1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:06,160 Speaker 1: Okay, my friends, let me make my position one thousand clear. 2 00:00:07,400 --> 00:00:15,320 Speaker 1: No US boots on the ground whatsoever. Absolutely not, no way. 3 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:19,640 Speaker 1: As I said on X last night, this is slowly 4 00:00:19,920 --> 00:00:25,360 Speaker 1: starting to turn into another Iraq, a protracted conflict, a 5 00:00:25,480 --> 00:00:30,720 Speaker 1: quagmire with now no exit strategy. And so you know, 6 00:00:30,800 --> 00:00:34,080 Speaker 1: I opposed the war, and after what I heard yesterday 7 00:00:34,120 --> 00:00:37,640 Speaker 1: from the President of the United States, along with Secretary 8 00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:42,120 Speaker 1: of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, 9 00:00:42,840 --> 00:00:47,959 Speaker 1: my fears are only being heightened, not calmed, but heightened. 10 00:00:48,440 --> 00:00:54,000 Speaker 1: So here is now the absolute latest. President Trump gave 11 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:58,800 Speaker 1: a wide ranging interview to several media outlets, and what 12 00:00:58,960 --> 00:01:03,880 Speaker 1: he told them was that initially the plan was, and 13 00:01:03,920 --> 00:01:09,000 Speaker 1: this is what my understanding was, that this Operation Epic 14 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:14,640 Speaker 1: Fury as it's being called, this bombing campaign to degrade 15 00:01:14,959 --> 00:01:20,080 Speaker 1: the Iranian regime, to destroy their nuclear weapons capability once 16 00:01:20,120 --> 00:01:24,160 Speaker 1: and for all, their ballistic missile program, once and for all, 17 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:29,319 Speaker 1: their navy, once and for all, their enrichment capability, once 18 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:33,360 Speaker 1: and for all, would take maybe three to four days 19 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:39,520 Speaker 1: a week maximum. Now they're telling us, according to Trump, 20 00:01:40,040 --> 00:01:42,720 Speaker 1: this is going to last at least four to five 21 00:01:42,760 --> 00:01:49,360 Speaker 1: weeks and maybe even longer. So the goalposts are moving. 22 00:01:50,440 --> 00:01:52,840 Speaker 1: And not only now is this going to be a 23 00:01:52,920 --> 00:01:58,000 Speaker 1: much longer war than initially we were told. But this 24 00:01:58,080 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 1: to me is the most troubling part of all. President 25 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:05,520 Speaker 1: Trump went pressed about putting boots on the ground US soldiers, 26 00:02:05,720 --> 00:02:10,040 Speaker 1: US forces on the ground in Iran, said that he 27 00:02:10,160 --> 00:02:14,799 Speaker 1: now is considering it and he will do it if necessary. 28 00:02:15,560 --> 00:02:19,280 Speaker 1: He will not rule out putting boots on the ground. 29 00:02:19,720 --> 00:02:24,519 Speaker 1: He has now opened the door for putting US soldiers 30 00:02:25,120 --> 00:02:31,040 Speaker 1: in harm's way in Iran to either overthrow the Ayatola 31 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:36,200 Speaker 1: regime once and for all, or to maybe give assistance 32 00:02:36,639 --> 00:02:40,520 Speaker 1: to the Iranian pro democracy movement if they seek to 33 00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:44,920 Speaker 1: take back their government and take back their country. Now, 34 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:49,960 Speaker 1: as I said, this is what's called mission creep. This 35 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:55,280 Speaker 1: is where the objectives keep getting broader and broader, more 36 00:02:55,320 --> 00:03:02,320 Speaker 1: open ended, and without clearly the find objectives. As this 37 00:03:02,400 --> 00:03:07,360 Speaker 1: thing now keeps expanding and expanding and expanding, eventually you 38 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:12,080 Speaker 1: start getting sucked in. And what started off as a 39 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:17,480 Speaker 1: limited military, air and sea campaign is now becoming a 40 00:03:17,600 --> 00:03:22,440 Speaker 1: regime change war. And now this regime change war is 41 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:27,639 Speaker 1: evolving into potentially boots on the ground. Now there is 42 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:31,440 Speaker 1: no way that the American people are going to support 43 00:03:31,760 --> 00:03:36,800 Speaker 1: putting US troops on the ground in Iran for many reasons. 44 00:03:37,280 --> 00:03:41,440 Speaker 1: We got burned in Afghanistan, we got burned in Iraq, 45 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:44,880 Speaker 1: and we are going to get burned again in Iran. 46 00:03:45,800 --> 00:03:50,480 Speaker 1: Iran is not Iraq, It's not even Afghanistan. It is 47 00:03:50,520 --> 00:03:55,840 Speaker 1: a large country, ninety two million people, full of mountains. 48 00:03:56,440 --> 00:04:00,920 Speaker 1: Its landscape is tailor made for an insurgency or guerrilla war. 49 00:04:01,480 --> 00:04:05,520 Speaker 1: God forbid. If the regime completely and utterly dissolves and 50 00:04:05,600 --> 00:04:10,160 Speaker 1: there is a vacuum, anarchy, chaos in which our troops 51 00:04:10,200 --> 00:04:14,040 Speaker 1: will then be inserted to try to restore order and stability, 52 00:04:14,560 --> 00:04:19,400 Speaker 1: they will be sitting ducks, and American boys and girls 53 00:04:19,480 --> 00:04:22,440 Speaker 1: are men and women are going to start coming home 54 00:04:22,800 --> 00:04:26,960 Speaker 1: in body bags. And so when I heard boots on 55 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:32,560 Speaker 1: the ground, my reaction right away is absolutely not, no way, 56 00:04:33,240 --> 00:04:39,400 Speaker 1: absolutely not. This is not what the American people voted for. Overwhelmingly. 57 00:04:39,480 --> 00:04:43,239 Speaker 1: Now the polls show a they're against the war in Iran. 58 00:04:43,920 --> 00:04:47,760 Speaker 1: They're not rallying to the flag as people were hoping. 59 00:04:48,279 --> 00:04:52,400 Speaker 1: But when it comes to sending our troops in, our 60 00:04:52,480 --> 00:04:55,600 Speaker 1: soldiers and to put them now not just from the air, 61 00:04:55,720 --> 00:05:01,040 Speaker 1: from the sea and devastating missile strikes, but to actually 62 00:05:01,120 --> 00:05:03,560 Speaker 1: send in the Marines or the US Army as a 63 00:05:03,680 --> 00:05:10,839 Speaker 1: combat force. There is overwhelming opposition. If Trump goes down 64 00:05:10,920 --> 00:05:14,960 Speaker 1: this road, and I hope to god he doesn't, I 65 00:05:15,000 --> 00:05:20,039 Speaker 1: am telling you the anti war movement will surge. You 66 00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:22,760 Speaker 1: will see an anti war movement like you have never 67 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:25,560 Speaker 1: seen before in this country. And it's not just going 68 00:05:25,640 --> 00:05:28,080 Speaker 1: to be from the Democrats. It's not just going to 69 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:30,520 Speaker 1: be from the left. You're going to see many on 70 00:05:30,640 --> 00:05:34,839 Speaker 1: the right as well. It will split MAGA. I believe 71 00:05:34,880 --> 00:05:38,600 Speaker 1: it will split it decisively, and the president now will 72 00:05:38,640 --> 00:05:41,800 Speaker 1: crack his coalition and he will get slaughtered in the 73 00:05:41,839 --> 00:05:47,640 Speaker 1: midterm elections. So I would have walked that back. I 74 00:05:47,760 --> 00:05:51,280 Speaker 1: understand he wants to keep all his options open. He 75 00:05:51,400 --> 00:05:55,520 Speaker 1: always likes to have maximum latitude, especially now in the 76 00:05:55,520 --> 00:05:58,240 Speaker 1: midst of a war. He doesn't want to close off 77 00:05:58,279 --> 00:06:02,279 Speaker 1: any possibility. I understand that. But I would have not 78 00:06:02,400 --> 00:06:05,640 Speaker 1: even touched the issue of boots on the ground. I 79 00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:08,719 Speaker 1: would have just said, we're not there yet, we don't 80 00:06:09,360 --> 00:06:12,000 Speaker 1: As far as things right now, we're doing so well 81 00:06:12,040 --> 00:06:15,800 Speaker 1: with this operation. There's no need to even talk about 82 00:06:15,839 --> 00:06:21,159 Speaker 1: boots on the ground. Instead, he clearly opened that door. 83 00:06:22,080 --> 00:06:24,640 Speaker 1: And now that he opened that door, it's going to 84 00:06:24,680 --> 00:06:28,760 Speaker 1: be creep creep. It's mission creep creep, creep, creep creep. 85 00:06:29,320 --> 00:06:34,919 Speaker 1: So notice, every time a day goes by, the objectives 86 00:06:34,960 --> 00:06:40,320 Speaker 1: get a little broader, a little more ambitious, and as 87 00:06:40,360 --> 00:06:44,400 Speaker 1: I said, they keep moving the goalposts, and after a while, 88 00:06:45,080 --> 00:06:47,480 Speaker 1: you're going to end up seeing, if we're not careful, 89 00:06:48,279 --> 00:06:52,479 Speaker 1: a full engagement in all out war in which we 90 00:06:52,640 --> 00:06:57,360 Speaker 1: will be forced to put troops on the ground. Now, 91 00:06:58,680 --> 00:07:00,919 Speaker 1: this is why I believe, and I want to be 92 00:07:01,040 --> 00:07:05,160 Speaker 1: very clear about this. I believe that if Trump now 93 00:07:05,560 --> 00:07:10,440 Speaker 1: wants a four, five, six seven week war, if this 94 00:07:10,520 --> 00:07:14,000 Speaker 1: is going to last over a month, six weeks whatever, 95 00:07:14,720 --> 00:07:19,880 Speaker 1: with the potential use of US ground forces, we need 96 00:07:20,120 --> 00:07:25,680 Speaker 1: to have a debate in this country through our elected representatives, 97 00:07:26,160 --> 00:07:30,920 Speaker 1: and the American people must have their say, and their 98 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:36,040 Speaker 1: voice must be respected. We should have a vote in 99 00:07:36,120 --> 00:07:41,760 Speaker 1: Congress on a declaration of war or an authorization for war. 100 00:07:42,880 --> 00:07:46,360 Speaker 1: If the president now you know, we're no longer talking 101 00:07:46,400 --> 00:07:50,120 Speaker 1: about a three day operation or even what we saw 102 00:07:50,200 --> 00:07:53,720 Speaker 1: last year, a twelve day operation where we're just hitting 103 00:07:53,720 --> 00:07:56,640 Speaker 1: you on from the sky and then after ten days 104 00:07:56,680 --> 00:07:59,960 Speaker 1: twelve days and we come back home. We're talking now 105 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:05,800 Speaker 1: about a protracted, extensive military campaign that's now going to 106 00:08:05,880 --> 00:08:08,400 Speaker 1: go on for at least a month and a half, 107 00:08:09,120 --> 00:08:13,360 Speaker 1: maybe even more with the possibility of US boots on 108 00:08:13,400 --> 00:08:17,640 Speaker 1: the ground. Congress, there needs to be a debate in Congress. 109 00:08:18,000 --> 00:08:21,440 Speaker 1: We need to have a national debate, and we need 110 00:08:21,520 --> 00:08:25,040 Speaker 1: to then have a vote. Everybody now needs to be 111 00:08:25,120 --> 00:08:28,560 Speaker 1: a stand up and be accounted. Are you for this 112 00:08:28,960 --> 00:08:31,920 Speaker 1: or are you against it? And we need to do 113 00:08:31,960 --> 00:08:37,559 Speaker 1: this for two reasons. Number one, we are still a 114 00:08:37,600 --> 00:08:45,320 Speaker 1: self governing country, a constitutional republic, a representative democracy that 115 00:08:45,480 --> 00:08:49,800 Speaker 1: means we get a say over what our leaders do, 116 00:08:50,880 --> 00:08:55,280 Speaker 1: and especially when it comes to life and death and 117 00:08:55,400 --> 00:08:58,920 Speaker 1: a major regime change war that is going to have 118 00:08:59,120 --> 00:09:03,640 Speaker 1: massive implications not just across the Middle East, but here 119 00:09:03,679 --> 00:09:07,120 Speaker 1: in the United States of America, where our troops are 120 00:09:07,200 --> 00:09:11,760 Speaker 1: now being asked to die for this cause. Six now 121 00:09:11,880 --> 00:09:15,800 Speaker 1: the death toll is now risen to six and the 122 00:09:15,840 --> 00:09:18,959 Speaker 1: body count is going to get higher and higher and higher. 123 00:09:19,720 --> 00:09:25,200 Speaker 1: So we owe it to ourselves to have a say 124 00:09:25,400 --> 00:09:28,880 Speaker 1: in whether this is a good policy, a bad policy, 125 00:09:29,400 --> 00:09:33,680 Speaker 1: a good mission, a bad mission, a good war, a 126 00:09:33,800 --> 00:09:39,320 Speaker 1: bad war, and that's done through Congress and an authorization 127 00:09:39,559 --> 00:09:45,960 Speaker 1: for a war in Congress. The second point this, I 128 00:09:46,160 --> 00:09:49,840 Speaker 1: generally always believe that presidents should go to Congress if 129 00:09:49,880 --> 00:09:51,960 Speaker 1: they want to go to war for another reason, and 130 00:09:51,960 --> 00:09:57,920 Speaker 1: that's political. If things go south in Iran, and right 131 00:09:57,960 --> 00:10:00,560 Speaker 1: now they look like they're going extremely well, well, this 132 00:10:00,720 --> 00:10:06,120 Speaker 1: is almost a flawless military campaign. But that's today, that's yesterday. 133 00:10:06,880 --> 00:10:09,520 Speaker 1: That may not be tomorrow or the next week, or 134 00:10:09,880 --> 00:10:14,400 Speaker 1: if this thing becomes a protracted quagmire, then Trump will 135 00:10:14,440 --> 00:10:19,560 Speaker 1: bear all the blame. But if he goes through Congress 136 00:10:20,080 --> 00:10:25,240 Speaker 1: and gets an authorization, well, then Congress will also be 137 00:10:25,440 --> 00:10:30,480 Speaker 1: held accountable. Individual members of Congress will be held accountable. 138 00:10:30,920 --> 00:10:35,880 Speaker 1: Republicans Democrats will be held accountable. If the war goes well, 139 00:10:36,200 --> 00:10:39,800 Speaker 1: they'll be held accountable. If the war goes badly, they'll 140 00:10:39,800 --> 00:10:45,840 Speaker 1: be held accountable. This way, the person now assuming all 141 00:10:45,880 --> 00:10:49,800 Speaker 1: of the burden, whether it's good or bad, all of 142 00:10:49,840 --> 00:10:55,480 Speaker 1: the responsibility, whether it's good or bad. Is President Trump? Okay, 143 00:10:56,480 --> 00:10:59,480 Speaker 1: Trump now yesterday, just some very quick developments, and I 144 00:10:59,520 --> 00:11:01,640 Speaker 1: promise I want to go to the phone lines six 145 00:11:02,080 --> 00:11:06,360 Speaker 1: seven two six six sixty eight sixty eight. Both President 146 00:11:06,400 --> 00:11:10,960 Speaker 1: Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that apparently 147 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:14,480 Speaker 1: for the Mullahs, and I really wouldn't want to be 148 00:11:14,559 --> 00:11:18,880 Speaker 1: them right now. I mean, they are taking a pounding apparently, 149 00:11:18,960 --> 00:11:26,000 Speaker 1: though the largest wave of the attack hasn't even occurred yet. 150 00:11:26,720 --> 00:11:30,640 Speaker 1: Trump is telling the Ayatolas, He's telling the Iranian leadership, 151 00:11:31,120 --> 00:11:33,120 Speaker 1: we want to warn you, but we're going to hit 152 00:11:33,160 --> 00:11:38,719 Speaker 1: you much harder with something much heavier and much more devastating. 153 00:11:39,679 --> 00:11:42,480 Speaker 1: And there's a lot of speculation now on what exactly 154 00:11:42,520 --> 00:11:45,480 Speaker 1: they're going to do and what targets they're going to hit, 155 00:11:46,320 --> 00:11:51,720 Speaker 1: but they are now looking to absolutely decimate the entire 156 00:11:51,840 --> 00:11:57,640 Speaker 1: military infrastructure of Iran in particular, just so that you 157 00:11:57,760 --> 00:12:01,080 Speaker 1: understand what their goals are and their goals if they 158 00:12:01,120 --> 00:12:05,839 Speaker 1: complete this, they will completely gut the Iranian regime. I mean, 159 00:12:05,840 --> 00:12:09,440 Speaker 1: there will be practically nothing left for them. They want 160 00:12:09,520 --> 00:12:12,520 Speaker 1: to annihilate their navy, and they're under way to doing that. 161 00:12:13,559 --> 00:12:18,320 Speaker 1: They want to utterly destroy their entire nuclear program, their 162 00:12:18,520 --> 00:12:22,200 Speaker 1: entire nuclear weapons program, the remnants of it, wipe it, 163 00:12:22,280 --> 00:12:27,480 Speaker 1: obliterate it. They want to shatter and annihilate their entire 164 00:12:27,559 --> 00:12:33,240 Speaker 1: ballistic missile program so effectively, by the time they are 165 00:12:33,280 --> 00:12:38,840 Speaker 1: done Iran will have nobilistic missiles. They will have no navy. 166 00:12:39,440 --> 00:12:42,480 Speaker 1: And this is important because the navy is how you 167 00:12:42,520 --> 00:12:46,280 Speaker 1: can block the Strait of Hormuz. The navy is how 168 00:12:46,320 --> 00:12:49,960 Speaker 1: you can project power across the entire Middle East. The 169 00:12:50,160 --> 00:12:54,600 Speaker 1: navy is key to them in arming say their proxies 170 00:12:55,360 --> 00:12:59,720 Speaker 1: like Hezbollah or Hamas or the Houthis. So they will 171 00:12:59,720 --> 00:13:06,640 Speaker 1: have no navy, nobilistic missiles, no nuclear program. Their entire 172 00:13:06,720 --> 00:13:10,480 Speaker 1: nuclear enrichment program as well will be smashed to pieces. 173 00:13:11,640 --> 00:13:15,600 Speaker 1: This will now be a crippled regime. Even if they survive, 174 00:13:16,800 --> 00:13:21,559 Speaker 1: they will be clinging by their fingernails just to stay 175 00:13:21,600 --> 00:13:25,240 Speaker 1: in power. Once they are done after four to five weeks, 176 00:13:26,120 --> 00:13:30,920 Speaker 1: the regime now is lashing out in desperation. And I 177 00:13:30,960 --> 00:13:34,120 Speaker 1: believe they're making a fatal mistake. I mean, they've made 178 00:13:34,160 --> 00:13:37,280 Speaker 1: several fatal mistakes, but this could be the nail in 179 00:13:37,320 --> 00:13:42,160 Speaker 1: their coffin. As they say, they are now attacking potential 180 00:13:42,280 --> 00:13:48,600 Speaker 1: allies or neighboring countries that initially opposed the US Israeli 181 00:13:48,679 --> 00:13:54,280 Speaker 1: bombing campaign. They're hitting Kuwait, they're hitting United Arab Emirates, 182 00:13:54,679 --> 00:13:58,880 Speaker 1: they're hitting Bahrain, they're hitting Katar and it's one thing. 183 00:13:58,920 --> 00:14:02,079 Speaker 1: If they were just hitting basis, they could say, well, 184 00:14:02,120 --> 00:14:04,360 Speaker 1: we're being attacked, we have the right to attack back. 185 00:14:04,880 --> 00:14:10,120 Speaker 1: They're not doing that, They're so stupid. They're hitting hotels, 186 00:14:11,000 --> 00:14:16,560 Speaker 1: they're hitting civilian apartments, they're hitting civilian neighborhoods. And so 187 00:14:16,720 --> 00:14:19,960 Speaker 1: what this is now doing, it is whipping up anger 188 00:14:20,040 --> 00:14:25,600 Speaker 1: and opposition to the Iyatolas in Saudi Arabia, in Kuwait, 189 00:14:26,120 --> 00:14:29,920 Speaker 1: in the United Arab Emirates, across all the Gulf States 190 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:34,840 Speaker 1: and the Gulf nations. So now the region is turning 191 00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:42,359 Speaker 1: on the Mullus because in their desperation, frankly, in their stupidity, 192 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:47,080 Speaker 1: they're just lashing out and just you know, launching drones 193 00:14:47,120 --> 00:14:52,960 Speaker 1: and missile attacks wildly desperately, and they're killing civilians and 194 00:14:53,080 --> 00:14:57,080 Speaker 1: targeting civilian areas, which by the way, is a war crime. 195 00:14:57,920 --> 00:15:04,560 Speaker 1: The Iranians are committing crimes. And of course now they 196 00:15:04,600 --> 00:15:08,840 Speaker 1: are launching missiles into Israel. Israel has the Iron Dome, 197 00:15:09,320 --> 00:15:12,680 Speaker 1: they're intercepting some of the are many of these missiles, 198 00:15:12,760 --> 00:15:17,040 Speaker 1: some however, are getting through and Israelis now are beginning 199 00:15:17,080 --> 00:15:22,280 Speaker 1: to die. Furthermore, the war is expanding. Hezbalan now has 200 00:15:22,360 --> 00:15:25,480 Speaker 1: launched a rocket attack they now planned, They say a 201 00:15:25,520 --> 00:15:31,440 Speaker 1: potential invasion of Israel. Israel in response now is attacking 202 00:15:31,960 --> 00:15:36,960 Speaker 1: and striking deep into southern Lebanon. So Lebanon now is 203 00:15:37,000 --> 00:15:42,840 Speaker 1: potentially being dragged into this war. Our embassy in Saudi Arabia, 204 00:15:43,040 --> 00:15:49,080 Speaker 1: in Riod was attacked by Iranian drones. It was burned 205 00:15:49,320 --> 00:15:54,880 Speaker 1: to the ground. They attacked it, raised it to the ground, explosions, 206 00:15:55,440 --> 00:15:59,240 Speaker 1: but God willing, there were no one there. We had 207 00:15:59,240 --> 00:16:04,080 Speaker 1: evacuated that embassy, so there were no casualties whatsoever. No 208 00:16:04,240 --> 00:16:08,200 Speaker 1: Americans were killed. But the point is the war is 209 00:16:08,240 --> 00:16:11,680 Speaker 1: heating up. It is getting more intense by the minute, 210 00:16:11,960 --> 00:16:16,320 Speaker 1: by the hour, by the day. Now the most important 211 00:16:16,360 --> 00:16:20,520 Speaker 1: thing to look for are the streets of Tehran. Are 212 00:16:20,560 --> 00:16:25,760 Speaker 1: the people rising up? Are protesters and demonstrators pouring onto 213 00:16:25,800 --> 00:16:29,560 Speaker 1: the streets right now. I'm just going by media reports. 214 00:16:30,400 --> 00:16:35,160 Speaker 1: They say the streets remain empty. People are holed up 215 00:16:35,240 --> 00:16:39,520 Speaker 1: in bunkers. They are afraid to come out. And although 216 00:16:39,560 --> 00:16:43,680 Speaker 1: the Iranian leadership has been decapitated and many of them 217 00:16:43,720 --> 00:16:47,120 Speaker 1: have been killed, there are, for at least for now, 218 00:16:47,720 --> 00:16:52,120 Speaker 1: there are no cracks emerging in the regime. There are 219 00:16:52,160 --> 00:16:56,560 Speaker 1: no major defections. The military seems to be standing behind 220 00:16:56,680 --> 00:17:01,120 Speaker 1: the Ayatola the besiege. The Parl Tarry force is not 221 00:17:01,280 --> 00:17:06,119 Speaker 1: defecting so so far, and it's only three days, but 222 00:17:06,400 --> 00:17:10,560 Speaker 1: it does not appear that they are revolting or defecting 223 00:17:11,119 --> 00:17:16,000 Speaker 1: or abandoning the regime. Trump and BB are hoping that 224 00:17:16,119 --> 00:17:20,200 Speaker 1: this will change over the next week or two. Okay, 225 00:17:20,760 --> 00:17:25,600 Speaker 1: the question before the House two questions number one. Trump says, 226 00:17:25,720 --> 00:17:29,600 Speaker 1: this war he believes will last maybe four to five weeks. 227 00:17:30,080 --> 00:17:32,800 Speaker 1: He says, could be even longer if you want to 228 00:17:32,920 --> 00:17:35,240 Speaker 1: play you the cut. He says, no matter how long 229 00:17:35,280 --> 00:17:42,160 Speaker 1: it takes, whatever it takes, he is determined to win 230 00:17:42,240 --> 00:17:47,360 Speaker 1: this war. To achieve victory, and victory for him is 231 00:17:47,400 --> 00:17:56,320 Speaker 1: to utterly dismantle and degrade, demolish Iran's nuclear military infrastructure. 232 00:17:57,440 --> 00:18:01,199 Speaker 1: At a bare minimum, he would like regime change, but 233 00:18:01,520 --> 00:18:04,920 Speaker 1: it doesn't have to be regime change at a bare minimum. 234 00:18:05,320 --> 00:18:11,560 Speaker 1: He wants Iran's regime militarily gutted, absolutely guttered and gutted 235 00:18:11,600 --> 00:18:14,639 Speaker 1: and neotered. And he believes this will be done in 236 00:18:14,680 --> 00:18:18,280 Speaker 1: about four to five weeks. So what do you make 237 00:18:18,440 --> 00:18:21,600 Speaker 1: Do you support a campaign that will last at least 238 00:18:21,640 --> 00:18:24,879 Speaker 1: a month and maybe even longer or do you fear 239 00:18:24,920 --> 00:18:31,800 Speaker 1: now this is becoming slowly but surely an open ended campaign. Secondly, 240 00:18:33,040 --> 00:18:35,480 Speaker 1: I talk about you know, Ukraine, I mentioned Ukraine and 241 00:18:35,600 --> 00:18:40,239 Speaker 1: Iraq Ukraine where you start off giving a little, then 242 00:18:40,280 --> 00:18:42,400 Speaker 1: you give a little more, then you give a little more, 243 00:18:42,560 --> 00:18:45,880 Speaker 1: then you give a little more. We're starting to see 244 00:18:45,880 --> 00:18:49,000 Speaker 1: a little bit of this mission creep Trump. Now for 245 00:18:49,040 --> 00:18:52,880 Speaker 1: the first time, he's not saying he's gonna ascend troops 246 00:18:52,920 --> 00:18:57,760 Speaker 1: to Iran, but he did say, if necessary, I will 247 00:18:58,200 --> 00:19:03,320 Speaker 1: use ground troops. He said, if necessary. I have not 248 00:19:03,520 --> 00:19:06,840 Speaker 1: ruled it out. If I need to, I will put 249 00:19:06,960 --> 00:19:12,639 Speaker 1: boots on the ground. So he's not saying he will, obviously, 250 00:19:13,480 --> 00:19:17,040 Speaker 1: but he's not saying he won't, that's for sure. My 251 00:19:17,240 --> 00:19:22,240 Speaker 1: question to you, do you support the United States putting 252 00:19:22,280 --> 00:19:26,520 Speaker 1: boots on the ground in order to overthrow the Iranian 253 00:19:26,560 --> 00:19:32,800 Speaker 1: regime or to help the Iranian resistance overthrow the Mullus 254 00:19:33,840 --> 00:19:37,960 Speaker 1: or is that for you a redline? I'm telling you 255 00:19:38,080 --> 00:19:42,000 Speaker 1: right now, I am dead set against boots on the ground. 256 00:19:42,640 --> 00:19:45,720 Speaker 1: I said it on X last night. I'm saying it now. 257 00:19:46,400 --> 00:19:51,080 Speaker 1: Not a single American soldier should be sent to Iran. 258 00:19:51,600 --> 00:19:56,359 Speaker 1: Absolutely not. But that's me I want to hear from you. 259 00:19:57,080 --> 00:20:02,920 Speaker 1: Six one seven two six x eight is the number. Okay, 260 00:20:03,080 --> 00:20:06,760 Speaker 1: maestro Mike, who would you like me to go to? First? 261 00:20:07,240 --> 00:20:11,679 Speaker 1: Mel in Saratoga in upstate New York. Mel, we haven't 262 00:20:11,680 --> 00:20:13,760 Speaker 1: heard from you in a while. It's great to hear 263 00:20:13,840 --> 00:20:16,800 Speaker 1: from you. Welcome, yes here as well. 264 00:20:16,880 --> 00:20:24,119 Speaker 2: Jeff. My question is that, well, those who came across 265 00:20:24,119 --> 00:20:26,600 Speaker 2: the border after the direction of Joe Biden serges the 266 00:20:26,680 --> 00:20:31,040 Speaker 2: border serves the border. I feel as though I wonder 267 00:20:31,440 --> 00:20:35,000 Speaker 2: if just it does become a long protracted war where 268 00:20:35,040 --> 00:20:38,960 Speaker 2: we have that would require boots on the ground. What 269 00:20:39,080 --> 00:20:41,520 Speaker 2: about all the Jolios came across the border. Are they 270 00:20:41,600 --> 00:20:43,240 Speaker 2: going to be forced to put on a uniform and 271 00:20:43,280 --> 00:20:45,680 Speaker 2: go fight? There's our fighting for us right there, millions 272 00:20:45,720 --> 00:20:48,200 Speaker 2: of them. And if not, I think you'll see a 273 00:20:48,280 --> 00:20:56,480 Speaker 2: mass deportation, self deportation if they are mandated to put 274 00:20:56,520 --> 00:21:01,600 Speaker 2: on a uniform and go fight over there. And as 275 00:21:01,600 --> 00:21:03,960 Speaker 2: far as I'm concerned, this is the United States of Israel. 276 00:21:04,800 --> 00:21:11,119 Speaker 2: I really think that we are why we are beholden 277 00:21:11,200 --> 00:21:15,000 Speaker 2: to Israel When they have all the technology and all 278 00:21:15,040 --> 00:21:17,960 Speaker 2: the weaponry to defend themselves. You know, why can't they 279 00:21:18,800 --> 00:21:20,600 Speaker 2: fight this war on their own. 280 00:21:21,119 --> 00:21:21,239 Speaker 3: Uh. 281 00:21:21,600 --> 00:21:24,399 Speaker 2: But no, I'm not in support of any boots on 282 00:21:24,440 --> 00:21:30,840 Speaker 2: the ground, and I can't I can't see the the why. 283 00:21:31,080 --> 00:21:34,600 Speaker 2: I just can't see why we're there. If we can 284 00:21:34,680 --> 00:21:36,879 Speaker 2: give some air support or something of that that regard 285 00:21:36,960 --> 00:21:39,960 Speaker 2: to keep it to that nature. Yeah, but if it 286 00:21:40,040 --> 00:21:42,160 Speaker 2: requires boots on the ground, you get all these illegals 287 00:21:42,200 --> 00:21:44,159 Speaker 2: that came across this border, and now you want to 288 00:21:44,200 --> 00:21:46,360 Speaker 2: be here. Here's your chance to prove it. 289 00:21:47,480 --> 00:21:50,480 Speaker 1: Now, look you look, that's the that's the checkmate argument. 290 00:21:50,920 --> 00:21:53,480 Speaker 1: You just made the checkmate argument. And you'll see not 291 00:21:53,560 --> 00:21:56,760 Speaker 1: one illegal will want to go serve any wrong. I mean, 292 00:21:56,760 --> 00:21:59,400 Speaker 1: there's no quest. That's which goes to show you they're 293 00:21:59,440 --> 00:22:03,399 Speaker 1: not here to contribute or to give you know, or 294 00:22:03,480 --> 00:22:06,960 Speaker 1: to help the United States. They're here to take No. Look, 295 00:22:07,000 --> 00:22:09,680 Speaker 1: they're here to take our jobs and they're here to 296 00:22:09,720 --> 00:22:13,800 Speaker 1: take our welfare. That's what they're here for. And if 297 00:22:13,840 --> 00:22:15,479 Speaker 1: we said to them, really, if we said I'll tell 298 00:22:15,480 --> 00:22:18,359 Speaker 1: you what here, you get amnesty. All you got to 299 00:22:18,400 --> 00:22:20,399 Speaker 1: do now is sign up for the US military. We 300 00:22:20,440 --> 00:22:23,000 Speaker 1: want to send you off to Iran basic training, and 301 00:22:23,040 --> 00:22:25,679 Speaker 1: here's a gun, and off to Iran. They're all going 302 00:22:25,760 --> 00:22:29,320 Speaker 1: to flee. They're all going to head back. So it's 303 00:22:29,400 --> 00:22:32,440 Speaker 1: obvious they're not here to make this country better. They're 304 00:22:32,440 --> 00:22:37,200 Speaker 1: here to take and Biden let them in. And look, Mel, 305 00:22:37,560 --> 00:22:40,639 Speaker 1: you touched on Israel. You know, this is a question 306 00:22:40,680 --> 00:22:43,119 Speaker 1: I've been asking myself since this war began. And you know, 307 00:22:43,119 --> 00:22:46,760 Speaker 1: it's funny because who was it I met somebody yesterday? 308 00:22:46,960 --> 00:22:49,320 Speaker 1: Oh it was my doctor. I met my doctor. I 309 00:22:49,359 --> 00:22:51,639 Speaker 1: mean I went for my annual checkup and so I 310 00:22:51,680 --> 00:22:54,560 Speaker 1: met my doctor and we're just chatting, and you know, 311 00:22:54,640 --> 00:22:58,360 Speaker 1: and we had bumped into each other several days ago 312 00:22:58,400 --> 00:23:01,040 Speaker 1: at the grocery store, and so I said, you know, 313 00:23:01,080 --> 00:23:07,120 Speaker 1: it's funny on Friday, we were not at war. On Monday, 314 00:23:07,320 --> 00:23:12,920 Speaker 1: meaning yesterday, we're now at war. Like within forty eight 315 00:23:12,960 --> 00:23:16,320 Speaker 1: to seventy two hours, you know, like just I just 316 00:23:16,440 --> 00:23:19,920 Speaker 1: saw you before the weekend and we were not at war, 317 00:23:21,040 --> 00:23:23,960 Speaker 1: and within forty eight to seventy two hours we're now 318 00:23:24,000 --> 00:23:27,320 Speaker 1: at war. And he just said to me, you know, 319 00:23:27,359 --> 00:23:29,200 Speaker 1: I didn't look at it that way, but it's true. 320 00:23:30,040 --> 00:23:33,360 Speaker 1: It's like it just came out of nowhere. I mean, 321 00:23:33,440 --> 00:23:35,879 Speaker 1: I know, if you were reading the news pages, you 322 00:23:35,920 --> 00:23:37,760 Speaker 1: were seeing a build up and a build up and 323 00:23:37,840 --> 00:23:39,800 Speaker 1: a build up and a build up. But you know, 324 00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:44,040 Speaker 1: it wasn't really actively covered. The media wasn't showcasing it 325 00:23:44,200 --> 00:23:47,240 Speaker 1: very much. We had the State of the Union, we 326 00:23:47,280 --> 00:23:50,280 Speaker 1: had so many other issues going on, So it caught 327 00:23:50,359 --> 00:23:54,119 Speaker 1: the whole country by surprise. And now all of a sudden, 328 00:23:54,119 --> 00:23:57,000 Speaker 1: we're in the midst of this huge war with Iran, 329 00:23:57,640 --> 00:24:01,840 Speaker 1: a massive regional war, and the stakes could not be higher. 330 00:24:03,400 --> 00:24:08,080 Speaker 1: And I thought, at the very least President Trump prime 331 00:24:08,200 --> 00:24:13,600 Speaker 1: time address eight o'clock or nine o'clock would address the nation. 332 00:24:14,720 --> 00:24:17,520 Speaker 1: I know he's held press conferences, i know he's spoken 333 00:24:17,560 --> 00:24:21,720 Speaker 1: to reporters, but I'm talking about a nine o'clock prime time, 334 00:24:21,840 --> 00:24:25,959 Speaker 1: eleven twelve to fifteen minute address on all the major networks. 335 00:24:26,400 --> 00:24:30,479 Speaker 1: Here is why I have made the decision to commit 336 00:24:31,440 --> 00:24:35,760 Speaker 1: our air force, our men and women, our navy to 337 00:24:35,920 --> 00:24:40,680 Speaker 1: join with BB Netanyahu in order to degrade and potentially 338 00:24:40,760 --> 00:24:46,320 Speaker 1: overthrow the Ayatolis. He hasn't done that. I don't understand why. 339 00:24:47,000 --> 00:24:48,760 Speaker 1: I think it's a mistake. I think it's why the 340 00:24:48,960 --> 00:24:52,359 Speaker 1: opinion polls are not as high as they should be, 341 00:24:52,359 --> 00:24:54,639 Speaker 1: because I think a lot of people are confused about 342 00:24:54,640 --> 00:24:57,560 Speaker 1: what his goals are. Because Frankly, the administration I don't 343 00:24:57,600 --> 00:25:00,520 Speaker 1: think has done a good job in their meta and 344 00:25:00,600 --> 00:25:03,639 Speaker 1: laying out exactly what is the goal. Okay, is the 345 00:25:03,640 --> 00:25:06,160 Speaker 1: goal just to get rid of the nuclear weapons program? 346 00:25:06,840 --> 00:25:06,919 Speaker 2: No? 347 00:25:07,880 --> 00:25:09,080 Speaker 1: Is it regime change? 348 00:25:09,680 --> 00:25:09,720 Speaker 3: No? 349 00:25:10,640 --> 00:25:13,320 Speaker 1: What is it? HEG Sath said yesterday it was retribution. 350 00:25:13,960 --> 00:25:15,600 Speaker 1: He said that was one of the reasons to pay 351 00:25:15,640 --> 00:25:20,160 Speaker 1: them back for the last forty seven years. So it's retribution, 352 00:25:21,000 --> 00:25:26,640 Speaker 1: it's their nuclear weapons program, ballistic missiles, and or overthrow 353 00:25:26,720 --> 00:25:29,199 Speaker 1: the regime, or maybe a little bit of both, or 354 00:25:29,240 --> 00:25:33,040 Speaker 1: who knows. So what I'm saying is their objectives have 355 00:25:33,119 --> 00:25:37,359 Speaker 1: not been clearly stated, and you're taking a country to 356 00:25:37,440 --> 00:25:40,879 Speaker 1: war US in which you don't have the American people 357 00:25:40,960 --> 00:25:44,520 Speaker 1: behind you, and you don't have the full approval and 358 00:25:44,560 --> 00:25:48,439 Speaker 1: authorization of Congress. And the whole time, I'm saying, you know, 359 00:25:48,560 --> 00:25:53,760 Speaker 1: if Israel Is convinced that the Mullahs are an existential 360 00:25:53,840 --> 00:25:58,800 Speaker 1: threat to the Israeli state, take them out. Go ahead. 361 00:25:58,880 --> 00:26:00,879 Speaker 1: I mean, I really mean this, God bless you. 362 00:26:01,000 --> 00:26:01,600 Speaker 2: Take them out. 363 00:26:02,840 --> 00:26:06,000 Speaker 1: You've got the best intelligence service in the world. You've 364 00:26:06,000 --> 00:26:09,040 Speaker 1: got one of the finest, most lethal militaries in the world, 365 00:26:09,400 --> 00:26:14,760 Speaker 1: an incredibly professional military. Guys have at it. Take them out, 366 00:26:16,480 --> 00:26:18,680 Speaker 1: and you can go to Saudi Arabia and these other 367 00:26:18,720 --> 00:26:21,240 Speaker 1: Sunni states and said, maybe let's form an anti Iran 368 00:26:21,320 --> 00:26:27,280 Speaker 1: alliance and you know, let's work together. And instead it's 369 00:26:27,320 --> 00:26:32,960 Speaker 1: always us, We're always doing the heavy lifting. And I'm 370 00:26:33,000 --> 00:26:36,160 Speaker 1: just telling you, Mel, there is no appetite for war. 371 00:26:37,119 --> 00:26:39,959 Speaker 1: I know many Trump supporters are backing him, I get it, 372 00:26:40,400 --> 00:26:43,080 Speaker 1: but across the country, just look at the opinion polls. 373 00:26:43,600 --> 00:26:49,520 Speaker 1: There is no appetite for another war. And Trump campaigned 374 00:26:49,640 --> 00:26:53,840 Speaker 1: on no new wars, and now he's put us maybe 375 00:26:53,880 --> 00:26:58,359 Speaker 1: in the mother of all new wars. And that's that's 376 00:26:58,440 --> 00:27:01,840 Speaker 1: my fear that politically, now this could come back to 377 00:27:01,920 --> 00:27:04,920 Speaker 1: haunt him and hurt him. Mel. Thank you very much 378 00:27:04,960 --> 00:27:08,840 Speaker 1: for that call. As always, six one seven two, six, six, 379 00:27:09,280 --> 00:27:13,920 Speaker 1: sixty eight, sixty eight is the number. That's why if 380 00:27:13,960 --> 00:27:17,040 Speaker 1: we're going to be in it for this long and 381 00:27:17,240 --> 00:27:20,720 Speaker 1: we're looking at five six weeks and by the way, 382 00:27:20,760 --> 00:27:22,440 Speaker 1: this is gonna we're gonna spend a lot of money 383 00:27:22,520 --> 00:27:25,879 Speaker 1: on this. This is not going to be cheap and 384 00:27:25,960 --> 00:27:31,760 Speaker 1: potentially introducing ground troops. Congress needs to vote on this. 385 00:27:32,320 --> 00:27:37,200 Speaker 1: The American people have to have their say. Okay, President 386 00:27:37,200 --> 00:27:41,359 Speaker 1: Trump now says this campaign will go on much longer 387 00:27:41,400 --> 00:27:43,600 Speaker 1: than a couple days or one week. He says he 388 00:27:43,640 --> 00:27:47,840 Speaker 1: anticipates at least four to five weeks. He says maybe 389 00:27:47,880 --> 00:27:52,399 Speaker 1: even longer if necessary. He also now is claiming or 390 00:27:52,640 --> 00:27:55,720 Speaker 1: throwing down the gauntlet, rather saying he will do whatever 391 00:27:55,760 --> 00:27:59,760 Speaker 1: it takes, but that the Mullahs are going to be 392 00:27:59,800 --> 00:28:04,240 Speaker 1: fun finally reined in. Their nuclear ambitions will be shattered. 393 00:28:04,680 --> 00:28:07,240 Speaker 1: They will never be able to get a nuclear bomb, 394 00:28:07,640 --> 00:28:10,240 Speaker 1: and they will not have the ballistic missiles to deliver 395 00:28:10,400 --> 00:28:13,639 Speaker 1: any kind of a nuclear weapon. And if this campaign 396 00:28:13,720 --> 00:28:16,960 Speaker 1: takes a month or two months, it doesn't matter. He's 397 00:28:17,000 --> 00:28:20,200 Speaker 1: also warning the Iranians that the worst is yet to come. 398 00:28:20,640 --> 00:28:23,760 Speaker 1: He says, we're not bluffing. We're telling you you're going 399 00:28:23,760 --> 00:28:27,359 Speaker 1: to be hit much harder, with much bigger weapons in 400 00:28:27,400 --> 00:28:31,320 Speaker 1: the next couple of days. So the world is bracing, 401 00:28:31,400 --> 00:28:35,880 Speaker 1: the Iranians are bracing for exactly what we're about to unleash. 402 00:28:36,160 --> 00:28:39,440 Speaker 1: It is going to be fire and fury. And on 403 00:28:39,480 --> 00:28:44,920 Speaker 1: top of that, President Trump huge news yesterday, said he 404 00:28:45,000 --> 00:28:48,360 Speaker 1: will not rule out putting boots on the ground. He said, 405 00:28:48,520 --> 00:28:53,960 Speaker 1: if necessary, I will send in US soldiers to either 406 00:28:54,040 --> 00:28:59,040 Speaker 1: topple the Iyatolas or to help the resistance overthrow the Ayatolas. 407 00:28:59,600 --> 00:29:04,360 Speaker 1: I am not afraid to send in US ground troops. 408 00:29:04,840 --> 00:29:09,840 Speaker 1: So my question to you, what do you make now 409 00:29:10,680 --> 00:29:15,440 Speaker 1: of this longer time frame. Do you fear we are 410 00:29:15,480 --> 00:29:20,240 Speaker 1: heading towards a protracted conflict or do you believe in 411 00:29:20,320 --> 00:29:23,400 Speaker 1: four or five weeks basically the Mullas will be ground 412 00:29:23,400 --> 00:29:27,440 Speaker 1: to dust, that after four or five weeks they will 413 00:29:27,440 --> 00:29:31,960 Speaker 1: be so shattered and so broken that even if they survive, 414 00:29:32,240 --> 00:29:34,760 Speaker 1: they are going to be a shell of their former selves. 415 00:29:35,200 --> 00:29:37,600 Speaker 1: They will no longer pose a threat to the region, 416 00:29:37,760 --> 00:29:40,760 Speaker 1: to the world, and there'll be no need to send 417 00:29:40,760 --> 00:29:44,520 Speaker 1: in ground troops because the Iranian regime will be so 418 00:29:44,600 --> 00:29:52,680 Speaker 1: weakened and so decimated. And do you support sending ground 419 00:29:52,760 --> 00:29:59,440 Speaker 1: troops into Iran? I say absolutely not, No way, hell no. 420 00:30:00,360 --> 00:30:02,320 Speaker 1: But that's me I want to hear from the great 421 00:30:02,320 --> 00:30:07,120 Speaker 1: audience of Cooner Country. Harry in Maine, Thanks for holding Harry, 422 00:30:07,440 --> 00:30:08,080 Speaker 1: and welcome. 423 00:30:09,040 --> 00:30:10,800 Speaker 3: Hey Jeff, Good morning, Hi Harry. 424 00:30:11,440 --> 00:30:11,760 Speaker 1: Jeff. 425 00:30:11,880 --> 00:30:13,480 Speaker 3: First of all, I want to tell you right now, 426 00:30:13,800 --> 00:30:17,160 Speaker 3: there's no way you're a trader. We can have different opinions, Jeff, 427 00:30:17,360 --> 00:30:19,320 Speaker 3: There's no way you're a trader, So I don't know 428 00:30:19,360 --> 00:30:21,840 Speaker 3: what you're getting as far as direct messages from Mark 429 00:30:21,960 --> 00:30:24,320 Speaker 3: Levanna Jennings there. But you're not a trader. That's your 430 00:30:24,320 --> 00:30:27,200 Speaker 3: opinion and you're entitled to it. You're an American citizen, Jeff, 431 00:30:27,840 --> 00:30:29,480 Speaker 3: So I don't agree with you on everything. 432 00:30:29,680 --> 00:30:32,440 Speaker 1: Oh, thank you. I appreciate that, Harry. You wouldn't believe 433 00:30:32,440 --> 00:30:37,160 Speaker 1: the vicious attacks I'm getting. But anyway, that's okay, that's life. 434 00:30:37,520 --> 00:30:40,200 Speaker 1: But thank you, Harry, I really appreciate it. Go ahead, Harry, 435 00:30:41,400 --> 00:30:41,800 Speaker 1: I want to. 436 00:30:41,800 --> 00:30:46,120 Speaker 3: Clean up an Aisle seven if you will. Okay, all right, 437 00:30:46,560 --> 00:30:48,840 Speaker 3: well let me answer you pull a question first. Absolutely, 438 00:30:48,840 --> 00:30:51,880 Speaker 3: no boots on the ground. I highly doubt that'll ever 439 00:30:51,960 --> 00:30:55,440 Speaker 3: happen here. Jeff Trump is always used intimidation as one 440 00:30:55,480 --> 00:30:57,680 Speaker 3: of his means. In one of his strategy, look at 441 00:30:57,680 --> 00:30:59,160 Speaker 3: how long it took for the build up of those 442 00:30:59,160 --> 00:31:03,680 Speaker 3: ships coming into the golf and surrounding Iran and then 443 00:31:03,720 --> 00:31:05,560 Speaker 3: the build up, the massive build up, And that was 444 00:31:06,000 --> 00:31:10,400 Speaker 3: an intimidation tactic. Okay. And he's always been candid with 445 00:31:10,480 --> 00:31:12,760 Speaker 3: the reporters, but at the same time they ask him 446 00:31:12,800 --> 00:31:14,800 Speaker 3: these pointed questions that they would never be able to 447 00:31:14,800 --> 00:31:16,840 Speaker 3: ask a Joe Biden or a bomb or anybody else, 448 00:31:16,840 --> 00:31:19,880 Speaker 3: they wouldn't answer him. But he always leaves all his options, 449 00:31:19,880 --> 00:31:22,560 Speaker 3: as you said, on the table, and I don't think 450 00:31:22,560 --> 00:31:25,080 Speaker 3: he's doing anything more than that. And I totally agree 451 00:31:25,120 --> 00:31:27,120 Speaker 3: with you. No boots on the ground, And if they're 452 00:31:27,120 --> 00:31:28,760 Speaker 3: going to do that, they've got to go to Congress 453 00:31:28,800 --> 00:31:31,080 Speaker 3: and they've got to get approval. As far as the timeline, 454 00:31:31,200 --> 00:31:33,440 Speaker 3: I don't know, four five, six weeks, maybe two or 455 00:31:33,440 --> 00:31:36,440 Speaker 3: three months. I think his strategy is if you said, 456 00:31:36,480 --> 00:31:38,800 Speaker 3: he's going to decimate him to the point that they're 457 00:31:38,840 --> 00:31:41,640 Speaker 3: going to yell uncle, period, end of story. But he's 458 00:31:41,680 --> 00:31:44,760 Speaker 3: already come out, Jeff and told the Iranian people that 459 00:31:45,240 --> 00:31:47,360 Speaker 3: they're on their own what they got to take it 460 00:31:47,360 --> 00:31:50,280 Speaker 3: from here. He keeps using that type of language. The 461 00:31:50,320 --> 00:31:53,080 Speaker 3: only question I have is what will they use to 462 00:31:53,160 --> 00:31:55,680 Speaker 3: affect that purpose? Because they don't have the weapons, so 463 00:31:55,720 --> 00:31:58,800 Speaker 3: that remains to be seen. But I do not believe 464 00:31:58,840 --> 00:32:02,360 Speaker 3: that he'll put ground troops on the ground. But I 465 00:32:02,480 --> 00:32:04,080 Speaker 3: want to just say a couple of things. You opened 466 00:32:04,080 --> 00:32:06,960 Speaker 3: your show yesterday, and I did take exception of something, 467 00:32:07,720 --> 00:32:12,880 Speaker 3: you know, Jeff, in a battle, when a bullet or 468 00:32:12,920 --> 00:32:16,400 Speaker 3: a missile hits an unintended target, and it hits, it 469 00:32:16,480 --> 00:32:20,479 Speaker 3: hits your own troops. They refer to that as friendly fire. 470 00:32:21,160 --> 00:32:24,960 Speaker 3: And that whole schoolhouse that got blown up with a missile, 471 00:32:25,280 --> 00:32:28,600 Speaker 3: in my opinion, that was an unintended target. It was 472 00:32:28,680 --> 00:32:30,959 Speaker 3: not a war crime. I think that's a little strong, 473 00:32:31,000 --> 00:32:33,320 Speaker 3: and that's the language you use. Correct me if I'm wrong, 474 00:32:33,600 --> 00:32:35,800 Speaker 3: But I don't consider that a war crime. If they 475 00:32:35,880 --> 00:32:42,520 Speaker 3: deliberately attack a citizen or a schoolhouse or a public facility, 476 00:32:42,560 --> 00:32:45,120 Speaker 3: and they know it in advance, and they go ahead 477 00:32:45,120 --> 00:32:46,959 Speaker 3: and do it anyway, that to me would be a 478 00:32:46,960 --> 00:32:50,640 Speaker 3: war crime. I couldn't agree more. I also think this 479 00:32:51,080 --> 00:32:53,320 Speaker 3: Jim from New Hampshire called yesterday and he said that 480 00:32:53,720 --> 00:32:57,000 Speaker 3: that Tucker Cowson crushed Hakaby. I listened to that entire interview. 481 00:32:57,080 --> 00:33:00,680 Speaker 3: He didn't crush Huckabee. I thought Huckeby was pre eloquent 482 00:33:00,680 --> 00:33:04,440 Speaker 3: in his responsive responses when he didn't get rudely cut off. 483 00:33:04,480 --> 00:33:06,480 Speaker 3: But just a couple of things about Tucker Calson. I'll 484 00:33:06,480 --> 00:33:08,640 Speaker 3: be brief on this. I'll give you four points. And 485 00:33:08,720 --> 00:33:11,000 Speaker 3: I followed Tucker, and I like Tucker, and I subscribed 486 00:33:11,040 --> 00:33:13,880 Speaker 3: to his network, which I'm going to cancel. But let 487 00:33:13,920 --> 00:33:16,280 Speaker 3: that go for a minute. He had Colonel McGregor on 488 00:33:17,120 --> 00:33:19,560 Speaker 3: three or four years ago when the war in Ukraine started, 489 00:33:19,720 --> 00:33:21,680 Speaker 3: and I've called you on this before, he said that 490 00:33:21,720 --> 00:33:24,080 Speaker 3: war would be over in three weeks. He subsequently has 491 00:33:24,160 --> 00:33:26,840 Speaker 3: McGregor on and he's never challenged him on that comment 492 00:33:26,880 --> 00:33:29,120 Speaker 3: about being over in three weeks. He had the Green 493 00:33:29,160 --> 00:33:32,880 Speaker 3: Beret guy Tony agra On whining about a ten year 494 00:33:32,920 --> 00:33:36,320 Speaker 3: old kid in Palestine that got killed like days after 495 00:33:36,360 --> 00:33:38,720 Speaker 3: he interviewed this kid, befriend of this little kid. It 496 00:33:38,800 --> 00:33:41,120 Speaker 3: came up three weeks later. It was all a scam. 497 00:33:41,440 --> 00:33:44,280 Speaker 3: Tony Agro should be ashamed of himself. The little boy 498 00:33:44,400 --> 00:33:48,240 Speaker 3: was found, he was fine, they interviewed him. Tucker Colson 499 00:33:48,240 --> 00:33:51,120 Speaker 3: never doubled back on that. His response when Hucker be 500 00:33:51,160 --> 00:33:53,440 Speaker 3: brought that up was proved that he's alive. Come on, 501 00:33:53,520 --> 00:33:56,200 Speaker 3: give me a break. That had already been vetted. Then 502 00:33:56,240 --> 00:34:00,880 Speaker 3: he had Nick Fuentes on who idolized Hitler and Lenin 503 00:34:01,000 --> 00:34:03,080 Speaker 3: never challenged him. But he beat up on Hakkabin, He 504 00:34:03,120 --> 00:34:05,160 Speaker 3: beat up on Ted Cruz. He had no problem with that. 505 00:34:05,600 --> 00:34:08,120 Speaker 3: And another point I'll give you. He made this comment, Jeff, 506 00:34:08,280 --> 00:34:11,839 Speaker 3: he said that Israel was the most violent nation in 507 00:34:11,880 --> 00:34:14,400 Speaker 3: the world. I think we can argue against that. I 508 00:34:14,440 --> 00:34:16,680 Speaker 3: don't think Israel is the most violent nation in the 509 00:34:16,680 --> 00:34:19,440 Speaker 3: earl in the world, but we'll let that go. But 510 00:34:19,719 --> 00:34:21,640 Speaker 3: the final thing I wanted to wrap up with was 511 00:34:21,680 --> 00:34:25,840 Speaker 3: that people got to realize, yes, Maga, this is not 512 00:34:25,960 --> 00:34:30,080 Speaker 3: about Matha. Everyone keeps coming back to make America first again. 513 00:34:30,200 --> 00:34:33,360 Speaker 3: He ran on make America great again. And when I 514 00:34:33,400 --> 00:34:37,560 Speaker 3: consider making America great again, it's all inclusive. It's not 515 00:34:37,760 --> 00:34:41,040 Speaker 3: relegated just to the domestic issues of the country. It's 516 00:34:41,160 --> 00:34:44,479 Speaker 3: everything how we stand in the world, how that world 517 00:34:44,640 --> 00:34:48,040 Speaker 3: standing impacts us here at home. So it's not restricted 518 00:34:48,080 --> 00:34:51,680 Speaker 3: to just inside of the continuous fifty states, in Hawaii, 519 00:34:51,760 --> 00:34:54,880 Speaker 3: in Alaska, it's not. And I want to see if 520 00:34:54,880 --> 00:34:58,640 Speaker 3: you can help me on this point, Jeff. In twenty twenty, 521 00:34:59,040 --> 00:35:01,600 Speaker 3: leading up to the elect just as we get hit 522 00:35:01,680 --> 00:35:04,000 Speaker 3: with COVID, what would you say the state of the 523 00:35:04,080 --> 00:35:06,000 Speaker 3: United States economy was at that time? 524 00:35:06,960 --> 00:35:09,520 Speaker 1: Oh, it was booming. It was incredible. I've never seen 525 00:35:09,560 --> 00:35:13,200 Speaker 1: an economy like this in forty years. And Trump was 526 00:35:13,239 --> 00:35:17,000 Speaker 1: on his way to a crushing election victory just on 527 00:35:17,080 --> 00:35:18,359 Speaker 1: the economy alone. 528 00:35:20,840 --> 00:35:23,879 Speaker 3: Twenty twenty, But COVID. Where did COVID come from? 529 00:35:23,960 --> 00:35:25,360 Speaker 1: Jeff, It came from China. 530 00:35:26,000 --> 00:35:28,560 Speaker 3: Okay, don't think for a minute that this isn't paid 531 00:35:28,600 --> 00:35:32,840 Speaker 3: back to China. And Trump's doing it very tactfully, very tactfully. 532 00:35:33,000 --> 00:35:35,120 Speaker 3: I love what he's doing here. First of all, he 533 00:35:35,160 --> 00:35:37,840 Speaker 3: took out Madeiro and he killed two or three birds 534 00:35:37,840 --> 00:35:41,120 Speaker 3: at one stone. He hit Maduro. That guy's a crooked. 535 00:35:41,160 --> 00:35:44,000 Speaker 3: He brought him in. He was under indictment anyway. They 536 00:35:44,040 --> 00:35:46,239 Speaker 3: had Warrens out for his arrest. But he hear it. 537 00:35:46,440 --> 00:35:50,800 Speaker 3: By taking him out, they hit the cattels. Who benefits 538 00:35:50,800 --> 00:35:55,359 Speaker 3: from the exports of the oils from Venezuela. Jeff, Well, the. 539 00:35:55,400 --> 00:35:58,680 Speaker 1: Chinese do get some of the exports. No, I see 540 00:35:58,680 --> 00:36:01,760 Speaker 1: what you're saying. You're saying basic, Harry, that he's going 541 00:36:01,800 --> 00:36:05,280 Speaker 1: after some of these client states or proxies of China, 542 00:36:06,280 --> 00:36:09,359 Speaker 1: and Iran clearly is part of that axis in Venezuela. 543 00:36:09,840 --> 00:36:14,560 Speaker 1: So he's hurting China by going after both Venezuela, Maduro 544 00:36:14,719 --> 00:36:19,319 Speaker 1: and now Iran. I hear you. No, Look, Harry, look, 545 00:36:19,360 --> 00:36:23,120 Speaker 1: there's no question China is our biggest enemy. I just 546 00:36:23,160 --> 00:36:25,239 Speaker 1: want to go back to a couple of things that 547 00:36:25,320 --> 00:36:28,800 Speaker 1: you said about Tucker Carlson. Look, I think Tucker Carlson 548 00:36:28,840 --> 00:36:33,160 Speaker 1: has committed professional suicide. You, oh my honest opinion. I 549 00:36:33,200 --> 00:36:36,440 Speaker 1: thought he was excellent on January sixth. I thought he 550 00:36:36,520 --> 00:36:40,319 Speaker 1: was a straight shooter on January sixth, and I think 551 00:36:40,320 --> 00:36:43,080 Speaker 1: that's the reason why they fired him from Fox. Okay, 552 00:36:43,120 --> 00:36:47,120 Speaker 1: I'm not going to retreat from that, because it's true. 553 00:36:47,160 --> 00:36:51,759 Speaker 1: He's now become not just an Israel hater, but he's 554 00:36:51,800 --> 00:36:55,640 Speaker 1: clearly now flirting with antisemitism. And he can deny it 555 00:36:55,719 --> 00:36:58,800 Speaker 1: till the cows come home. When you have Nick fuent 556 00:36:58,880 --> 00:37:03,239 Speaker 1: this on, who is an avowed neo Nazi, an avowed 557 00:37:03,560 --> 00:37:08,680 Speaker 1: Jew hater, and a vowed white supremacist, an admirer of 558 00:37:08,760 --> 00:37:12,040 Speaker 1: both Hitler and Stalin, And just so that people know, 559 00:37:12,680 --> 00:37:17,360 Speaker 1: he's now an avowed enemy of Trump, Nick Flentes is 560 00:37:17,400 --> 00:37:20,440 Speaker 1: calling for Trump to be defeated in November, for the 561 00:37:20,480 --> 00:37:23,840 Speaker 1: Democrats to take back power, and for the Democrats to 562 00:37:23,880 --> 00:37:28,800 Speaker 1: not just impeach Trump, but his entire cabinet. That's Nick Flentes. 563 00:37:29,719 --> 00:37:32,600 Speaker 1: And you have him on your show. Now, Look, you 564 00:37:32,600 --> 00:37:34,200 Speaker 1: can know whoever you want on your show. It's a 565 00:37:34,200 --> 00:37:39,000 Speaker 1: free country. But and you wouldn't even challenge him, and 566 00:37:39,040 --> 00:37:42,720 Speaker 1: you're laughing and you're giggling, and I'll tell you something else, Harry, 567 00:37:42,760 --> 00:37:47,080 Speaker 1: And everybody has missed this. Everybody's missed this because they're saying, well, 568 00:37:47,080 --> 00:37:49,560 Speaker 1: why don't you challenge him on his admiration for Hitler, 569 00:37:49,840 --> 00:37:52,160 Speaker 1: Why don't you challenge him on his admiration for Stalin, 570 00:37:52,560 --> 00:37:54,279 Speaker 1: Why don't you call him out on some of these 571 00:37:54,280 --> 00:37:57,600 Speaker 1: other insane statements that he's made. And that's all true, 572 00:37:58,840 --> 00:38:05,160 Speaker 1: But what people forget. Nick Fuentes insulted Tucker Carlson's father 573 00:38:07,120 --> 00:38:13,680 Speaker 1: before he came on. He was openly mocking and ridiculing 574 00:38:14,520 --> 00:38:20,120 Speaker 1: and insulting his father, basically spitting on his father, and 575 00:38:20,160 --> 00:38:24,359 Speaker 1: Tucker Carlson still had him on, and he didn't even 576 00:38:24,400 --> 00:38:29,359 Speaker 1: call him out on it. Now, look, maybe I'm too 577 00:38:29,400 --> 00:38:31,879 Speaker 1: sensitive about these sort of things, Harry, when it comes 578 00:38:31,920 --> 00:38:35,080 Speaker 1: to family, but i'm you know, and maybe because I 579 00:38:35,120 --> 00:38:37,560 Speaker 1: buried my dad, you know, just over a year ago, 580 00:38:38,160 --> 00:38:40,200 Speaker 1: and I still have a lot of memories of him, 581 00:38:40,239 --> 00:38:44,880 Speaker 1: and the memories are still raw. But if you vilify 582 00:38:45,880 --> 00:38:49,400 Speaker 1: and you know, and defame my father the way this 583 00:38:49,480 --> 00:38:53,680 Speaker 1: guy did a f you, I'm not going to put 584 00:38:53,719 --> 00:38:58,000 Speaker 1: you on my freaking show. Out of respect for my father, 585 00:38:59,040 --> 00:39:02,359 Speaker 1: out of respect for me, my family, my family name. 586 00:39:02,680 --> 00:39:04,920 Speaker 1: And if I did have you on, I'd be like, 587 00:39:05,200 --> 00:39:09,160 Speaker 1: I want an apology. You're gonna apologize. My father didn't 588 00:39:09,200 --> 00:39:12,120 Speaker 1: deserve this, and he's dead and he can't defend himself. 589 00:39:12,480 --> 00:39:17,279 Speaker 1: You punk you, So I to me on that point alone. Look, 590 00:39:17,520 --> 00:39:20,640 Speaker 1: I'm gonna be honest. Where is Tuck Look, I'm just 591 00:39:20,640 --> 00:39:26,800 Speaker 1: calling it the way I see it. Where's Tucker Carlson's self? Respect? Forget, 592 00:39:26,920 --> 00:39:30,239 Speaker 1: forget everything else? Okay, as I was gonna say, let 593 00:39:30,280 --> 00:39:32,640 Speaker 1: all the rest go, let it go. Just let that 594 00:39:32,680 --> 00:39:35,320 Speaker 1: go for a second. By the way, what is cool 595 00:39:35,360 --> 00:39:40,360 Speaker 1: about Hitler? What throwing six million Jews in the gas ovens? 596 00:39:40,120 --> 00:39:44,520 Speaker 1: That's cool. Causing a war that led to fifty million 597 00:39:44,560 --> 00:39:47,960 Speaker 1: people dead, That's why that's really hip. What's cool about Stalin? 598 00:39:48,520 --> 00:39:51,520 Speaker 1: He says he is Stalin's birthday. There was an assassination 599 00:39:51,560 --> 00:39:53,920 Speaker 1: attempt on him or whatever. He remembers it because it's 600 00:39:53,920 --> 00:39:57,400 Speaker 1: Stalin's birthday, and he always celebrates Stalin's birthday because Stalin 601 00:39:57,560 --> 00:40:00,600 Speaker 1: was a really cool guy. Tell me, was it the 602 00:40:00,880 --> 00:40:05,120 Speaker 1: famine that killed the six million Ukrainians? Is that the 603 00:40:05,160 --> 00:40:09,000 Speaker 1: part that's called Is it the gulags in which you 604 00:40:09,160 --> 00:40:12,920 Speaker 1: ground tens of millions of people to dust? Is it 605 00:40:12,960 --> 00:40:17,520 Speaker 1: when he invaded and massacred the peoples of Eastern Europe, 606 00:40:17,520 --> 00:40:21,880 Speaker 1: including my family? Tell me what? Tell me when is it? 607 00:40:22,040 --> 00:40:24,719 Speaker 1: Was it when my grandfather was put in a concentration 608 00:40:24,880 --> 00:40:29,319 Speaker 1: camp for three years and almost beaten and starved and 609 00:40:29,440 --> 00:40:34,040 Speaker 1: worked to death by the Communists? Tell me what's so cool? Nick? 610 00:40:34,239 --> 00:40:36,799 Speaker 1: Why don't you spend a day in a gulag? Let's 611 00:40:36,800 --> 00:40:41,840 Speaker 1: see how long you last? Tough guy, So look to me, 612 00:40:42,000 --> 00:40:46,240 Speaker 1: he's a punk, he's a provocateur, he's a bomb thrower. Honestly, 613 00:40:46,280 --> 00:40:51,600 Speaker 1: he's an idiot. Like he's an idiot. Okay, he's historically illiterate. 614 00:40:51,840 --> 00:40:55,319 Speaker 1: He's an idiot. He's a guy with a who read 615 00:40:55,360 --> 00:40:58,360 Speaker 1: a few books. And he's got this crazy following because 616 00:40:58,400 --> 00:41:03,040 Speaker 1: he says the most outrageous, outlandish things for clicks. Now 617 00:41:03,360 --> 00:41:06,080 Speaker 1: he wants to have him on, that's up to Tucker Carlson. 618 00:41:06,680 --> 00:41:11,239 Speaker 1: But who's gonna take you seriously after this? So when 619 00:41:11,280 --> 00:41:16,120 Speaker 1: you allow a guy to come in there and mock 620 00:41:16,239 --> 00:41:20,319 Speaker 1: your father and insult and revile your father, and you 621 00:41:20,480 --> 00:41:24,840 Speaker 1: laugh and giggle with him, you got a screw loose, buddy, Okay, 622 00:41:25,000 --> 00:41:29,640 Speaker 1: I'm just being honest. Now to your larger point, Look, Harry, 623 00:41:30,280 --> 00:41:34,600 Speaker 1: I love this country, I really do, and of course 624 00:41:34,719 --> 00:41:38,319 Speaker 1: I want our troops to succeed. I don't want a 625 00:41:38,360 --> 00:41:42,160 Speaker 1: single American troop to be killed. I hate the Ayatolas. 626 00:41:42,440 --> 00:41:45,360 Speaker 1: By the way, Israel is not the most violent government 627 00:41:45,400 --> 00:41:49,680 Speaker 1: on earth, China is Iran is a close second. I 628 00:41:49,719 --> 00:41:52,840 Speaker 1: can name you many more. Okay, So for him to 629 00:41:52,880 --> 00:41:56,120 Speaker 1: even say that shows you how we you. He's gone 630 00:41:56,160 --> 00:42:00,800 Speaker 1: off the deep end. But let that go. I want 631 00:42:00,800 --> 00:42:04,680 Speaker 1: this war over because I fear and I can see 632 00:42:04,680 --> 00:42:09,759 Speaker 1: it now. Day by day they keep moving the goalposts. 633 00:42:10,640 --> 00:42:13,560 Speaker 1: This was going to be a limited strike. We're just 634 00:42:13,640 --> 00:42:16,320 Speaker 1: going to take out the remnants of his nuclear program. 635 00:42:16,400 --> 00:42:20,760 Speaker 1: That's how it started off. Now it's the entire ballistic program. 636 00:42:21,200 --> 00:42:25,000 Speaker 1: Now it's the entire nuclear enrichment program. Now it's the 637 00:42:25,160 --> 00:42:30,360 Speaker 1: entire navy. Now, it's regime change. Now, it's maybe we 638 00:42:30,440 --> 00:42:34,839 Speaker 1: have to help the opposition come to power. Now you've 639 00:42:34,880 --> 00:42:38,279 Speaker 1: got here all of the Gulf nations now, even after 640 00:42:38,400 --> 00:42:42,200 Speaker 1: being attacked by Iran, and these are all Sunni states. 641 00:42:42,239 --> 00:42:45,640 Speaker 1: They hate the Shia, they hate the Iranians have come 642 00:42:45,640 --> 00:42:49,800 Speaker 1: out and issued a statement in solidarity asking America and 643 00:42:49,920 --> 00:42:53,480 Speaker 1: Israel to stop their bombing campaign. Why because they love 644 00:42:53,520 --> 00:42:58,160 Speaker 1: the Mulla's No, because they fear if you break this regime, 645 00:42:59,480 --> 00:43:03,879 Speaker 1: you know' assuming that there's going to be this successor 646 00:43:04,000 --> 00:43:09,120 Speaker 1: stable government that comes after, I'm not so sure. And 647 00:43:09,160 --> 00:43:11,759 Speaker 1: to be honest, I don't think that the administration has 648 00:43:11,800 --> 00:43:15,480 Speaker 1: thought this thing through. There's not going to be a 649 00:43:15,520 --> 00:43:19,319 Speaker 1: stable successor regime. Very likely. It's going to be like 650 00:43:19,360 --> 00:43:22,920 Speaker 1: an Iraq. It's going to be chaos. It's going to 651 00:43:23,000 --> 00:43:25,680 Speaker 1: be an anarchy. It's going to be a vacuum. It 652 00:43:25,719 --> 00:43:29,760 Speaker 1: could lead to the rise of a civil war and factionalism, 653 00:43:30,239 --> 00:43:34,319 Speaker 1: which means millions and millions of migrants refugees they're going 654 00:43:34,400 --> 00:43:38,400 Speaker 1: to pour across the entire Middle East, destabilizing the region. 655 00:43:39,719 --> 00:43:43,000 Speaker 1: Everyone has high hopes for the Crown Prince. I hope 656 00:43:43,040 --> 00:43:46,600 Speaker 1: he does succeed. I personally like the man. If I 657 00:43:46,640 --> 00:43:49,719 Speaker 1: was living in Iran, I would vote for him. But 658 00:43:49,840 --> 00:43:53,000 Speaker 1: there's a lot of opposition to the Crown Prince within Iran. 659 00:43:54,040 --> 00:43:56,799 Speaker 1: We're kidding ourselves if we think, you know, he's going 660 00:43:56,880 --> 00:44:01,000 Speaker 1: to be welcome with two kisses on each cheek. Some 661 00:44:01,080 --> 00:44:04,880 Speaker 1: love him, many hate him. He's still very you know, 662 00:44:05,000 --> 00:44:08,400 Speaker 1: the Shaw and the family of the Shaw, very divided 663 00:44:08,440 --> 00:44:13,880 Speaker 1: figure in Iran. So we're not thinking about the exit strategy. 664 00:44:15,120 --> 00:44:18,640 Speaker 1: It's easy to start a war, it's very hard to 665 00:44:18,880 --> 00:44:24,359 Speaker 1: end a war, especially once you've broken the regime. Now 666 00:44:24,440 --> 00:44:29,880 Speaker 1: the country's in pieces, and who's going to fill that vacuum? 667 00:44:29,960 --> 00:44:35,240 Speaker 1: Who knows? So And I'm looking at something else, Harry. 668 00:44:35,920 --> 00:44:39,160 Speaker 1: I'm looking at the radical left. I'm looking at what 669 00:44:39,200 --> 00:44:41,799 Speaker 1: they want to do to us. I'm looking at the 670 00:44:41,840 --> 00:44:47,359 Speaker 1: polls for the midterms. This war is not a popular war. 671 00:44:47,840 --> 00:44:51,120 Speaker 1: I'm just telling them that's just a fact. The longer 672 00:44:51,200 --> 00:44:54,200 Speaker 1: it goes on, I fear Trump's support is going to 673 00:44:54,239 --> 00:44:59,479 Speaker 1: erode and bleed even more. Gas prices are up, way 674 00:44:59,600 --> 00:45:04,600 Speaker 1: up if they continue to go up. Remember Trump's central promise, 675 00:45:04,719 --> 00:45:08,960 Speaker 1: and God bless him, was low gasoline prices. He was 676 00:45:09,040 --> 00:45:11,880 Speaker 1: starting now to really get gas down to the level 677 00:45:11,920 --> 00:45:14,360 Speaker 1: he had it in his first term, which was a 678 00:45:14,440 --> 00:45:17,960 Speaker 1: key reason why the economy was really booming. Now gas 679 00:45:18,000 --> 00:45:22,600 Speaker 1: prices are starting to rise again. They're going to vote 680 00:45:22,640 --> 00:45:25,040 Speaker 1: on the economy in the midterms. It's going to be 681 00:45:25,080 --> 00:45:28,600 Speaker 1: a key key reason, you know, for why people vote 682 00:45:29,280 --> 00:45:34,239 Speaker 1: and who they pick. If this undermines our economic recovery, 683 00:45:34,360 --> 00:45:38,480 Speaker 1: if this sense oil up and inflation up, Harry, we're 684 00:45:38,480 --> 00:45:42,640 Speaker 1: in big trouble. And when I heard him say four weeks, 685 00:45:42,680 --> 00:45:46,000 Speaker 1: five weeks, maybe two months, three months, that takes us 686 00:45:46,000 --> 00:45:51,000 Speaker 1: to the summer, November is going to be here quicker 687 00:45:51,040 --> 00:45:54,319 Speaker 1: than we think. That's why I said to Mike when 688 00:45:54,360 --> 00:45:56,920 Speaker 1: we were off air, I said, Mike, honestly, I'm praying 689 00:45:56,960 --> 00:46:00,920 Speaker 1: for a quick knockout blow, hoping this thing is over 690 00:46:01,000 --> 00:46:06,000 Speaker 1: in a week, like just you know, wam bam, thank you, ma'am. 691 00:46:06,400 --> 00:46:10,000 Speaker 1: And you know, and you hit them hard, you degrade them, 692 00:46:10,040 --> 00:46:12,680 Speaker 1: you dismantle them, and then you tell them you want 693 00:46:12,719 --> 00:46:14,840 Speaker 1: to negotiate. Now, you want to sign a couple of 694 00:46:14,880 --> 00:46:20,840 Speaker 1: deals with full inspection, unfettered inspection, and you know, we 695 00:46:21,000 --> 00:46:23,600 Speaker 1: put an end to your nuclear threat once and for all. 696 00:46:24,360 --> 00:46:27,960 Speaker 1: But I fear the longer the war goes on, the 697 00:46:28,080 --> 00:46:31,960 Speaker 1: more we're going to get sucked in. And after a while, 698 00:46:32,040 --> 00:46:35,080 Speaker 1: it's not a question of what Trump wants or doesn't want, 699 00:46:35,680 --> 00:46:40,800 Speaker 1: it's the logic and nature of war. You start limited, 700 00:46:41,680 --> 00:46:44,000 Speaker 1: and then it kind of pulls you in and pulls 701 00:46:44,040 --> 00:46:47,960 Speaker 1: you in and pulls you in and before you know it, 702 00:46:48,719 --> 00:46:52,520 Speaker 1: you're all in. And I don't want us to have 703 00:46:52,600 --> 00:46:58,440 Speaker 1: to redo another Iraq. Iraq destroyed George W. Bush's presidency. 704 00:47:00,040 --> 00:47:04,080 Speaker 1: Danistan destroyed Joe Biden's presidency. It was the way he 705 00:47:04,160 --> 00:47:08,960 Speaker 1: withdrew the debucle If this is a long protracted war, 706 00:47:09,760 --> 00:47:15,320 Speaker 1: it will destroy Trump's presidency. And the moment he puts 707 00:47:15,360 --> 00:47:20,279 Speaker 1: one boot on the ground, his presidency is over. And 708 00:47:20,360 --> 00:47:22,719 Speaker 1: that's why I'm doing the show, and that's why I'm 709 00:47:22,840 --> 00:47:26,720 Speaker 1: urging the administration. I know Trump wants to keep options open. 710 00:47:27,160 --> 00:47:29,600 Speaker 1: I know he's playing three D chess. I get it. 711 00:47:30,080 --> 00:47:33,719 Speaker 1: He's using maximum leverage to get the Iotolis to come 712 00:47:33,719 --> 00:47:36,960 Speaker 1: to the damn table and you know, basically, cry uncle 713 00:47:37,040 --> 00:47:41,680 Speaker 1: and sign a deal. But be very careful because if 714 00:47:41,680 --> 00:47:44,319 Speaker 1: you keep threatening to put boots on the ground, you 715 00:47:44,400 --> 00:47:47,759 Speaker 1: may have to put boots on the ground. And as 716 00:47:47,800 --> 00:47:50,520 Speaker 1: I said, the moment that first boot lands in Iran, 717 00:47:51,480 --> 00:47:55,240 Speaker 1: it's finished. I'm telling you the country will not support 718 00:47:55,320 --> 00:47:59,840 Speaker 1: him right wrong, good, bad. He will lose the election 719 00:48:00,600 --> 00:48:04,759 Speaker 1: and he may end up unraveling his entire presidency. This 720 00:48:04,960 --> 00:48:10,520 Speaker 1: is the biggest gamble he has ever made politically. Now, 721 00:48:11,520 --> 00:48:14,440 Speaker 1: if it comes up Roses, and I'm going to be 722 00:48:14,480 --> 00:48:18,640 Speaker 1: the first one to admit it. If he overthrows the 723 00:48:18,680 --> 00:48:25,160 Speaker 1: Iyatolas or completely smashes their regime and they sign a 724 00:48:25,239 --> 00:48:31,640 Speaker 1: peace treaty that effectively permanently neuters and guts the Mullas, 725 00:48:32,560 --> 00:48:34,640 Speaker 1: then he will go down in history as the greatest 726 00:48:34,640 --> 00:48:38,160 Speaker 1: president we've ever had, because he will have done something 727 00:48:38,200 --> 00:48:41,200 Speaker 1: that no president was able to do for forty seven years, 728 00:48:41,480 --> 00:48:46,320 Speaker 1: including the great Ronald Reagan. But if this goes sideways, 729 00:48:47,880 --> 00:48:53,319 Speaker 1: he's in big trouble. He's in big trouble. So it's 730 00:48:53,840 --> 00:48:59,640 Speaker 1: high risk, high reward, but also could be very high failure. 731 00:49:00,800 --> 00:49:03,960 Speaker 1: It's basically a game of poker, and he went all in. 732 00:49:05,680 --> 00:49:10,279 Speaker 1: You win, you're the richest man alive. You lose, you've 733 00:49:10,280 --> 00:49:14,200 Speaker 1: lost everything. Harry, thank you very much for that call. 734 00:49:14,600 --> 00:49:17,640 Speaker 1: I'm just calling it the way I see it. Agree, disagree. 735 00:49:18,200 --> 00:49:21,959 Speaker 1: Six one seven two six, six, sixty eight sixty eight 736 00:49:22,320 --> 00:49:27,800 Speaker 1: is the number now. President Trump yesterday said we're ahead 737 00:49:27,800 --> 00:49:31,600 Speaker 1: of schedule. That they didn't expect to kill the Supreme 738 00:49:31,680 --> 00:49:38,879 Speaker 1: Leader and nearly fifty of Iran's top political military commanders 739 00:49:39,640 --> 00:49:43,000 Speaker 1: within the first couple days of the war. They thought 740 00:49:43,000 --> 00:49:47,160 Speaker 1: they would only get this done after several weeks. So 741 00:49:47,280 --> 00:49:50,680 Speaker 1: he says they're ahead of schedule and they're going to 742 00:49:50,760 --> 00:49:55,360 Speaker 1: continue until they complete the mission across the entire board, 743 00:49:56,320 --> 00:49:59,399 Speaker 1: so he says now he is in it to win it. 744 00:50:00,440 --> 00:50:04,200 Speaker 1: He wants now to utterly wipe out their ballistic program, 745 00:50:04,640 --> 00:50:10,520 Speaker 1: their nuclear program, their navy, their military capability, their ability 746 00:50:10,560 --> 00:50:14,440 Speaker 1: to fund terrorist groups, once and for all,