WEBVTT - 3-2-26 Sloan with Greg Landsman

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<v Speaker 1>Do you want to be an American idiot?

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<v Speaker 2>Got flown on seven hundred w DOW. So much going on,

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<v Speaker 2>mass shooting in Cincinnati on early Sunday morning.

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<v Speaker 1>We also have the war in Iran right now.

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<v Speaker 2>The very latest three F fifteen shot down by Kuwaiti

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<v Speaker 2>friendly fire. All kroumbers rescued there. Unfortunately, three service members

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<v Speaker 2>are killed, five wounded in attacks on US basis. Pete

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<v Speaker 2>Hegseth Sec Defense was just talking earlier this morning.

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<v Speaker 1>You heard their news.

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<v Speaker 2>US and Israeli forces launch massive strikes in Iran Saturday morning.

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<v Speaker 2>It's Operation Epic Fury, and here we go again. One

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<v Speaker 2>of the guys coming out in support of this, surprisingly

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<v Speaker 2>as a Democrat, is Representative Greg Lansman on the show. Congressman, welcome,

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<v Speaker 2>how are you.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm good.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm doing fine. Too much news and too much bad

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<v Speaker 2>news at that. I mean, you know, I was young

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<v Speaker 2>enough to remember seventy nine. Uh didn't know the you know,

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<v Speaker 2>because I was a kid, but I remember hearing about that,

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<v Speaker 2>going wow, we got hostages in the embassy. And here

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<v Speaker 2>we are now in twenty twenty six and Iran Supreme

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<v Speaker 2>Leader Ayatola coming was killed and a bunch of other

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<v Speaker 2>top officials as well. And so we have regime change

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<v Speaker 2>underway and Iran, which generally were bad at you said

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<v Speaker 2>you believe for decades the region would have peace without regime.

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<v Speaker 2>This regime toppling the past administrations, including once you supported

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<v Speaker 2>chose not to act militarily, and you're supporting this. So

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<v Speaker 2>what change and why is now the right moment?

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<v Speaker 3>Greg Landsman, I've always thought that you had to stand

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<v Speaker 3>up to Iran. Iran has caused enormous mayhem, chaos, violence, death.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, Kamania is responsible for more death than been

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<v Speaker 3>lauden by you know ten acts right, and at some

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<v Speaker 3>point you have to stand up to this regime and

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<v Speaker 3>say enough enough the mayhem and the bloodshed can't continue,

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<v Speaker 3>and we want peace, we want in Middle East. And

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<v Speaker 3>you're seeing the golf other golf states jumping in. They

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<v Speaker 3>want in Middle East without war, without this violence, without

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<v Speaker 3>this chaos, without this mayhem mayhem, which has proved impossible

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<v Speaker 3>with this regime.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, they're the largest sponsor of state terrorism and so

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<v Speaker 2>if you cut that hat off, that's the idea here.

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<v Speaker 2>They're in chaos right now. But you called this, I

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<v Speaker 2>think you said this is the best outcome for national security.

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<v Speaker 2>But the FBI is now elevated terrorism alert for US

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<v Speaker 2>and Iranian proxies are targeting American bases across the Middle East.

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<v Speaker 2>So how's that a good outcome for security.

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<v Speaker 3>Because it will hopefully lead to peace in the region.

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<v Speaker 3>And ultimately, when this dies down, you know, you won't

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<v Speaker 3>see this ongoing threat. You know, at some point again

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<v Speaker 3>you had to deal with this, and you know, for

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<v Speaker 3>too long, you know, there has been an attempt to

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<v Speaker 3>just sort of contain the regime, which has not worked.

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<v Speaker 3>And we've seen what they've done in Lebanon with Hesbela

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<v Speaker 3>just up you know, completely upended that country and its

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<v Speaker 3>ability to govern itself. You've seen what they've done in

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<v Speaker 3>Gaza with moss and and and the awful war it started,

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<v Speaker 3>uh and you know, uh Yemen. I mean, the number

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<v Speaker 3>of lags lost, you know because of the huties and

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<v Speaker 3>what Iran's done there is staggering. And then they killed

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<v Speaker 3>you know, thousands, tens of thousands of their own people

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<v Speaker 3>during you know, the protests a couple of weeks ago, right,

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<v Speaker 3>And so my hope and what I support, to be

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<v Speaker 3>very clear, is very targeted strikes on Iranian military assets,

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<v Speaker 3>So get rid of their you know, their their their missiles,

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<v Speaker 3>the rockets, any attempt at achieving a nuke uh and

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<v Speaker 3>uh and you know the high command. Uh. However, if

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<v Speaker 3>this is going to be a protracted war, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>regime change in the sense that you send boots on

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<v Speaker 3>the ground is not a good idea. And my hope

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<v Speaker 3>is that the administration is not doing that, it's not

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<v Speaker 3>preparing to do that that. Ultimately, this is on the

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<v Speaker 3>Iranian people to sort out. And there's an inside game

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<v Speaker 3>obviously with the Supreme leader gone, to sort out who's

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<v Speaker 3>going to run the country. That could lead to somebody

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<v Speaker 3>who will work with the world. The Iatola refused to

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<v Speaker 3>work with the world. Now they're diminished or depleted or

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<v Speaker 3>destroyed military capabilities does mean that the chaos blend, that

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<v Speaker 3>mayhem should end. That's what I support a protracted military operation.

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<v Speaker 3>The President would need to come to the United States Congress,

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<v Speaker 3>make his case and get the support, get the funding.

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<v Speaker 3>I wish he's not done yet.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Congressman Greg Landsman from Washington this morning on seven hundred

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<v Speaker 2>WLW with the latest on what's happening with Iran. He

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<v Speaker 2>is backing it bright with a lot of Democrats on this,

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<v Speaker 2>your colleagues on the left as well as MAGA Republicans too,

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<v Speaker 2>are against this thing. And you know we mentioned is

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<v Speaker 2>this the right moment? I would say, you know, student

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<v Speaker 2>uprising and the level of people number killed and incarcerated

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<v Speaker 2>because of that uprising, as well as the fact that

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<v Speaker 2>you know, let's face it, there's few and few people

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<v Speaker 2>alive today that remember what life was like in Iran

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<v Speaker 2>pre nineteen seventy nine. And I think there's an opportunity

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<v Speaker 2>here that's waning. As opposed to just looking at something

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<v Speaker 2>in the history book, you have people said, no, it

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<v Speaker 2>was much better. We're democratized, women were going to university

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<v Speaker 2>and we're free, and that's what the glory days were like.

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<v Speaker 2>And we've seen generations that were just raised on oppression.

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<v Speaker 2>And so I think in that context with the student uprising,

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<v Speaker 2>I really think that that was the catalyst for this

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<v Speaker 2>to happen.

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<v Speaker 3>Agree, Yeah, I mean, you know the fact that they

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<v Speaker 3>went and it wasn't just a crackdown. They murdered, Yes,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, tens of thousands of people in the courts

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<v Speaker 3>of a cup days. And you know, if the world

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<v Speaker 3>just sits back and says we're not going to do anything.

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<v Speaker 3>We're gonna We're gonna let them continue to not just oppressed,

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<v Speaker 3>but murder their own people and fun terrorism all over

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<v Speaker 3>the region. That's the problem. I mean, what does that

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<v Speaker 3>say about us? Yes, this is a very hard decision.

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<v Speaker 3>This is uh, you know, a very difficult moment, and

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<v Speaker 3>and people are are nervous, scared, frustrated. I get that.

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<v Speaker 3>I do think though, that you you have to uh

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<v Speaker 3>take these moments and and do what you think is best.

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<v Speaker 3>And in this case, I think the military and I

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<v Speaker 3>trust the generals, I trust our allies are saying this

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<v Speaker 3>is a moment to end the the the chaos of

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<v Speaker 3>this regime, and uh, you know, I I hope that

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<v Speaker 3>is what ultimately happens. I would like to understand to

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<v Speaker 3>be clear what the full plan is. We get a

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<v Speaker 3>briefing classify briefing by partisan briefing on Tuesday, and that

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<v Speaker 3>will be very important and uh and I think the

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<v Speaker 3>administration the present needs to say this is what will happen.

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<v Speaker 3>Now it has not been as clear as it needs

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<v Speaker 3>to be that in fact, what we're doing is destroying

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<v Speaker 3>their ability to destroy right there. We're going after the

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<v Speaker 3>bombs and the missiles, and and and they are military infrastructure. Uh.

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<v Speaker 3>And here's how we believe this will end. That is

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<v Speaker 3>that is something that the American people need to hear.

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<v Speaker 3>The United States Congress needs to hear and and and

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<v Speaker 3>Congress does have a a big role. We declare war,

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<v Speaker 3>we have to fund it. And so if this is

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<v Speaker 3>anything more than targeted military strikes, they have to come

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<v Speaker 3>to the United sound Greig.

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<v Speaker 2>Glennes, Do you think that Trump and the administration had

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<v Speaker 2>the constitutional authority to do just that without getting a

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<v Speaker 2>war declaration?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah. So the loss as that, you know, the administration,

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<v Speaker 3>the president can can engage for up to sixty days

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<v Speaker 3>without you know, before getting a vote on Congress. If

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<v Speaker 3>it goes beyond that, he needs a vote. And I

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<v Speaker 3>agree with that. You know, they can't. They can't operate

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<v Speaker 3>outside the constitution. We are a constitutional democracy and and

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<v Speaker 3>you know, going after this repressive, you know, destructive, violent

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<v Speaker 3>regime is I think the right move. Working within the

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<v Speaker 3>constitutional democracy and going to Congress is also the right call.

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<v Speaker 3>I would do that if it were me, I would

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<v Speaker 3>be in front of Congress making the case, making the

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<v Speaker 3>case united the American people and getting the support I need.

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<v Speaker 3>I would be doing both. He needs to do both.

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<v Speaker 1>Should we have done that one in Venezuela.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think most people care about that now in

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<v Speaker 2>hindsight too or is that different?

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<v Speaker 3>You know, Venezuela is uh I thought a award choice.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't think this is a ward choice, I think

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<v Speaker 3>or military action of choice, right, you know, I know

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<v Speaker 3>he wanted to get a dureau he got Maduro. It

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<v Speaker 3>is an incredible thing what the military did, There's no question.

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<v Speaker 3>But nobody thought Venezuela was posing a threat to the

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<v Speaker 3>United States of America militarily. There was obviously drugs and

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<v Speaker 3>other things that needed to be dealt with, and and

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<v Speaker 3>you know, I am all about you know, getting the

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<v Speaker 3>Sentinel and all this stuff out of this country. Iran

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<v Speaker 3>has obviously presented a grave threat to the region and

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<v Speaker 3>to the world for decades. There's no question about that.

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<v Speaker 3>And no one's arguing that this is not this is

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<v Speaker 3>not something that you know, that we could continue to avoid.

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<v Speaker 3>But I thought the the you know, going after Venezuela

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<v Speaker 3>the way he did it was not the right mor

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<v Speaker 3>you know, do you think what.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll giving them too much credit here, Greg Lansman, do

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<v Speaker 2>you think it was pre contextual in that it's like, well,

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<v Speaker 2>if we get at Venezuela, get maduor out of part

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<v Speaker 2>of that, that helps. But also, we have a supply

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<v Speaker 2>of oil now and we're bringing the oil over, and

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<v Speaker 2>now we go in week top we tuple Iran, and

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<v Speaker 2>it just so happens. This is months after we've got

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<v Speaker 2>a steady supply of oil coming in the United States

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<v Speaker 2>for Venezuela, because we know the straight of Horror Moves

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<v Speaker 2>is going to be closed off and gas prices are

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<v Speaker 2>going to go out.

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<v Speaker 3>Now.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know if they offset each other or what

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<v Speaker 2>the you know, I'm not smart enough to be able

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<v Speaker 2>to figure that out. But if you believe in pre

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<v Speaker 2>contextual things and plans and plots and conspiracies, those two

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<v Speaker 2>things sure fit together.

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<v Speaker 3>I do believe that the Venezuela was but oil, which

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<v Speaker 3>I don't like and most Americans don't like don't go

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<v Speaker 3>to work for oil. I do not believe that one

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<v Speaker 3>was done to set up the other. I think Iran

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<v Speaker 3>has been a big question for every president as to

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<v Speaker 3>whether or not you can and negotiating and and and

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<v Speaker 3>does diplomacy work or do you have to finally, uh,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, fight back, and I believe Iran responds to strength.

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<v Speaker 3>You know that they they they they they don't want

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<v Speaker 3>what's happening right now. Uh, they want to continue to

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<v Speaker 3>sort of I think occuscate and and and build out

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<v Speaker 3>their capacity to continue to terrorize the region and ultimately

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<v Speaker 3>go after the United States. That's there to uh yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>you so they they they're they're not you know, uh,

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<v Speaker 3>they may be shady about how they build their stuff,

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<v Speaker 3>but they're not uh you know, shady about what they're intented.

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<v Speaker 3>They're intended to kill us. So look, I I think

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<v Speaker 3>this is uh, you know, the right move in the

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<v Speaker 3>sense that you know, we're finally standing up to this

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<v Speaker 3>brutal regime and the goal has to not about anything

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<v Speaker 3>other than peace. I mean, I really do believe that

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<v Speaker 3>like this is this is a moment in history where

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<v Speaker 3>the Middle East could fundamentally be transformed. And you look

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<v Speaker 3>at Saudi Arabia and Bahrain and the UAE and others,

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<v Speaker 3>and they're saying, look, we're trying to participate in the world.

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<v Speaker 3>We're trying to bring the world here. We can't have

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<v Speaker 3>you know, war and chaos and violence and terrorism. And

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<v Speaker 3>we're saying, yeah, we agree we want to be part

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<v Speaker 3>of a renewed, transformed Middle East.

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<v Speaker 2>In that regard, and there's no transition plan here, there's

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<v Speaker 2>no nation building framework.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, we'd be headed. We took the head off

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<v Speaker 1>the beast, but.

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<v Speaker 2>Our diplomatic relations with Iran have not been existing since

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<v Speaker 2>what nineteen eighty? All right, so we do this for

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<v Speaker 2>a few weeks the bomb stopped falling. We're really bad

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<v Speaker 2>at nation building. We're really bad at regime change. Greg,

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<v Speaker 2>how does that change this summer? And does it?

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<v Speaker 3>Well, that's yeah, and that would into my position. I

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<v Speaker 3>mean that that was never anything I've supported. I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>I you know, the for me is, you know, continue

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<v Speaker 3>to undermine its ability to cause violence and mayhem and

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<v Speaker 3>and and and war. Right, So go after, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>to completely destroy their ability to uh, you know, to

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<v Speaker 3>mess with others in the region. I mean, cut off

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<v Speaker 3>their lines to these terrace networks, uh, destroyed the ballistic missiles,

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<v Speaker 3>their their their capabilities around a nuke, et cetera. And

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<v Speaker 3>you know, now that the aetolia is gone, there is

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<v Speaker 3>a there is a mechanism within the you know, Iranian

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<v Speaker 3>regime to elect a new supreme leader. It's it's three

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<v Speaker 3>it's three people, as I understand it, who now convened

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<v Speaker 3>the council, and they will decide. Now what happens there, uh,

0:13:55.280 --> 0:13:59.800
<v Speaker 3>you know, could lead to some change where we now

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<v Speaker 3>have have somebody in charge that we can work with.

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<v Speaker 3>You are right that putting troops on the ground and

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<v Speaker 3>and and doing nation building is a mistake that I

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<v Speaker 3>would never support. Continuing to go after these military assets

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<v Speaker 3>until they're gone, uh, and then pulling back and seeing

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<v Speaker 3>if we have a chance at peace, to me, is

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<v Speaker 3>the right the right move.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, But some of the insiders say, well, what the

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<v Speaker 2>regime is going to look like is far worse than

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<v Speaker 2>we have with the COMNI because in that environment we

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<v Speaker 2>have totalitarianism. Uh, it's all the generals, it's all the military,

0:14:39.120 --> 0:14:42.320
<v Speaker 2>the autocrats. They take over power and you wind up

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<v Speaker 2>with a worse leadership role in Iran than you did

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<v Speaker 2>before because it's all going to be about getting back

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<v Speaker 2>to the United States and Israel and all the nations

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<v Speaker 2>that that led the war in Iran.

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<v Speaker 1>That's the danger there.

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<v Speaker 2>We've seen it before, we'll see it again, probably Afghanistan,

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<v Speaker 2>the latest version of that.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I don't know, we'll see it here, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>the fact is that, uh, you know, they will have

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<v Speaker 3>very little hopefully at the end of this uh limited operation. Uh.

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<v Speaker 3>And it's hard to imagine anyone being worse than in

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<v Speaker 3>the ietolah than a theocracy. This is a This is

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<v Speaker 3>a guy that believes that he is uh believed that

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<v Speaker 3>he was sent by God to destroy those who were

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<v Speaker 3>were not like him. And so it doesn't get much

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<v Speaker 3>more dangerous than that.

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<v Speaker 2>M Greg Landsman, your face and voters in the district.

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<v Speaker 2>Polling is pretty broad. And we're also very skeptical on

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<v Speaker 2>military intervention at this thing. There's a political consequence there

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<v Speaker 2>for you, and and also point out that oil prices presumably,

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<v Speaker 2>well they're going to go up here. We don't know

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<v Speaker 2>how high, but they are going up starting today probably

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<v Speaker 2>if not sooner it did, And and people already you

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<v Speaker 2>know stretched. Then is there fear that politically speaking, they

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<v Speaker 2>turn around to blame Trump, but they also blame you, going, well,

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<v Speaker 2>you supported the war and now I've got to pay

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<v Speaker 2>for four dollars a gallon plus?

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<v Speaker 1>Is there an implication there?

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<v Speaker 3>There may be. I mean I think that you know,

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<v Speaker 3>you you've got to always do what you think is right.

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<v Speaker 3>As corny as that may sound. I do believe like,

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<v Speaker 3>if you believe that something is right, you got to

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<v Speaker 3>say it and you got to act on it, period,

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<v Speaker 3>regardless of the consequences and politically, and so you know,

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<v Speaker 3>I think in the end, because this is not the

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<v Speaker 3>first time I've I've sort of bucked the party or

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<v Speaker 3>I've done, you know, something that wasn't necessarily at first,

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<v Speaker 3>it's something people agreed with. People do appreciate not everyone,

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<v Speaker 3>but but a lot of people do appreciate the fact

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<v Speaker 3>that they can trust that that I'm leading with conviction,

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<v Speaker 3>that I'm I'm I'm doing what I believe is right,

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<v Speaker 3>that I'm not playing politics, and in this day and age,

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<v Speaker 3>that's a rarity. I think people do like the fact

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<v Speaker 3>that you know, hey, this is an independent guy who

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<v Speaker 3>does does what he thinks he thinks is right and

0:17:15.560 --> 0:17:18.199
<v Speaker 3>takes tough positions. He takes you know, he makes the

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<v Speaker 3>tough calls like that's leadership, and uh, you know, I

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<v Speaker 3>think ultimately that's where folks will be. But you know,

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<v Speaker 3>I can't, I can't work through that calculation in something

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<v Speaker 3>like this. It's either you know, is it something I

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<v Speaker 3>would have done? I would have done targeted strength, I

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<v Speaker 3>would have intervened and said enough is enough. Now He's

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<v Speaker 3>going to lose me. To be clear, that's fun. He's

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<v Speaker 3>gonna lose me if he keeps if he keeps at

0:17:45.400 --> 0:17:48.600
<v Speaker 3>this and and and continues to talk about regime change

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<v Speaker 3>and continues to do so without Congress, he will lose me.

0:17:51.840 --> 0:17:57.359
<v Speaker 3>And and quite frankly, you know, I don't trust Trump.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't. I don't trust him. However, I trust the generals,

0:18:00.920 --> 0:18:04.119
<v Speaker 3>uh and and I trust our military, and I trust

0:18:04.160 --> 0:18:07.800
<v Speaker 3>our allies, and so you know, my hope is that

0:18:07.880 --> 0:18:12.600
<v Speaker 3>this is limited, that they go in you know, over

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<v Speaker 3>the course of several days, hopefully not weeks days, and

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<v Speaker 3>they they destroy the regime's ability to continue to destroy lives. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>that's what That's what I want.

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<v Speaker 2>That's the hope there. What real quick, what role does

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<v Speaker 2>Congress have in a new regime there? Or what what

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<v Speaker 2>should the framework be for you guys in the legislature, Well.

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<v Speaker 3>The United States Congress have to be involved in this.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, I was glad that the administration resumed this,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, the process of informing congressional leaders Democrats and Republicans.

0:18:51.160 --> 0:18:54.359
<v Speaker 3>They did not do that with the Venezuela. Their argument

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<v Speaker 3>was it was it was so you know, top secret,

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<v Speaker 3>and they thought that somebody would lead and blah blah

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<v Speaker 3>blah blah. This is not the same thing. They have

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<v Speaker 3>to stay fully engaged with us. I'm glad that there

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<v Speaker 3>is a full Congressional classified briefing on Tuesday. Uh. And

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<v Speaker 3>I do think Congress has to send a message to

0:19:15.160 --> 0:19:17.960
<v Speaker 3>the president. Look, you have got to work with us.

0:19:18.000 --> 0:19:21.359
<v Speaker 3>You have got to come here and and participate in

0:19:21.400 --> 0:19:25.120
<v Speaker 3>this constitutional democracy, which says we make this call too.

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<v Speaker 3>So you know, there is this war Powers resolution. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>on one hand, it sends the message, hey, you got

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<v Speaker 3>to work with us. On the other hand, it says,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, it says, look, you got to you know, yes,

0:19:35.800 --> 0:19:38.200
<v Speaker 3>you got to pull out the assect out of the region.

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<v Speaker 3>I think that's a mistake. But I do think sending

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<v Speaker 3>that message you have to get a yes from us

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<v Speaker 3>is very important. All Right.

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<v Speaker 2>He is a Congressman, Greg landsman from here in Cincinnati,

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<v Speaker 2>waiting to get word from the White House at some

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<v Speaker 2>point and their role in regime change and this will

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<v Speaker 2>continue and hopefully, you know, this is maybe one.

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<v Speaker 1>We get right.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm a little leary, I'm a little nervous about regime

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<v Speaker 2>chant without a plan, and we don't have a plan

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<v Speaker 2>right now. You got three I think a body of

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<v Speaker 2>three individual to decide who the new Supreme Leader is.

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<v Speaker 2>Hopefully that won't matter. Greg all the best, thanks again,

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<v Speaker 2>be well, Thanks running late as always. Here we'll get

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<v Speaker 2>a news update and we'll switch it up. Julie H's here.

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