speaker 2>hemisphere from all this influence. And at the time of

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<v Speaker 2>the Monroe Doctor and it was more the European colonies,

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<v Speaker 2>we were concerned about them colonizing more. But now we're

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<v Speaker 2>talking about communist countries basically coming in and de facto

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<v Speaker 2>colonizing countries. But you know, you saw Kennedy actoring the

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<v Speaker 2>Cuban missile crisis. President Obama had a kill list. He

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<v Speaker 2>actually killed American citizens, right, he did Milwaukee, and he

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<v Speaker 2>just did that. And where were the voices yelling about

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<v Speaker 2>that as they are now? When we did something, it

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<v Speaker 2>was clearly in the interest of the American people and

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<v Speaker 2>for our country itself. There's a difference between more war

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<v Speaker 2>and a military and law enforcement action that protects the

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<v Speaker 2>US interests in our citizens. You know, was Reagan not

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<v Speaker 2>supposed to go into Grenada to protect the United States

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<v Speaker 2>citizens there in nineteen eighty three? Right, of course not.

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<v Speaker 1>And I have a long list of Obama. What Obama

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<v Speaker 1>did in five or six different nations. He deployed almost

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<v Speaker 1>one thousand drones killed many American citizens. When it came

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<v Speaker 1>time to have some recompense for a cobbo Afghanistan that

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<v Speaker 1>disastrous would draw. You were in Congress at the time,

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<v Speaker 1>and he received some obamas. He received some information about

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<v Speaker 1>some end of I'm sorry this is Joe Biden received

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<v Speaker 1>some information about the terrorists who were responsible for the

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<v Speaker 1>terrible events at the airport, and uh Biden and Harris

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<v Speaker 1>vaporized about twenty people, half of whom were children by

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<v Speaker 1>mistake by using drones. They got some bad intelligence and

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<v Speaker 1>killed a whole bunch of innocent people in Afghanistan. And

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<v Speaker 1>there was no calls by the Democrats against Biden whatsoever.

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<v Speaker 1>But getting back to Venezuela, you were on the Intelligence

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<v Speaker 1>Committee and the Congress, you're on the President's Intelligence Advisory Board.

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<v Speaker 1>Now talk about Hesbelah, which I found incredible. Years ago,

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<v Speaker 1>it was reporting that Hesbelah had locations in Venezuela along

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<v Speaker 1>with China. They were meeting with the ambassador to Venezuela

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<v Speaker 1>just a few hours before the arrest, and also Iran.

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<v Speaker 1>So this this isn't just South America. This is a base.

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<v Speaker 1>It is China, and it's Iran. Explain that to the

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<v Speaker 1>American people.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, why is this okay? And why are you willing

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<v Speaker 2>to turn a blind eye about it. Look, some of

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<v Speaker 2>the cries that are are coming from leaders of communist

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<v Speaker 2>countries or those that are in affiliation with communist countries.

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<v Speaker 2>They're the ones that have something to lose here, because

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<v Speaker 2>they have everything to gain by being engaged with dictators

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<v Speaker 2>in countries, taking their natural resources, doing all these things

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<v Speaker 2>so that they can have dominance within the world. And well,

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<v Speaker 2>as the Monroe doctors said, not in this hemisphere, and

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<v Speaker 2>Donald Trump is sticking with that. Teddy Roosevelt was behind

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<v Speaker 2>it as well, we're actually doing something about it. But

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<v Speaker 2>you're right. January second of twenty twenty six, Maduro is

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<v Speaker 2>meeting with the Special Envoy of the Chinese President. It's

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<v Speaker 2>so obvious what is going on. And you know, I've

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<v Speaker 2>seen some Democrats give very poised responses, but very few,

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<v Speaker 2>and most suggests it's always about Donald Trump and whatever

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<v Speaker 2>Donald Trump does, we're against. Well, this is for the

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<v Speaker 2>American people, and I think that there is more agreement

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<v Speaker 2>to what has taken place than meets the eye. And

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<v Speaker 2>I think that Mike Wallaz did a good job today

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<v Speaker 2>already depending us in the in the UN, and so

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<v Speaker 2>what is next. What is next with this is, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>we have to be steadfast and we have to be

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<v Speaker 2>resolved in our efforts. And this carries the Cuba to Nicaragua,

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<v Speaker 2>to other places that are in a similar situation. And

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<v Speaker 2>we're going to give diplomacy a chance, just like Maduro

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<v Speaker 2>had he had the opportunity. He had the opportunity. Maybe

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<v Speaker 2>he thought we were kidding when taking out the drug boats,

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<v Speaker 2>but we weren't. We offered diplomacy. He said, no, thank you, Well,

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<v Speaker 2>we weren't kidding. We have leverage right now, We have

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<v Speaker 2>leverage by our successes success. They are success in ram

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<v Speaker 2>that this president says what he means, and we're doing

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<v Speaker 2>it for the betterment of the American people in the

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<v Speaker 2>long run and for the betterment of the Venezuelan people

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<v Speaker 2>in this case as well. And you've seen other statements

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<v Speaker 2>being made. President Trump is trying to help the betterment

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<v Speaker 2>of the Iranian people with moving forward. So we say

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<v Speaker 2>what we mean is to succeed in what we're doing.

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<v Speaker 2>And we need to see that ministers resign, not just

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<v Speaker 2>go into hiding. The ministers and the Venezuelan government need

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<v Speaker 2>to resign from their posts, and that might include their

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<v Speaker 2>defense minister, they're interior minister, or maybe they say we're

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<v Speaker 2>willing to come around. We should have a good military

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<v Speaker 2>to military relationship established and we'll see what the new

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<v Speaker 2>vice president while now President Rodriguez, what takes place with

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<v Speaker 2>this new president and willing to change to say, I

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<v Speaker 2>am not Hugo shap or Maduro. I'm willing to make

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<v Speaker 2>some changes here. Let's have some conversation. Dismantle the whole

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<v Speaker 2>affiliation with the Cartel of Sons, which Maduro was a

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<v Speaker 2>big part of. He had protection from them, he had

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<v Speaker 2>protections from the Cubans, he's got Chinese affiliates. All of

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<v Speaker 2>these things need to be abandoned or they'll probably continue

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<v Speaker 2>to see some type of action and they need to

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<v Speaker 2>understand that it can and will take place. But I

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<v Speaker 2>think they should be willing to give Diplumbacy a chance

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<v Speaker 2>by what they've just seen last couple of days.

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<v Speaker 1>And Colonel Winstrip, we had a conversation reported by the

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<v Speaker 1>President about two three weeks ago in which he spoke

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<v Speaker 1>to Maduro and he laid out what was going to happen.

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<v Speaker 1>He said you're going to you're indict it, We're going

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<v Speaker 1>to seek your removal. We're going to seek your arrest.

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<v Speaker 1>And he kind of laughed about that. Come get me.

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<v Speaker 1>And then the President had called Airdwan, who's the leader

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<v Speaker 1>of Turkey, and he said to Maduro, look, if you

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<v Speaker 1>want to get out of town, we'll provide a plane.

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<v Speaker 1>You take a plane. You can go to Istanbul. You

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<v Speaker 1>can live in opulence, much like the leader of Syria

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<v Speaker 1>Assad is now living in Russia. You can get the

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<v Speaker 1>hell out of Dodge. Stop the drug trafficking, quit killing Americans,

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<v Speaker 1>quit dealing with Hesbelah, ignore what the Chinese are doing

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<v Speaker 1>with the illegal orders, et cetera, and you can get

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<v Speaker 1>out of town and go to Turkey. So the president

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<v Speaker 1>went so far Trump to say, we have arranged for

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<v Speaker 1>you to leave, and if you don't go, there's going

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<v Speaker 1>to be consequences. And that's when Maduro said to Trump,

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<v Speaker 1>come get me. Speak operationally. Maduro and his wife lived

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<v Speaker 1>on a huge military base in the middle and a

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<v Speaker 1>giant structure, and there were hundreds of soldiers all around him.

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<v Speaker 1>When I woke up Saturday morning and I saw that,

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<v Speaker 1>I said, this is impossible. This is like that movie

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<v Speaker 1>Air Force one and when somebody was extracted from a

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<v Speaker 1>from a from the Kremlin and taken and tried, and

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<v Speaker 1>I'm thinking, you got to be kidding me. Can you speak,

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<v Speaker 1>as a former colonel as far as operationally, what did

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<v Speaker 1>Delta Force have to do to get to the point

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<v Speaker 1>of putting him in handcuffs flying him and his wife

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<v Speaker 1>out of the country. Operationally what happened?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, obviously details of these types of things you don't

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<v Speaker 2>want to talk about, nor do I know all of

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<v Speaker 2>the details, but I know the premise of what you

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<v Speaker 2>need to do and that you need to take them

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<v Speaker 2>off guard. So some of the actions that were taken

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<v Speaker 2>were to suppress their air defenses. You cut their power.

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<v Speaker 2>That's always a big, big factor in having success. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>our special forces are very well designed and equipped to

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<v Speaker 2>do things like get past the enemy lines. And in

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<v Speaker 2>this case, you also likely very well know the layout

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<v Speaker 2>of where you're about to go. Just like when we

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<v Speaker 2>went in and got Bin Lauden. We do prepare, and

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<v Speaker 2>as has been reported, this preparation has been going on

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<v Speaker 2>for some time. So it wasn't like, hey, look we tried,

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<v Speaker 2>now let's try and make a military plan. These types

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<v Speaker 2>of things are already in place for a long time.

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<v Speaker 2>Our intelligence is obviously very good to know exactly what

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<v Speaker 2>we needed to do and to pull it off flawlessly.

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<v Speaker 2>And this is something that all of Americas should be

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<v Speaker 2>celebrating as a nation. You know, if you think about

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<v Speaker 2>when we tried to get the hostages out of Iran

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<v Speaker 2>that were there for four hundred and forty four days

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<v Speaker 2>and that mission failed in the desert, and here this

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<v Speaker 2>is pulled off tremendously, as was the bin laden rain.

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<v Speaker 2>But we did this without any loss of life, at

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<v Speaker 2>least on our end, and without a loss of life.

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<v Speaker 2>We actually extracted who we wanted so that it could

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<v Speaker 2>stand trial. This is amazing. This is this is not

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<v Speaker 2>what Obama did. Obama didn't extract people to stand trial.

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<v Speaker 2>And these were US citizens killed them. Yeah, so you know,

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<v Speaker 2>we really do need to look back and say thank

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<v Speaker 2>you to our brave Americans on all fronts. Again, this

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<v Speaker 2>was law enforcement as well as military combined. They made

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<v Speaker 2>an arrest, is what they did. You know, a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of times countries will arrest somebody for the United States

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<v Speaker 2>or for another country so that they can be brought

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<v Speaker 2>back to that country for trial. That wasn't going to

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<v Speaker 2>happen because he took over the country basically threw a

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<v Speaker 2>coup after the election, and so this was the only

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<v Speaker 2>way it was going to happen. And he wasn't willing

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<v Speaker 2>to face charges or even accept a deal where he

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<v Speaker 2>could live in luxury somewhere else.

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<v Speaker 1>They offered him, and he said, you can't do this.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm the president. I'm in the middle of a Venezuelan

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<v Speaker 1>military base. I have a safe room in my house

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<v Speaker 1>with steel doors where it's reporting that Delta Force, which

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<v Speaker 1>by the way, had replicas built in Kentucky in the

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<v Speaker 1>military base in Kentucky's so they practiced and practice and

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<v Speaker 1>practice with blow torches. They were going to use blow

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<v Speaker 1>torches to extricate him from a behind the steel door.

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<v Speaker 1>So they had everything planned out. Before he could shut

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<v Speaker 1>the door with mister and missus Madora, Delta Force handcuffed him,

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<v Speaker 1>handcuffed her. And this morning I see he appeared in

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<v Speaker 1>federal court in New York City. A quarter pointed attorney

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<v Speaker 1>has been taken over. And if I'm the leader of

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<v Speaker 1>Columbia or Cuba, I'm thinking, oh my god, what's next?

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<v Speaker 1>And so I don't know what's next, and for the

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<v Speaker 1>media to say, well, what happens the day after? Many

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<v Speaker 1>times the day after is a disaster, much like in

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<v Speaker 1>Afghanistan or in Iraq where you served. Can you give

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<v Speaker 1>us a minute or two on the day after. So

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<v Speaker 1>here we are a couple of days after and three

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<v Speaker 1>four days from now. What's going to be happening in Venezuela.

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<v Speaker 1>Whatever happens is going to be better than otherwise if

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<v Speaker 1>Madora was still in charge. But how do you answer

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<v Speaker 1>the question, since you're on the President's Intelligence Advisory board,

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<v Speaker 1>what is next? What is that going to happen? In

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<v Speaker 1>a week, a month, and a year, what's going to happen?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, this is me just speaking for myself on this,

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<v Speaker 2>but you know, we hope that there doesn't lead to

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<v Speaker 2>violent eruptions within the country, and I hope that those

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<v Speaker 2>with foreign influence within Venezuela back down. You know, we

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<v Speaker 2>haven't heard from the Chinese special envoy who was just

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<v Speaker 2>with Maduro. We haven't. We haven't heard from those type

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<v Speaker 2>of people, so uh, there, that'd be best to just

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<v Speaker 2>sort of step aside and walk away rather than trying

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<v Speaker 2>to repress the Venezuelan people even further. With with some

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<v Speaker 2>actions that may may be taken. So I think if

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<v Speaker 2>we make it very clear that we're willing to have diplomacy,

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<v Speaker 2>then maybe there'll be some peace, uh for for a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit. And amongst the confusion, I mean, it has

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<v Speaker 2>to be terribly confusing within that country who's in charge.

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<v Speaker 2>You're seeing some protests by some pro Maduro people, but

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<v Speaker 2>the people that aren't our staying in their in their

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<v Speaker 2>homes still and they yeah smartly doing some of that.

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<v Speaker 2>But I think that through diplomacy maybe we can make

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<v Speaker 2>some strong suggestions that some people either change their tune

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<v Speaker 2>or resign, as I was talking about. So let's hope

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<v Speaker 2>that those things happen. The cooler heads prevail and others

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<v Speaker 2>take warning and don't try and blow fire at the

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<v Speaker 2>United States of America.

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<v Speaker 1>Colonel Reinstrip, thank you very much for coming this Monday

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<v Speaker 1>afternoon on the Bill Cunningham Show. The future is brighter

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<v Speaker 1>with the president we have and brad Winstrip, thank you

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<v Speaker 1>very much, and may God bless you and God bless America.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you very much.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you. Bill.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's continue with more news coming up with jer Home

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<v Speaker 1>of the Bengals, and by the way, there's a big

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<v Speaker 1>news conference on Friday at one o'clock with Duke Tobin.

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