1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:08,080 Speaker 1: Good morning, cooner country. Okay, my friends. Right on the 2 00:00:08,119 --> 00:00:16,079 Speaker 1: heels of his very successful, precise surgical military operation in 3 00:00:16,239 --> 00:00:21,959 Speaker 1: Venezuela in which he toppled and captured the socialist dictator 4 00:00:22,040 --> 00:00:27,000 Speaker 1: Nicholas Maduro, President Trump now has made it very clear 5 00:00:27,720 --> 00:00:30,840 Speaker 1: this is not the end. This is only the beginning 6 00:00:31,120 --> 00:00:36,559 Speaker 1: of the Donroe Doctrine, President Trump's corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, 7 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:41,360 Speaker 1: in which President Trump now says, the United States will 8 00:00:41,400 --> 00:00:47,640 Speaker 1: be the dominant power in the entire Western hemisphere. And 9 00:00:47,880 --> 00:00:51,839 Speaker 1: it's not just Venezuela and guaranteeing the oil reserves of 10 00:00:51,960 --> 00:00:57,520 Speaker 1: Venezuela and stopping the march of communism or socialism in 11 00:00:57,600 --> 00:01:02,440 Speaker 1: our backyard. But at the center of his new corollary, 12 00:01:02,560 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 1: the so called Donroe Doctrine is Greenland. On a flight 13 00:01:08,600 --> 00:01:13,280 Speaker 1: back from Marra A Lago, talking about the success of 14 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:18,839 Speaker 1: the amazing, frankly Venezuelan raid, he was asked repeatedly about 15 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:22,920 Speaker 1: comments that he has now made about Greenland, in which 16 00:01:22,959 --> 00:01:28,040 Speaker 1: the President has said, now again and again, he wants Greenland. 17 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:33,240 Speaker 1: It's time to take Greenland. Greenland belongs to the United States, 18 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:37,600 Speaker 1: and the United States one way or another will get 19 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:42,080 Speaker 1: Greenland as a territory or as part of the United States. 20 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:47,400 Speaker 1: Listen now to Trump on Air Force one talking back 21 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:52,280 Speaker 1: and forth with reporters. They asked him about Greenland, and 22 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:56,440 Speaker 1: listen now to what he said. Roll cut four B. 23 00:01:57,480 --> 00:02:07,080 Speaker 2: Mike, I will say this about Greenland. We need Greenland 24 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:12,320 Speaker 2: from a national security situation. It's so strategic. Right now, 25 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:16,240 Speaker 2: Greenland is covered with Russian and Chinese. 26 00:02:15,840 --> 00:02:17,000 Speaker 1: Ships all over the place. 27 00:02:17,480 --> 00:02:21,880 Speaker 2: We need Greenland from the standpoint of national security, and 28 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:23,760 Speaker 2: Denmark's not going to be able to do it. 29 00:02:23,800 --> 00:02:24,440 Speaker 1: I can tell you that. 30 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:29,760 Speaker 2: You know what Denmark did recently to boost up security 31 00:02:29,800 --> 00:02:35,240 Speaker 2: in Greenland. They added one more dogsman, It's true. They 32 00:02:35,240 --> 00:02:36,400 Speaker 2: thought that was a great move. 33 00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:41,280 Speaker 1: What would the justification be, Oh, I. 34 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:44,200 Speaker 2: Don't want to talk about Greenland down, I just say this, 35 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:48,400 Speaker 2: we need Greenland from the standpoint of national security, and 36 00:02:48,919 --> 00:02:51,679 Speaker 2: the European Union needs us to have it. 37 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:57,040 Speaker 1: Now. He's right, He's completely right. Please, don't get me wrong. 38 00:02:57,639 --> 00:03:02,560 Speaker 1: Except the European Union is treating this very differently. They're 39 00:03:02,600 --> 00:03:06,280 Speaker 1: not happy about this. In fact, it has created a 40 00:03:06,440 --> 00:03:12,000 Speaker 1: diplomatic crisis, something that we haven't seen, I think since 41 00:03:12,040 --> 00:03:13,880 Speaker 1: the end of the since the end of the Second 42 00:03:13,880 --> 00:03:17,880 Speaker 1: World War. So here is now exactly what is taking place. 43 00:03:18,760 --> 00:03:23,360 Speaker 1: As all of you know. Greenland is the largest island 44 00:03:23,480 --> 00:03:26,359 Speaker 1: in the world. It is up essentially right there in 45 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:29,920 Speaker 1: the Arctic. It is eight nine months of the year. 46 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:34,960 Speaker 1: It is a frozen tundra. It's got about fifty six 47 00:03:35,120 --> 00:03:39,360 Speaker 1: thousand people that live there, so it's very lightly populated. 48 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:43,720 Speaker 1: That's right, you heard me, right, fifty six thousand. So 49 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:46,120 Speaker 1: it's the size of a small town in the United States. 50 00:03:47,160 --> 00:03:50,640 Speaker 1: So why does Trump want Greenland? And by the way, 51 00:03:50,680 --> 00:03:54,440 Speaker 1: it is a territory of the Kingdom of Denmark, so 52 00:03:54,920 --> 00:04:00,000 Speaker 1: it is a territory of Denmark. It's semi autonomous. They're democrats, 53 00:04:00,320 --> 00:04:04,720 Speaker 1: they govern themselves, but they rely on subsidies from Denmark 54 00:04:05,080 --> 00:04:10,080 Speaker 1: and they're essentially a colony of Denmark. Now, Denmark is 55 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:13,320 Speaker 1: a part of NATO, and they've been a NATO ally 56 00:04:13,440 --> 00:04:18,280 Speaker 1: of ours going back decades and decades. Obviously, if we 57 00:04:18,279 --> 00:04:23,360 Speaker 1: were to take Greenland or launch a military operation to 58 00:04:23,600 --> 00:04:28,400 Speaker 1: seize Greenland, this would be viewed as an attack on Denmark, 59 00:04:28,920 --> 00:04:31,760 Speaker 1: which is a part of NATO. So it would be 60 00:04:31,839 --> 00:04:38,160 Speaker 1: one NATO ally US attacking another NATO ally, Denmark over Greenland, 61 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:42,440 Speaker 1: and NATO would then have to decide what their response 62 00:04:42,480 --> 00:04:49,000 Speaker 1: would be. Now the Danes are going absolutely apoplectic. And 63 00:04:49,040 --> 00:04:51,200 Speaker 1: I'm going to get to this in a second, but 64 00:04:51,360 --> 00:04:56,720 Speaker 1: these are now the stakes. The reason why Trump wants Greenland, 65 00:04:56,760 --> 00:05:00,000 Speaker 1: and I believe the United States needs to have Greenland, 66 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:06,039 Speaker 1: is really for two reasons. Number one, it is it's 67 00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:13,279 Speaker 1: got massive reserves underneath the ice of precious crucial rare 68 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:19,040 Speaker 1: earth minerals, rare earth minerals that are pivotal for our 69 00:05:19,160 --> 00:05:25,680 Speaker 1: economy in the twenty first century. And China wants those minerals. 70 00:05:26,200 --> 00:05:31,360 Speaker 1: Russia wants those minerals. They covet Greenland. Nobody cares about 71 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:35,760 Speaker 1: what's above the ice. They care what's beneath the ice, 72 00:05:36,400 --> 00:05:40,600 Speaker 1: i e. The rare earth minerals. And China in particular 73 00:05:41,200 --> 00:05:45,720 Speaker 1: has been going to Africa, into the Western Hemisphere, Latin America, 74 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:49,640 Speaker 1: into Afghanistan. It's why the Chinese are there now. They 75 00:05:49,720 --> 00:05:52,440 Speaker 1: want to have and by the way, China itself has 76 00:05:52,480 --> 00:05:56,560 Speaker 1: a ton of rare earth minerals. They want to amass 77 00:05:57,200 --> 00:06:01,880 Speaker 1: a near global monopoly on these rare earth minerals to 78 00:06:01,960 --> 00:06:07,039 Speaker 1: have a stranglehold on the global economy. That is China's goal. 79 00:06:08,160 --> 00:06:11,279 Speaker 1: Rare earth minerals are sort of like the twenty first 80 00:06:11,320 --> 00:06:16,720 Speaker 1: century version of oil. Nobody thought much of oil until 81 00:06:16,760 --> 00:06:21,080 Speaker 1: we invented, you know, the engine, and you know, and 82 00:06:21,480 --> 00:06:25,400 Speaker 1: in an industry and plants and the combustion engine, and 83 00:06:25,440 --> 00:06:30,960 Speaker 1: suddenly this black liquid became extremely valuable scenting with rare 84 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:35,600 Speaker 1: earth minerals. Nobody cared for them until now we realize 85 00:06:35,640 --> 00:06:42,719 Speaker 1: we need them for chips, computers, laptops, iPhones, cell phones, 86 00:06:43,480 --> 00:06:48,720 Speaker 1: components for missiles, for our military hardware. I could go 87 00:06:48,760 --> 00:06:51,400 Speaker 1: on and on and on. So there is now a 88 00:06:51,600 --> 00:06:55,520 Speaker 1: race for rare earth minerals. We have some in the 89 00:06:55,640 --> 00:06:59,960 Speaker 1: United States, thank the Lord, but we need more. Greenland 90 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:06,240 Speaker 1: has those reserves. That's number one. Number two the security 91 00:07:06,279 --> 00:07:09,440 Speaker 1: of the Arctic. Now, many of you're gonna say, jehhif, 92 00:07:09,600 --> 00:07:14,520 Speaker 1: jehif jetnif. Why the hell should we care about the Arctic. 93 00:07:14,880 --> 00:07:19,520 Speaker 1: It's got polar bears, it's got igloos, it's freaking cold 94 00:07:19,560 --> 00:07:23,000 Speaker 1: almost all year round, it's full of ice and tundra. 95 00:07:23,440 --> 00:07:29,800 Speaker 1: Who cares, yes, But deep down there are vast reserves 96 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:35,040 Speaker 1: of oil and natural gas that have been discovered, vast amounts, 97 00:07:35,160 --> 00:07:40,880 Speaker 1: almost unlimited amounts. Russia and China want to control it, 98 00:07:41,400 --> 00:07:47,120 Speaker 1: dominate it, and tap it. And so to protect the Arctic, 99 00:07:48,080 --> 00:07:52,800 Speaker 1: to prevent China and Russia from seizing the rare earth 100 00:07:52,880 --> 00:07:57,120 Speaker 1: minerals and from dominating the Arctic and with it all 101 00:07:57,200 --> 00:08:00,840 Speaker 1: of the oil and all of the natural at the 102 00:08:00,880 --> 00:08:05,760 Speaker 1: bottom of the Arctic, we need Greenland. And Trump is 103 00:08:05,880 --> 00:08:10,520 Speaker 1: right when he says Greenland will not only is vital 104 00:08:10,600 --> 00:08:13,720 Speaker 1: for the national security and the economic security of the 105 00:08:13,800 --> 00:08:17,960 Speaker 1: United States, but if we're to hold the Russians at bay, 106 00:08:18,800 --> 00:08:23,720 Speaker 1: if we're to properly protect the Europeans, then if they're 107 00:08:23,720 --> 00:08:31,080 Speaker 1: all worried about Vladimir Putin, well, discounteracts Putin discounteracts, Russia, 108 00:08:31,440 --> 00:08:37,000 Speaker 1: discounteracts China, and this makes us strong enough to dominate 109 00:08:37,080 --> 00:08:42,160 Speaker 1: the Western hemisphere and protect Europe should Putin ever decide 110 00:08:42,160 --> 00:08:45,680 Speaker 1: to launch an all out invasion on the continent. So 111 00:08:46,000 --> 00:08:49,600 Speaker 1: from a rational point of view, you would think the 112 00:08:49,679 --> 00:08:54,920 Speaker 1: Europeans would say, hey, Denmark's not doing much with Greenland. 113 00:08:55,720 --> 00:09:00,199 Speaker 1: Denmark frankly has no real claim on Greenland because it's 114 00:09:00,240 --> 00:09:03,600 Speaker 1: a territory that's being colonized by Denmark and they're not 115 00:09:03,640 --> 00:09:07,920 Speaker 1: even doing much for the Greenlanders. So if you guys 116 00:09:07,960 --> 00:09:11,000 Speaker 1: want to buy it. If you guys want to take it, 117 00:09:11,520 --> 00:09:14,480 Speaker 1: if you guys want to make a deal with the Greenlanders, 118 00:09:15,040 --> 00:09:24,679 Speaker 1: go ahead. No, no, oh no. After Trump came out 119 00:09:25,280 --> 00:09:29,120 Speaker 1: and said we will take and seize Greenland. And by 120 00:09:29,160 --> 00:09:33,800 Speaker 1: the way, he's not talking about a military invasion, Marco 121 00:09:33,960 --> 00:09:39,040 Speaker 1: Rubio behind closed doors briefed lawmakers and said Trump wants 122 00:09:39,080 --> 00:09:43,080 Speaker 1: to buy it. He's gonna make the Greenlanders an offer 123 00:09:43,200 --> 00:09:47,439 Speaker 1: they can't refuse, maybe a couple of million bucks per citizen. 124 00:09:47,840 --> 00:09:52,000 Speaker 1: There's only fifty six thousand people. And he's going to 125 00:09:52,080 --> 00:09:56,719 Speaker 1: tell the Greenlanders, nobody can develop your island more than 126 00:09:56,760 --> 00:10:01,920 Speaker 1: the United States. We're gonna build more, We're gonna build ports, 127 00:10:02,280 --> 00:10:05,360 Speaker 1: We're gonna pour in money, We're gonna pour in investment. 128 00:10:06,040 --> 00:10:10,920 Speaker 1: Denmark has done nothing for you. We can make Greenland 129 00:10:11,160 --> 00:10:14,680 Speaker 1: the Virgin Islands or the Puerto Rico of the Arctic, 130 00:10:15,400 --> 00:10:20,160 Speaker 1: plus make all of you instant millionaires. So this idea 131 00:10:20,360 --> 00:10:23,679 Speaker 1: that Trump is gonna be sending into Marines or the 132 00:10:23,679 --> 00:10:29,000 Speaker 1: one hundred and first airborne to invade Greenland is preposterous. 133 00:10:29,080 --> 00:10:33,880 Speaker 1: It's a lie. It's more propaganda and hysteria. But tell 134 00:10:33,960 --> 00:10:39,760 Speaker 1: that to the Europeans. The Prime Minister of Denmark yesterday 135 00:10:40,800 --> 00:10:45,280 Speaker 1: addressed the people of Denmark and the people of Europe, 136 00:10:45,480 --> 00:10:49,240 Speaker 1: and her answer and it was an ultimatum. If Trump 137 00:10:49,320 --> 00:10:53,040 Speaker 1: makes a move on Greenland, it will be the end 138 00:10:53,440 --> 00:11:01,120 Speaker 1: of NATO. Okay. So, after the very successful nighttime raid 139 00:11:01,480 --> 00:11:07,040 Speaker 1: in Caracas in Venezuela that toppled and captured Maduro and 140 00:11:07,120 --> 00:11:13,080 Speaker 1: his drug trafficking wife, Katie Miller, the wife of Stephen Miller, 141 00:11:13,240 --> 00:11:16,480 Speaker 1: President Trump's top advisor. She was also a former member 142 00:11:16,920 --> 00:11:22,679 Speaker 1: of the Trump administration herself, she went on x and 143 00:11:23,280 --> 00:11:29,439 Speaker 1: put out a tweet of the map of Greenland emblazoned 144 00:11:29,640 --> 00:11:32,600 Speaker 1: with the with the US flag, with the American flag, 145 00:11:33,480 --> 00:11:38,400 Speaker 1: and the message soon, in other words, it'll be ours 146 00:11:38,760 --> 00:11:44,560 Speaker 1: very very soon. This started an immediate panic in the 147 00:11:44,600 --> 00:11:49,000 Speaker 1: halls of power, whether it was in the capital of Denmark, Copenhagen, 148 00:11:49,440 --> 00:11:53,120 Speaker 1: whether it was in Italy, in Rome, in Berlin, in Paris, 149 00:11:53,240 --> 00:11:57,920 Speaker 1: in London, all the way to Poland in Warsaw, and 150 00:11:58,000 --> 00:12:05,800 Speaker 1: the Europeans now issued a joint statement almost unprecedented, signed 151 00:12:05,960 --> 00:12:15,040 Speaker 1: by Germany, France, Britain, Italy, Poland and Spain and of 152 00:12:15,080 --> 00:12:20,840 Speaker 1: course Denmark, telling the Trump administration, in fact giving them 153 00:12:20,880 --> 00:12:25,480 Speaker 1: an ultimatum that if Trump continues to push for the 154 00:12:25,520 --> 00:12:31,080 Speaker 1: annexation of Greenland, that the Europeans will stand and do 155 00:12:31,320 --> 00:12:35,600 Speaker 1: stand shoulder to shoulder with Denmark, that they will not 156 00:12:35,920 --> 00:12:39,640 Speaker 1: allow the United States to take Greenland, that they will 157 00:12:39,679 --> 00:12:45,680 Speaker 1: consider this a hostile act of aggression. And the Prime 158 00:12:45,720 --> 00:12:50,800 Speaker 1: Minister of Denmark then addressed the country yesterday and addressed 159 00:12:50,840 --> 00:12:55,520 Speaker 1: all of Europe, saying that Trump's decision to go ahead 160 00:12:55,600 --> 00:13:00,640 Speaker 1: and should he annext Greenland, would result quote unquote the 161 00:13:00,840 --> 00:13:06,840 Speaker 1: end of NATO. In other words, the Europeans say that 162 00:13:06,960 --> 00:13:10,200 Speaker 1: this will blow up the alliance, This will be considered 163 00:13:10,240 --> 00:13:14,679 Speaker 1: an act of aggression by the United States against a 164 00:13:14,760 --> 00:13:19,280 Speaker 1: fellow NATO member, and that the alliance would then dissolve, 165 00:13:19,960 --> 00:13:23,400 Speaker 1: and that the United States then would have no more friends, 166 00:13:23,679 --> 00:13:26,800 Speaker 1: no more allies left in all of Europe. And then 167 00:13:26,840 --> 00:13:30,160 Speaker 1: the European said, you go ahead with this, we are 168 00:13:30,200 --> 00:13:35,079 Speaker 1: going to kick every American soldier, every American military base. 169 00:13:35,120 --> 00:13:38,199 Speaker 1: In fact, they're going to confiscate the bases and kick 170 00:13:38,240 --> 00:13:43,760 Speaker 1: every soldier, every US soldier troop out of Europe. In 171 00:13:43,800 --> 00:13:49,200 Speaker 1: other words, NATO would be finished, our historic alliance with 172 00:13:49,280 --> 00:13:52,880 Speaker 1: the Europeans would be finished, and that this would usher 173 00:13:52,920 --> 00:13:56,720 Speaker 1: in now a completely new era where America would be 174 00:13:56,760 --> 00:14:00,479 Speaker 1: alone in the world in the Western hemisphere, but completely 175 00:14:00,640 --> 00:14:06,120 Speaker 1: detached from the European Union, from NATO and from Europe. Now, 176 00:14:06,640 --> 00:14:09,000 Speaker 1: let me and let me just play this clip from 177 00:14:09,280 --> 00:14:14,720 Speaker 1: Stephen Miller. Miller was then pressed on this very issue 178 00:14:15,520 --> 00:14:20,160 Speaker 1: about Greenland and the United States and the massive diplomatic blowback. 179 00:14:21,120 --> 00:14:25,280 Speaker 1: And this was Stephen Miller's response with fake Tapper on CNN, 180 00:14:26,080 --> 00:14:30,040 Speaker 1: and I think he makes an excellent point, a what 181 00:14:30,280 --> 00:14:33,800 Speaker 1: right does Greenland have? Sorry? What right does Denmark have 182 00:14:35,080 --> 00:14:36,160 Speaker 1: to run Greenland? 183 00:14:36,920 --> 00:14:37,120 Speaker 3: By? 184 00:14:37,120 --> 00:14:42,880 Speaker 1: What right? By what right do they ConTroll Greenland? The 185 00:14:42,920 --> 00:14:48,280 Speaker 1: age of imperialism is supposed to be over, European imperialism, 186 00:14:49,480 --> 00:14:53,160 Speaker 1: the age of colonizing territories is supposed to be over. 187 00:14:54,160 --> 00:14:57,080 Speaker 1: This is up for the people of Greenland to decide 188 00:14:57,600 --> 00:14:59,640 Speaker 1: if they want to be independent, if they want to 189 00:14:59,680 --> 00:15:02,880 Speaker 1: be part of the United States. So by what right 190 00:15:03,040 --> 00:15:07,040 Speaker 1: does Denmark now claim that they can decide the future 191 00:15:07,120 --> 00:15:12,440 Speaker 1: of Greenland? And then you think without the United States, 192 00:15:13,040 --> 00:15:20,320 Speaker 1: NATO is viable. Good luck without American money, American missiles, 193 00:15:20,640 --> 00:15:25,520 Speaker 1: American might, American power. You think you guys can defend 194 00:15:25,560 --> 00:15:30,000 Speaker 1: yourselves and say stand up to Vladimir Putin, good luck, 195 00:15:30,760 --> 00:15:35,960 Speaker 1: good luck. Roll cut four D. 196 00:15:36,480 --> 00:15:40,480 Speaker 4: Mike, by what right does Denmark is certain control over Greenland? 197 00:15:40,720 --> 00:15:43,360 Speaker 4: What is the basis of their territorial claim? What is 198 00:15:43,400 --> 00:15:46,320 Speaker 4: their basis of having Greenland as a colony of Denmark? 199 00:15:46,520 --> 00:15:51,040 Speaker 4: The United States? Is the power of NATO for the 200 00:15:51,120 --> 00:15:54,800 Speaker 4: United States to secure the Arctic region, to protect and 201 00:15:54,880 --> 00:15:58,120 Speaker 4: defend NATO and NATO interest. Obviously Greenland should be part 202 00:15:58,120 --> 00:16:00,400 Speaker 4: of the United States. And so that's a conversation that 203 00:16:00,400 --> 00:16:02,560 Speaker 4: we're going to have as a country. That's a process 204 00:16:02,600 --> 00:16:04,880 Speaker 4: we're going to have as a as a new community 205 00:16:04,880 --> 00:16:05,360 Speaker 4: of nations. 206 00:16:05,360 --> 00:16:10,400 Speaker 1: So now Tapper keeps pressing him, saying, well, hold on now, 207 00:16:10,960 --> 00:16:14,320 Speaker 1: but have you taken the use of military force off 208 00:16:14,360 --> 00:16:17,400 Speaker 1: the table? Or are you saying that the United States 209 00:16:17,400 --> 00:16:23,200 Speaker 1: will actually militarily invade Greenland and forcibly an exit. Listen 210 00:16:23,320 --> 00:16:28,040 Speaker 1: now to Steven Miller's response, Roll cut for E. 211 00:16:28,720 --> 00:16:32,840 Speaker 4: Mike, take it off the table that the US would 212 00:16:32,920 --> 00:16:37,240 Speaker 4: use military force to seize Greenland. Jay I just said, 213 00:16:37,240 --> 00:16:41,080 Speaker 4: you're trying very hard to which which again is your job. 214 00:16:41,440 --> 00:16:42,080 Speaker 1: I respect. 215 00:16:42,080 --> 00:16:44,760 Speaker 4: It is great to get exactly the headline right that 216 00:16:44,840 --> 00:16:48,720 Speaker 4: catch you, headlines that says that says Miller, refuses to 217 00:16:48,760 --> 00:16:54,720 Speaker 4: rule out the the United States should have Greenland as 218 00:16:54,760 --> 00:16:56,920 Speaker 4: part of the United States. There's no need to even 219 00:16:56,960 --> 00:16:59,600 Speaker 4: think or talk about this in the context that you're 220 00:16:59,640 --> 00:17:03,400 Speaker 4: asking of a military operation. Nobody's gonna fight the United 221 00:17:03,400 --> 00:17:06,480 Speaker 4: States militarily over the future of Greenland. 222 00:17:06,720 --> 00:17:12,200 Speaker 1: He's completely right, He's not absolutely completely right. The Europeans 223 00:17:12,359 --> 00:17:15,800 Speaker 1: are blowing this way out of proportion. The media as 224 00:17:15,880 --> 00:17:20,080 Speaker 1: usual is blowing this way out of proportion. But no, 225 00:17:20,400 --> 00:17:24,760 Speaker 1: let me put it on the table. We're gonna buy Greenland. 226 00:17:25,440 --> 00:17:28,800 Speaker 1: Six one seven two, six, six, sixty eight, sixty eight 227 00:17:29,040 --> 00:17:31,760 Speaker 1: is the number. Okay, Let me ask all of you, 228 00:17:31,920 --> 00:17:35,480 Speaker 1: the great audience of Kooner Country, the tip of the 229 00:17:35,520 --> 00:17:40,000 Speaker 1: spear of the Maga movement, the heart and soul of Maga. 230 00:17:41,080 --> 00:17:49,480 Speaker 1: Should the United States acquire Greenland? Is President Trump right? 231 00:17:49,640 --> 00:17:54,439 Speaker 1: Do you support him? Should Greenland become a part of 232 00:17:54,480 --> 00:17:58,080 Speaker 1: the United States? Whether the fifty first state uh probably 233 00:17:58,080 --> 00:18:01,080 Speaker 1: doesn't have enough population for that, but whatever, a territory 234 00:18:01,119 --> 00:18:04,960 Speaker 1: of the United States, like Puerto Rico or the Virgin 235 00:18:05,040 --> 00:18:10,840 Speaker 1: Islands or Guam. In other words, should we take over Greenland? 236 00:18:11,600 --> 00:18:15,080 Speaker 1: Do you support it? Or do you think it's not 237 00:18:15,520 --> 00:18:20,520 Speaker 1: worth the massive diplomatic blowback and the potential risk of 238 00:18:20,680 --> 00:18:26,600 Speaker 1: rupturing and really destroying collapsing NATO. So the Prime Minister 239 00:18:27,280 --> 00:18:32,199 Speaker 1: of Denmark addressed the country yesterday. She addressed all of 240 00:18:32,240 --> 00:18:35,240 Speaker 1: Europe as well. This, by the way, is the front 241 00:18:35,280 --> 00:18:39,280 Speaker 1: page story in every single capital in Europe. The Europeans 242 00:18:39,320 --> 00:18:43,240 Speaker 1: now are losing their minds over this, and according to her, 243 00:18:44,200 --> 00:18:46,880 Speaker 1: she says that this is an act of aggression by 244 00:18:46,920 --> 00:18:51,280 Speaker 1: the United States against Denmark and that if the United 245 00:18:51,320 --> 00:18:55,880 Speaker 1: States goes forward and annexes Greenland, then this would mean 246 00:18:56,000 --> 00:19:00,240 Speaker 1: quote unquote the end of NATO. In fact, she's says 247 00:19:00,280 --> 00:19:03,640 Speaker 1: it would be the end of everything, the end of 248 00:19:03,720 --> 00:19:07,720 Speaker 1: the rules based order that has been created since the 249 00:19:07,800 --> 00:19:10,400 Speaker 1: end of the Second World War. It would be the 250 00:19:10,560 --> 00:19:14,040 Speaker 1: end of the NATO alliance, it would be the end 251 00:19:14,240 --> 00:19:18,840 Speaker 1: of Europe's partnership with the United States. And it was 252 00:19:18,880 --> 00:19:22,959 Speaker 1: in the wake of that that comment that this joint 253 00:19:23,119 --> 00:19:27,639 Speaker 1: statement was issued to the United States, to the world, 254 00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:32,960 Speaker 1: but especially to Washington, to Trump, to Rubio, to Pete 255 00:19:32,960 --> 00:19:36,520 Speaker 1: hag Seth, and to the and and and and to 256 00:19:36,560 --> 00:19:43,840 Speaker 1: the State Department, signed by France, Britain, Germany, Italy, Poland 257 00:19:43,960 --> 00:19:48,840 Speaker 1: and Spain along with Denmark saying that if the United 258 00:19:48,880 --> 00:19:53,359 Speaker 1: States was to go ahead and acquire Greenland, then NATO 259 00:19:53,600 --> 00:19:57,880 Speaker 1: will end. It will dissolve the NATO alliance. It will 260 00:19:57,920 --> 00:20:00,760 Speaker 1: be the end of it. And further more more, the 261 00:20:00,880 --> 00:20:05,119 Speaker 1: Europeans then will seize US military bases that we have 262 00:20:05,200 --> 00:20:09,200 Speaker 1: in Bulgaria, in Romania, in Germany, in places all across 263 00:20:09,240 --> 00:20:15,080 Speaker 1: the continent, and they will expel all American soldiers, all 264 00:20:15,119 --> 00:20:20,560 Speaker 1: American forces from Europe. Essentially, the alliance between Europe and 265 00:20:20,600 --> 00:20:27,240 Speaker 1: the United States would be over finished. Finito, Now, let 266 00:20:27,240 --> 00:20:30,439 Speaker 1: me just give you my honest opinion, and then I 267 00:20:30,480 --> 00:20:33,640 Speaker 1: want to go right to the phone lines six one, seven, two, 268 00:20:33,720 --> 00:20:38,440 Speaker 1: sixty six, sixty eight, sixty eight is the number number one. 269 00:20:38,640 --> 00:20:41,040 Speaker 1: And I don't want to repeat myself, but it bears repeating. 270 00:20:42,240 --> 00:20:48,520 Speaker 1: No one is talking about sending in the Marines or 271 00:20:48,600 --> 00:20:54,520 Speaker 1: sending in an invasion force to militarily invade and annext Greenland. 272 00:20:56,359 --> 00:21:01,000 Speaker 1: We want to buy Greenland. We want to purchase Greenland 273 00:21:01,640 --> 00:21:05,760 Speaker 1: the way for example, we purchased Alaska. Okay, when we 274 00:21:05,800 --> 00:21:08,440 Speaker 1: bought Alaska from the Russians, by the way for a song, 275 00:21:08,920 --> 00:21:12,080 Speaker 1: it was one of the greatest deals ever. It wasn't 276 00:21:12,119 --> 00:21:15,399 Speaker 1: the end of the world. It didn't mean now a 277 00:21:15,560 --> 00:21:19,760 Speaker 1: Pax Americana. It didn't mean now that you have Hitler 278 00:21:21,200 --> 00:21:27,119 Speaker 1: marching across the globe. Relax, people buy territory all the time. 279 00:21:27,240 --> 00:21:31,200 Speaker 1: That's number one, Okay, number two. It would be great 280 00:21:31,240 --> 00:21:34,320 Speaker 1: for Greenland. Frankly, they would be crazy not to take 281 00:21:34,359 --> 00:21:37,920 Speaker 1: the offer. If you've ever been to Greenland, or seen 282 00:21:37,960 --> 00:21:41,240 Speaker 1: pictures of Greenland, or read descriptions of Greenland, and I 283 00:21:41,240 --> 00:21:45,119 Speaker 1: don't mean this in a disrespectful way, but it is 284 00:21:45,359 --> 00:21:50,440 Speaker 1: basically covered in ice, covered in snow, engulfed in darkness 285 00:21:50,440 --> 00:21:54,240 Speaker 1: for about eight nine months of the year. Barely fifty 286 00:21:54,359 --> 00:21:57,840 Speaker 1: six fifty seven thousand people live in it, and that's 287 00:21:57,840 --> 00:22:01,159 Speaker 1: pretty much all of them in the capital, NUK n 288 00:22:02,359 --> 00:22:07,080 Speaker 1: u K. They have no industry what to speak of. 289 00:22:07,680 --> 00:22:12,879 Speaker 1: Denmark has done nothing for Greenland except keep them hooked 290 00:22:12,880 --> 00:22:16,480 Speaker 1: on welfare with a couple of subsidy payments. But you 291 00:22:16,560 --> 00:22:19,080 Speaker 1: look at their homes, You look at the fact that 292 00:22:19,119 --> 00:22:21,400 Speaker 1: they can barely keep the lights on, by the way, 293 00:22:21,440 --> 00:22:24,719 Speaker 1: their homes are very small. Their standard of living is 294 00:22:24,800 --> 00:22:29,639 Speaker 1: so much lower than ours. You let us take it 295 00:22:29,640 --> 00:22:32,480 Speaker 1: over and we are going to develop it. We're gonna 296 00:22:32,480 --> 00:22:35,960 Speaker 1: build it. We're going to modernize it and probably put 297 00:22:36,000 --> 00:22:40,520 Speaker 1: a cash offer for every single citizen in Greenland and 298 00:22:40,560 --> 00:22:44,399 Speaker 1: make them fabulously rich. So frankly, and you'd have the 299 00:22:44,400 --> 00:22:48,560 Speaker 1: full protection of the United States, and we would develop 300 00:22:48,720 --> 00:22:52,000 Speaker 1: all of the reserves of minerals and rare earth that 301 00:22:52,040 --> 00:22:56,600 Speaker 1: they have underneath and share that wealth with the people 302 00:22:56,600 --> 00:22:59,960 Speaker 1: of Greenland. I mean, for the people of Greenland is 303 00:23:00,160 --> 00:23:05,560 Speaker 1: a no brainer. Okay. Now as for Denmark, blank off, No, 304 00:23:05,680 --> 00:23:10,560 Speaker 1: I'm serious, blank Off. The Prime Minister is a leftist, 305 00:23:10,960 --> 00:23:14,240 Speaker 1: she's a social democrat, she's a hardcore feminist, she's a 306 00:23:14,240 --> 00:23:20,440 Speaker 1: hardcore anti American hater. You have no right over Greenland. 307 00:23:20,760 --> 00:23:24,520 Speaker 1: Let the people of Greenland decide. Let them hold a 308 00:23:24,600 --> 00:23:28,600 Speaker 1: referendum on whether they want to be independent from Denmark, 309 00:23:29,119 --> 00:23:31,600 Speaker 1: or after they become independent, do they want to join 310 00:23:31,640 --> 00:23:35,240 Speaker 1: the United States after we put together a package and 311 00:23:35,280 --> 00:23:41,879 Speaker 1: an offer Denmark. Miller is completely right. Denmark has no 312 00:23:42,760 --> 00:23:49,159 Speaker 1: ultimate basis to claim to claim Greenland. Denmark is a 313 00:23:49,240 --> 00:23:54,199 Speaker 1: holdover from the European imperial powers, from an era that 314 00:23:54,320 --> 00:23:57,840 Speaker 1: is dead and buried. So don't tell me now that 315 00:23:57,920 --> 00:24:01,040 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, Greenland is second or sank and 316 00:24:01,119 --> 00:24:07,000 Speaker 1: must belong to Denmark for ad infinitum forever. You're right, 317 00:24:07,000 --> 00:24:10,199 Speaker 1: they're protecting you with dog sleds for God's sake. I mean, 318 00:24:10,280 --> 00:24:14,000 Speaker 1: it's a joke. The Russians covet it, the Chinese covet it. 319 00:24:14,640 --> 00:24:18,000 Speaker 1: They want what's underneath the ice, and not just that, 320 00:24:18,080 --> 00:24:20,560 Speaker 1: they want the rare earth. They want to dominate the 321 00:24:20,680 --> 00:24:23,160 Speaker 1: Arctic because they can see all that oil and natural 322 00:24:23,200 --> 00:24:25,880 Speaker 1: gas in the Arctic. That's why they want to kick 323 00:24:25,960 --> 00:24:28,320 Speaker 1: us out of the Arctic so they can control and 324 00:24:28,359 --> 00:24:33,240 Speaker 1: dominate it. Greenland takes care of both. It gives us 325 00:24:33,280 --> 00:24:36,480 Speaker 1: a great supply of rare earth minerals, and it blocks 326 00:24:36,600 --> 00:24:40,919 Speaker 1: China and Russia from dominating the Arctic. And frankly, if 327 00:24:40,960 --> 00:24:44,439 Speaker 1: the Europeans are so worried about Vladimir Putin as they 328 00:24:44,520 --> 00:24:48,199 Speaker 1: keep saying they are, then don't you want us to 329 00:24:48,280 --> 00:24:54,479 Speaker 1: have Greenland? Because then that counters and contains Russia and China, 330 00:24:54,760 --> 00:24:59,600 Speaker 1: who is Russia's biggest backer, which gives us a better 331 00:24:59,600 --> 00:25:03,520 Speaker 1: ability to protect all of Europe. So if they were 332 00:25:03,680 --> 00:25:07,040 Speaker 1: serious about Vladimir Putin, if they really did fear him, 333 00:25:07,400 --> 00:25:12,000 Speaker 1: they would welcome this move. Now to the threat that 334 00:25:12,080 --> 00:25:17,760 Speaker 1: this would end NATO, if only, honestly, if only. I'm sorry, 335 00:25:17,800 --> 00:25:22,159 Speaker 1: but someone has to speak the truth. As I said 336 00:25:22,560 --> 00:25:24,879 Speaker 1: on X last night, and I want to repeat it 337 00:25:24,920 --> 00:25:30,320 Speaker 1: because it bears repeating. These European elites are a bunch 338 00:25:30,480 --> 00:25:36,120 Speaker 1: of ingrates. I've never seen ingrates like these Europeans. The elites, 339 00:25:36,480 --> 00:25:41,679 Speaker 1: the establishment, their political class. So let me get this straight. 340 00:25:42,920 --> 00:25:49,919 Speaker 1: We protect you for over seventy years. We bail you 341 00:25:50,000 --> 00:25:53,159 Speaker 1: out in World War One, we bail you out in 342 00:25:53,200 --> 00:25:57,359 Speaker 1: World War Two, we save you from Soviet Communism during 343 00:25:57,359 --> 00:26:02,800 Speaker 1: the entire Cold War. Our backs, free loading off of 344 00:26:02,920 --> 00:26:09,600 Speaker 1: our money, our manpower, our military, our might. As you 345 00:26:09,720 --> 00:26:13,240 Speaker 1: guys build up these lavish welfare states and giving your 346 00:26:13,240 --> 00:26:19,159 Speaker 1: people freebies. And now you're threatening to kick us out 347 00:26:19,240 --> 00:26:25,920 Speaker 1: of Europe. You're threatening to end the alliance. I'm sorry. 348 00:26:26,240 --> 00:26:32,160 Speaker 1: We are NATO without us. NATO is nothing without us. 349 00:26:32,320 --> 00:26:35,879 Speaker 1: You think Germany can hold off Russia, You think the 350 00:26:35,960 --> 00:26:39,320 Speaker 1: French can hold off Russia. You think the Brits, or 351 00:26:39,359 --> 00:26:42,320 Speaker 1: the Italians, or with all due respect, the Spaniards you 352 00:26:42,400 --> 00:26:47,199 Speaker 1: can hold off Russia. So what you're telling us is, 353 00:26:47,400 --> 00:26:50,840 Speaker 1: if I'm hearing the Europeans correct, you don't need us anymore. 354 00:26:51,560 --> 00:26:53,800 Speaker 1: According to you, if you can kick all our bases 355 00:26:53,840 --> 00:26:58,159 Speaker 1: out and all our troops out, well they're okay, I'm 356 00:26:58,200 --> 00:27:02,680 Speaker 1: not really okay, then you guys defend yourselves, and I'm 357 00:27:02,680 --> 00:27:05,560 Speaker 1: more than happy to save all the money and stop 358 00:27:05,600 --> 00:27:09,119 Speaker 1: you guys from leeching off of us as you've done 359 00:27:09,160 --> 00:27:13,800 Speaker 1: now for decades. Okay, A let me ask all of you. 360 00:27:14,280 --> 00:27:17,919 Speaker 1: Should the United States, in your view make Greenland a 361 00:27:18,080 --> 00:27:21,560 Speaker 1: part of the United States? Should? Is Trump write? Do 362 00:27:21,640 --> 00:27:24,880 Speaker 1: we need Greenland? Do you want Greenland? That's number one? 363 00:27:25,560 --> 00:27:30,040 Speaker 1: Number two? What do you make now? Of the Europeans 364 00:27:30,600 --> 00:27:34,960 Speaker 1: and in particular the leading countries in Europe essentially throw 365 00:27:35,119 --> 00:27:38,480 Speaker 1: giving us an ultimatum, issuing an ultimatum that if we 366 00:27:38,600 --> 00:27:42,080 Speaker 1: go ahead and a next Greenland, then they will consider 367 00:27:42,119 --> 00:27:45,159 Speaker 1: this an active aggression and that this will mean the 368 00:27:45,400 --> 00:27:50,040 Speaker 1: end of NATO. Is it time for us to pull 369 00:27:50,080 --> 00:27:53,480 Speaker 1: out of NATO? The Europeans are now threatening to kick 370 00:27:53,560 --> 00:27:57,000 Speaker 1: all of our troops and bases out of Europe? Is 371 00:27:57,040 --> 00:28:00,360 Speaker 1: it time now to let the Europeans finally defend themselves? 372 00:28:01,240 --> 00:28:05,080 Speaker 1: And let's see how well they do without our money, 373 00:28:05,600 --> 00:28:11,120 Speaker 1: our missiles, our troops, our mic and let's see how 374 00:28:11,119 --> 00:28:15,840 Speaker 1: they do on their own. To me, I'm watching this 375 00:28:15,880 --> 00:28:18,400 Speaker 1: and I'm like, so, let me get this straight. If 376 00:28:18,440 --> 00:28:22,160 Speaker 1: we take Greenland, you're saying we don't have to defend 377 00:28:22,160 --> 00:28:28,520 Speaker 1: you anymore, and this is your idea of a threat. Look, 378 00:28:29,000 --> 00:28:33,280 Speaker 1: I am so disgusted by what came out of Europe yesterday, 379 00:28:34,359 --> 00:28:38,200 Speaker 1: that joint statement and that threat that they issued, that ultimatum, 380 00:28:39,480 --> 00:28:44,040 Speaker 1: that I'm like, why are we protecting them? We have 381 00:28:44,200 --> 00:28:48,280 Speaker 1: spent hundreds and hundreds and hundreds, if not trillions of 382 00:28:48,320 --> 00:28:53,400 Speaker 1: dollars over the years, protecting, fighting, and dying for the Europeans, 383 00:28:55,200 --> 00:28:59,680 Speaker 1: and this is their gratitude. So we now can't do 384 00:28:59,760 --> 00:29:03,960 Speaker 1: something that's in our national interest. And again, we're gonna 385 00:29:03,960 --> 00:29:09,920 Speaker 1: be paying for it. We're gonna purchase Greenland. We're gonna 386 00:29:09,920 --> 00:29:14,640 Speaker 1: make them wealthier than they've ever been before, and because 387 00:29:14,640 --> 00:29:17,760 Speaker 1: we want to do something that benefits us, that we 388 00:29:17,800 --> 00:29:21,520 Speaker 1: need for our national and economic security. All of a sudden, 389 00:29:21,560 --> 00:29:24,600 Speaker 1: now you guys are telling us it's time to end 390 00:29:24,680 --> 00:29:29,280 Speaker 1: NATO and kick us out of the continent. You know what, 391 00:29:30,480 --> 00:29:34,200 Speaker 1: We've been uncle sucker for too long. This is not 392 00:29:34,320 --> 00:29:39,440 Speaker 1: their response of friends, This is not their response of allies. 393 00:29:40,560 --> 00:29:44,240 Speaker 1: This is the response of a bunch of treasonous ingrates 394 00:29:45,640 --> 00:29:49,280 Speaker 1: who for decades have been living in luxury off of 395 00:29:49,320 --> 00:29:55,200 Speaker 1: our backs. They spend practically nothing on their military, nothing 396 00:29:55,280 --> 00:29:59,400 Speaker 1: on their self defense. It's all us, the US taxpayer. 397 00:30:00,560 --> 00:30:04,240 Speaker 1: Look at Ukraine. Almost most of the money that's gone 398 00:30:04,240 --> 00:30:07,760 Speaker 1: to defend Ukraine is coming from US. Most of the 399 00:30:09,040 --> 00:30:13,920 Speaker 1: military hardware, the missiles, the drones, the military equipment that 400 00:30:13,960 --> 00:30:17,200 Speaker 1: has kept that country alive. It wasn't the Europeans, it 401 00:30:17,320 --> 00:30:20,600 Speaker 1: was us. And it's in their backyard, not our backyard. 402 00:30:22,760 --> 00:30:26,160 Speaker 1: And this is the thanks that we get. No, no, no, no, 403 00:30:26,200 --> 00:30:31,200 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Enough is enough. So let me 404 00:30:31,200 --> 00:30:33,320 Speaker 1: get this straight. With the Europeans. I'm talking about the 405 00:30:33,360 --> 00:30:37,360 Speaker 1: elites now, okay, not people on the street with their leaders. 406 00:30:37,560 --> 00:30:41,320 Speaker 1: So let me get this straight. Unless the relationship is 407 00:30:41,320 --> 00:30:45,280 Speaker 1: always one way, unless it's nothing but us benefiting you 408 00:30:46,400 --> 00:30:49,920 Speaker 1: when we want something a little bit for ourselves, suddenly 409 00:30:49,960 --> 00:30:55,080 Speaker 1: now there's no friendship, there's no relationship. So okay, let's 410 00:30:55,120 --> 00:30:58,760 Speaker 1: call their bluff. You guys say you're gonna pull out 411 00:30:58,760 --> 00:31:01,200 Speaker 1: a NATO, is gonna be the of NATO, that you're 412 00:31:01,200 --> 00:31:03,720 Speaker 1: gonna kick us out of Europe. Fine, go ahead, I 413 00:31:03,800 --> 00:31:09,360 Speaker 1: dare you. I dare you. Who's gonna defend you, The Germans, 414 00:31:10,520 --> 00:31:16,120 Speaker 1: the French. You know what, Keep your Muslims, Keep your Muslims, 415 00:31:16,680 --> 00:31:19,240 Speaker 1: because that's what we're gonna have to defend you guys 416 00:31:19,280 --> 00:31:25,920 Speaker 1: from yourselves again again. So no, if I'm President Trump, 417 00:31:26,080 --> 00:31:30,160 Speaker 1: here's the counter. We're gonna buy Greenland. You don't like it, 418 00:31:30,360 --> 00:31:33,880 Speaker 1: blank off. It means the end of NATO. Bye bye. No, No, 419 00:31:34,120 --> 00:31:37,120 Speaker 1: don't kick our bases out. We're gonna take them back. 420 00:31:38,080 --> 00:31:41,160 Speaker 1: We're gonna pull out of Europe. You're on your own now. 421 00:31:42,600 --> 00:31:45,920 Speaker 1: A vidazain, as the Germans would say, and have a 422 00:31:46,040 --> 00:31:54,200 Speaker 1: nice day. Larry in Arkansas. Agree, disagree? Larry in Arkansas. 423 00:31:54,440 --> 00:31:58,080 Speaker 1: Thanks for holding Larry, and welcome well. 424 00:31:58,120 --> 00:31:59,720 Speaker 3: Good morning, Jeff, welcome back. 425 00:32:00,200 --> 00:32:01,360 Speaker 1: Great to be back, Larry. 426 00:32:02,280 --> 00:32:05,800 Speaker 3: There's a phrase I use a lot. Don't threaten me 427 00:32:05,840 --> 00:32:06,800 Speaker 3: with a good time. 428 00:32:08,480 --> 00:32:08,760 Speaker 5: Help. 429 00:32:14,840 --> 00:32:17,480 Speaker 1: That's how I felt yesterday, Larry. Honestly, when I read 430 00:32:17,520 --> 00:32:20,600 Speaker 1: all this, the huffing and the puffing from the Europeans, 431 00:32:21,040 --> 00:32:23,640 Speaker 1: I'm like, please, go ahead, do it, but please, I'm 432 00:32:23,680 --> 00:32:25,080 Speaker 1: begging you. Please. 433 00:32:27,600 --> 00:32:30,600 Speaker 3: Now, there's always some back and forth on Trump playing 434 00:32:30,760 --> 00:32:34,000 Speaker 3: three D chess and all this stuff, but if I 435 00:32:34,120 --> 00:32:38,360 Speaker 3: recall correctly, there was some lawmakers about a month ago 436 00:32:39,360 --> 00:32:43,040 Speaker 3: before they went on their fifth or sixth vacation, that 437 00:32:43,160 --> 00:32:49,400 Speaker 3: they were trying to half a law that President Trump 438 00:32:49,440 --> 00:32:53,760 Speaker 3: could not pull troops out of European nations. Do you 439 00:32:53,800 --> 00:32:58,440 Speaker 3: recall that, Yes, yes, they're going to kick us out 440 00:32:58,480 --> 00:33:01,840 Speaker 3: for us. Isn't that what Trump wants in the first place? 441 00:33:03,360 --> 00:33:06,160 Speaker 1: Well, Larry, look, let me ask you this as a 442 00:33:06,200 --> 00:33:09,520 Speaker 1: man who served in our Air Force five years okay, 443 00:33:09,520 --> 00:33:14,000 Speaker 1: a veteran, how do you feel should we look, let's 444 00:33:14,000 --> 00:33:15,480 Speaker 1: just look at NATO. To me, it's all on the 445 00:33:15,520 --> 00:33:20,280 Speaker 1: table now. Should we still be part of NATO? Should 446 00:33:20,360 --> 00:33:24,240 Speaker 1: we pull out of NATO? Should we stop defending Europe? 447 00:33:24,480 --> 00:33:26,440 Speaker 1: I mean, let me just you know this, Larry, but 448 00:33:26,520 --> 00:33:29,200 Speaker 1: let me just state the obvious. Germany is a very 449 00:33:29,200 --> 00:33:34,760 Speaker 1: wealthy country, you know, France, Italy, Denmark. I mean, these 450 00:33:34,800 --> 00:33:38,240 Speaker 1: are all First World countries. They choose to spend most 451 00:33:38,280 --> 00:33:41,120 Speaker 1: of their money on welfare. They don't have to. They 452 00:33:41,160 --> 00:33:43,520 Speaker 1: could be spending four or five percent of their GDP 453 00:33:43,640 --> 00:33:47,720 Speaker 1: on the military. So what I'm saying is, why are 454 00:33:47,800 --> 00:33:50,959 Speaker 1: we the ones footing the bill, footing the tab and 455 00:33:51,040 --> 00:33:55,120 Speaker 1: again we do the fighting and the dying to protect 456 00:33:56,000 --> 00:33:58,760 Speaker 1: some of the richest countries in the world. Why don't 457 00:33:58,760 --> 00:34:01,560 Speaker 1: the europe I mean, this is nineteen forty six, nineteen 458 00:34:01,640 --> 00:34:05,880 Speaker 1: forty seven after the war. This is now twenty twenty five. 459 00:34:06,600 --> 00:34:09,759 Speaker 1: So why are we protecting the Europeans? They should be 460 00:34:09,800 --> 00:34:15,200 Speaker 1: protecting themselves. It's time for us to come home and 461 00:34:15,360 --> 00:34:19,480 Speaker 1: take care of business here. We're protecting the world. We 462 00:34:19,520 --> 00:34:24,400 Speaker 1: need to be protecting ourselves. Larry, am I wrong? Agreed? Disagree? 463 00:34:25,640 --> 00:34:29,560 Speaker 3: I will hardly agree. Think of it as like you 464 00:34:29,640 --> 00:34:35,680 Speaker 3: have kids, right, you brought them into the world, and 465 00:34:35,760 --> 00:34:38,360 Speaker 3: you nurture them and you take care of them. Eighteen 466 00:34:38,400 --> 00:34:40,640 Speaker 3: years old, you boot them in the button said, okay, 467 00:34:40,680 --> 00:34:45,319 Speaker 3: you're on your own. We got brought into World War two. 468 00:34:45,719 --> 00:34:47,920 Speaker 3: You know there's going to be arguments that that. You know, 469 00:34:47,960 --> 00:34:52,440 Speaker 3: the military industrial complex wanted it. Whatever, Right, we didn't 470 00:34:52,480 --> 00:34:56,399 Speaker 3: start the war. We finished the war, right. They asked 471 00:34:56,480 --> 00:34:58,200 Speaker 3: us to command, they asked for our help. Now a 472 00:34:58,239 --> 00:35:02,480 Speaker 3: bunch of stuff got broken. We Japan, So we agreed 473 00:35:03,000 --> 00:35:08,320 Speaker 3: to protect Japan from other dangers until they could come back. 474 00:35:08,400 --> 00:35:10,760 Speaker 3: I mean, I know we're talking to Europe, but Japan 475 00:35:10,880 --> 00:35:16,040 Speaker 3: is a great example. Japan is rich and thriving. There 476 00:35:16,080 --> 00:35:17,920 Speaker 3: is no need for us to protect them anymore. They 477 00:35:17,960 --> 00:35:22,040 Speaker 3: can do a pretty good job protecting themselves safe with Europe, 478 00:35:22,239 --> 00:35:25,239 Speaker 3: you know, And you're right, I've never seen It's like 479 00:35:25,360 --> 00:35:29,480 Speaker 3: a bunch of spoiled children. I've never seen more ungrateful 480 00:35:29,520 --> 00:35:33,200 Speaker 3: people in my life. You know, we go to war 481 00:35:33,280 --> 00:35:37,839 Speaker 3: for them, You're right, We've died for them, and they 482 00:35:38,320 --> 00:35:41,479 Speaker 3: don't want to do anything in return to keep going, 483 00:35:41,560 --> 00:35:45,280 Speaker 3: keep doing this, keep helping us, but don't touch anything. 484 00:35:45,480 --> 00:35:45,680 Speaker 2: You know. 485 00:35:45,960 --> 00:35:50,719 Speaker 3: It's just like this whole Venezuela thing. There's a Venezuelan 486 00:35:50,800 --> 00:35:53,680 Speaker 3: who's made a great point. They said, you know, no 487 00:35:53,760 --> 00:35:55,640 Speaker 3: blood for oil. You're going in there for the oil. 488 00:35:55,760 --> 00:35:58,239 Speaker 3: And he's like, what do you think Russia, Iran and 489 00:35:58,360 --> 00:36:00,760 Speaker 3: China are trying to do? They're trying to take our oil. 490 00:36:01,080 --> 00:36:03,360 Speaker 3: Do you think they came here for our food, our cuisine? 491 00:36:04,640 --> 00:36:07,560 Speaker 3: At least, you know, at least when America does it, 492 00:36:08,400 --> 00:36:11,440 Speaker 3: they do it benevolently. I don't know if that's the 493 00:36:11,480 --> 00:36:13,719 Speaker 3: exact word for it, but you know, we don't usually 494 00:36:13,800 --> 00:36:17,239 Speaker 3: go in there. We've never gone in there and try 495 00:36:17,280 --> 00:36:18,760 Speaker 3: to take anything over by force. 496 00:36:19,680 --> 00:36:19,920 Speaker 2: You know. 497 00:36:20,160 --> 00:36:25,440 Speaker 3: Slaughter people, slaughter cultures, just get their goods. That's not 498 00:36:25,560 --> 00:36:30,799 Speaker 3: our way. But now we want to offer Greenland citizens 499 00:36:32,120 --> 00:36:38,200 Speaker 3: good money. As you're right, they're mostly poor. And Denmark's 500 00:36:38,239 --> 00:36:41,440 Speaker 3: upset about it because why because they're going to lose 501 00:36:41,440 --> 00:36:42,240 Speaker 3: control of something. 502 00:36:45,680 --> 00:36:47,960 Speaker 1: Well, you know, you're right, and just to I can 503 00:36:48,000 --> 00:36:50,480 Speaker 1: only add to what you're saying, Larry, they're going to 504 00:36:50,560 --> 00:36:53,360 Speaker 1: lose control over something that how do I say this? 505 00:36:53,440 --> 00:36:57,600 Speaker 1: They're not doing anything for Greenland? In other words, like 506 00:36:57,640 --> 00:36:59,560 Speaker 1: how do you you talk to the Greenland There's one 507 00:36:59,560 --> 00:37:01,560 Speaker 1: of the reasons why they all want to be independent 508 00:37:02,120 --> 00:37:05,239 Speaker 1: is they're like, well, Denmark does nothing for us. I mean, yeah, 509 00:37:05,280 --> 00:37:08,200 Speaker 1: they give us a few bucks here or there, basically 510 00:37:08,239 --> 00:37:10,920 Speaker 1: just to keep the lights on, but they don't invest, 511 00:37:11,000 --> 00:37:13,760 Speaker 1: they don't want to develop. They don't even really protect us. 512 00:37:14,080 --> 00:37:16,040 Speaker 1: You know, Trump was kind of half joking, but he 513 00:37:16,120 --> 00:37:19,560 Speaker 1: was half serious. They put in a few dog sleds. 514 00:37:19,600 --> 00:37:23,680 Speaker 1: That's their idea of security. And so the Greenlanders are like, 515 00:37:23,840 --> 00:37:27,759 Speaker 1: and you're colonizing us, Why for what? Why should we 516 00:37:27,760 --> 00:37:31,000 Speaker 1: put up with this? So no, and look, Larry, you 517 00:37:31,040 --> 00:37:33,160 Speaker 1: mentioned Japan, and you're completely right, by the way, the 518 00:37:33,239 --> 00:37:36,440 Speaker 1: Japanese are now more than capable of defending themselves. But 519 00:37:36,520 --> 00:37:39,120 Speaker 1: I got to say this about the Asians. I'm sorry, 520 00:37:39,160 --> 00:37:41,960 Speaker 1: I just I have to say it. The Japanese are grateful, 521 00:37:42,760 --> 00:37:45,040 Speaker 1: and you think about it, we dropped two nuclear bombs 522 00:37:45,080 --> 00:37:47,960 Speaker 1: on them. I mean, we broke them, we broke their back, 523 00:37:48,600 --> 00:37:51,480 Speaker 1: but we helped rebuild them, and we've been protecting them 524 00:37:51,480 --> 00:37:55,920 Speaker 1: from communists China, and they're actually they're grateful, thank you. 525 00:37:56,880 --> 00:38:01,200 Speaker 1: The South Koreans are grateful, run down the list. They're 526 00:38:01,280 --> 00:38:06,480 Speaker 1: grateful that we're protecting them. But these Europeans, especially the 527 00:38:06,560 --> 00:38:14,520 Speaker 1: Western Europeans, this is unbelievable. The lack of gratitude, the arrogance, 528 00:38:14,680 --> 00:38:19,759 Speaker 1: the the disrespect, frankly, the hatred, the hatred that these 529 00:38:19,800 --> 00:38:23,000 Speaker 1: European elites have for the United States. And I know 530 00:38:23,160 --> 00:38:25,839 Speaker 1: because every time I go to Europe and I talk 531 00:38:25,920 --> 00:38:28,920 Speaker 1: to one of these so called sophisticated Europeans. I'm putting 532 00:38:28,920 --> 00:38:31,480 Speaker 1: this in air quotes. All they ever do is run 533 00:38:31,520 --> 00:38:37,359 Speaker 1: down America, all fast food, all the McDonald's, all burger king, 534 00:38:37,600 --> 00:38:40,279 Speaker 1: all this stuff, your music, this and that. I'm like 535 00:38:40,400 --> 00:38:43,719 Speaker 1: number one. If our fast food is so bad, how 536 00:38:43,760 --> 00:38:45,719 Speaker 1: come all I do is I see McDonald's all over 537 00:38:45,760 --> 00:38:49,359 Speaker 1: France or all over England, are all over deutsch Land 538 00:38:49,480 --> 00:38:53,080 Speaker 1: in Germany. That's number one. If our culture is so bad, 539 00:38:53,280 --> 00:38:55,640 Speaker 1: how come you guys, you know you can't get enough 540 00:38:55,680 --> 00:39:00,040 Speaker 1: of our music. Our blue jeans are our food, So 541 00:39:00,239 --> 00:39:05,959 Speaker 1: that's number one. Number two, blank off man. You would 542 00:39:05,960 --> 00:39:09,279 Speaker 1: all be speaking German if it wasn't for us, and 543 00:39:09,360 --> 00:39:11,960 Speaker 1: after that you'd all be speaking Russian if it wasn't 544 00:39:11,960 --> 00:39:16,480 Speaker 1: for us. We're always bailing you out. Even in the 545 00:39:16,520 --> 00:39:20,120 Speaker 1: Balkans in the nineteen nineties, you think it was the 546 00:39:20,200 --> 00:39:24,000 Speaker 1: Europeans that soopt to stop the slaughter, No, it was America. 547 00:39:24,640 --> 00:39:27,919 Speaker 1: So even right there in the heart of Europe when 548 00:39:27,920 --> 00:39:32,680 Speaker 1: there's a genocide and ethnic cleansing taking place, did the Europeans, 549 00:39:33,080 --> 00:39:35,520 Speaker 1: you know, put their blood and treasure on the line. 550 00:39:36,120 --> 00:39:42,120 Speaker 1: Yet America. It's always America. And now when we want 551 00:39:42,160 --> 00:39:46,680 Speaker 1: a little something for ourselves, to protect us, to keep 552 00:39:46,800 --> 00:39:50,240 Speaker 1: us strong into the twenty first century, all of a sudden, 553 00:39:50,760 --> 00:39:53,160 Speaker 1: we're going to kick you out. We don't need you 554 00:39:53,680 --> 00:39:58,120 Speaker 1: by okay, if you don't need us, good for you. Good? 555 00:39:58,600 --> 00:40:00,560 Speaker 1: Then you know what you've been lying to us about 556 00:40:00,640 --> 00:40:03,840 Speaker 1: Ukraine for the last four years. Because if you guys 557 00:40:03,840 --> 00:40:07,160 Speaker 1: can defend yourselves and you guys don't need American troops 558 00:40:07,160 --> 00:40:10,080 Speaker 1: in American bases. Then you guys take care of Putin, 559 00:40:10,560 --> 00:40:13,359 Speaker 1: you guys take care of Ukraine. You guys take care 560 00:40:13,360 --> 00:40:17,719 Speaker 1: of your own security. So if I'm President Trump, I 561 00:40:17,800 --> 00:40:21,640 Speaker 1: go all in. You know, just all the chips all in. 562 00:40:21,760 --> 00:40:26,000 Speaker 1: Call their bluff. So you were buying Greenland, and you what, 563 00:40:26,320 --> 00:40:28,520 Speaker 1: it's the end of NATO? Is that where? Yeah, you 564 00:40:28,520 --> 00:40:31,759 Speaker 1: want to end NATO? You want to let's go my hand, 565 00:40:31,840 --> 00:40:36,000 Speaker 1: your hand, let's call, let me call, and let's go ahead, 566 00:40:36,360 --> 00:40:41,360 Speaker 1: call their bluff. But Larry, look, this is emotional for me. 567 00:40:41,520 --> 00:40:50,720 Speaker 1: This is visceral, the hubris, the disrespect, the arrogance, the hatred, 568 00:40:51,160 --> 00:40:58,120 Speaker 1: the anti Americanism. You go to France and you see, you, 569 00:40:58,120 --> 00:41:00,759 Speaker 1: you will see how many American graves are buried there, 570 00:41:01,400 --> 00:41:05,479 Speaker 1: how many soldiers died to liberate just France, never mind 571 00:41:05,480 --> 00:41:08,920 Speaker 1: the rest of Europe. And this is how they pay 572 00:41:09,000 --> 00:41:14,120 Speaker 1: us back. Larry, there are some things among so called 573 00:41:14,160 --> 00:41:18,799 Speaker 1: friends you don't do. This is one of them. I'm 574 00:41:18,800 --> 00:41:23,319 Speaker 1: not going to forget this. I'm not. Larry, thank you 575 00:41:23,480 --> 00:41:28,440 Speaker 1: very much for that call. As always agree disagree. I 576 00:41:28,560 --> 00:41:31,640 Speaker 1: say we should have Greenland. It should be a part 577 00:41:31,680 --> 00:41:34,560 Speaker 1: of the United States. We should buy it. We should 578 00:41:34,560 --> 00:41:38,000 Speaker 1: acquire it. And if the Europeans say it means the 579 00:41:38,120 --> 00:41:41,279 Speaker 1: end of NATO, don't let the door hit you on 580 00:41:41,360 --> 00:41:47,760 Speaker 1: the way out. Agree, disagree. Vince in Deutschland speaking of Germany. 581 00:41:48,120 --> 00:41:50,240 Speaker 1: Thanks for holding Vince, and welcome. 582 00:41:52,640 --> 00:41:56,000 Speaker 5: Thanks Jeff. Hi, Now you stole my thunder Man. That 583 00:41:56,200 --> 00:42:00,680 Speaker 5: was like a sixty minute diatrab. You covered all the bases, 584 00:42:00,800 --> 00:42:05,600 Speaker 5: You made every point succinctly and perfectly, especially when you 585 00:42:05,640 --> 00:42:08,839 Speaker 5: pulled Alaska into it, because what were the Russians doing 586 00:42:08,880 --> 00:42:10,919 Speaker 5: with Alaska when we bought it from them? 587 00:42:11,320 --> 00:42:11,560 Speaker 2: You know? 588 00:42:11,960 --> 00:42:15,560 Speaker 5: And Greenland? What have the Danes done with Greenland? It's 589 00:42:15,640 --> 00:42:18,960 Speaker 5: like it's like their white trash, right, It's like they're 590 00:42:19,040 --> 00:42:21,480 Speaker 5: shanty on the edge of town or something, you know. 591 00:42:22,000 --> 00:42:24,840 Speaker 5: The place. It only has like what I think fifty 592 00:42:24,920 --> 00:42:29,680 Speaker 5: thousand people total in the whole island. And our involvement 593 00:42:29,719 --> 00:42:32,759 Speaker 5: in Greenland goes way back to like World War Two. 594 00:42:32,880 --> 00:42:37,520 Speaker 5: We had troops station there. It was a waypoint that 595 00:42:37,600 --> 00:42:42,080 Speaker 5: in Iceland to get supplies over to Europe, and then 596 00:42:42,120 --> 00:42:45,759 Speaker 5: it was part of Noorad. Remember the year Defense. We 597 00:42:45,840 --> 00:42:49,640 Speaker 5: had stations up there in Greenland and stuff. So this 598 00:42:49,760 --> 00:42:52,319 Speaker 5: is nothing new the way I see it, we should 599 00:42:52,400 --> 00:42:55,480 Speaker 5: acquire it. If we have to buy it, buy it, 600 00:42:55,920 --> 00:42:59,000 Speaker 5: but make it a territory like it would be Puerto 601 00:42:59,080 --> 00:43:04,400 Speaker 5: Rico or even Guam or Samoa for that matter, you know, 602 00:43:04,800 --> 00:43:07,080 Speaker 5: because really that's what we wanted for We wanted for 603 00:43:07,160 --> 00:43:11,080 Speaker 5: defense because there's a realignment going on. If people have 604 00:43:11,160 --> 00:43:16,120 Speaker 5: been paying attention, this is a global realignment that's happening 605 00:43:16,120 --> 00:43:20,600 Speaker 5: that you're watching right before your eyes. China's carving out 606 00:43:20,640 --> 00:43:24,720 Speaker 5: their sphere, Russia's carving out their sphere, and the United 607 00:43:24,760 --> 00:43:28,080 Speaker 5: States is reasserting itself on the global stage. And let 608 00:43:28,160 --> 00:43:31,239 Speaker 5: me just touch on the Maduro thing. You know, I've 609 00:43:31,239 --> 00:43:35,040 Speaker 5: been retired from the military five years. I was in 610 00:43:35,080 --> 00:43:39,799 Speaker 5: special operations for twenty years and what I saw on 611 00:43:39,960 --> 00:43:44,600 Speaker 5: Saturday night was absolutely breathtaking. It was amazing how they 612 00:43:44,680 --> 00:43:51,640 Speaker 5: went in there completely unscathed, neutralized all air defenses. They 613 00:43:51,719 --> 00:43:55,440 Speaker 5: went in there hard, they went right into the compound. 614 00:43:55,920 --> 00:44:01,560 Speaker 5: They killed like what forty people. They didn't lose one person, Jeff, 615 00:44:01,960 --> 00:44:05,719 Speaker 5: they didn't lose one person. It's a testament to what 616 00:44:05,760 --> 00:44:10,040 Speaker 5: the United States is. I think more than anything, it 617 00:44:10,160 --> 00:44:13,840 Speaker 5: put it all on full display. For g for putin 618 00:44:14,400 --> 00:44:17,919 Speaker 5: showing you you want to mess with the USA. This 619 00:44:17,960 --> 00:44:20,959 Speaker 5: is what we do. The Chinese could have never pulled 620 00:44:21,000 --> 00:44:22,040 Speaker 5: off a mission like that. 621 00:44:22,520 --> 00:44:25,640 Speaker 3: No way, no way. 622 00:44:26,520 --> 00:44:29,399 Speaker 1: Say oh, e Vince, you're dead on, absolutely dead on. 623 00:44:29,440 --> 00:44:29,480 Speaker 2: No. 624 00:44:29,600 --> 00:44:31,759 Speaker 1: Look, there's no question the Chinese couldn't do it, The 625 00:44:31,840 --> 00:44:34,520 Speaker 1: Russians couldn't do it. No one else could do it, 626 00:44:34,600 --> 00:44:37,880 Speaker 1: no one, Vince. Since you're in Germany, I just if 627 00:44:37,920 --> 00:44:39,279 Speaker 1: you don't mind, I want to just go back to 628 00:44:39,320 --> 00:44:43,400 Speaker 1: the whole Greenland issue. Friedrich Mertz, the Chancellor of Germany, 629 00:44:43,440 --> 00:44:46,440 Speaker 1: he's made a big deal now about Greenland sign This 630 00:44:46,560 --> 00:44:49,120 Speaker 1: is going to end the relationship with NATO and the 631 00:44:49,200 --> 00:44:53,320 Speaker 1: relationship between Europe and the United States. What's the feeling 632 00:44:53,640 --> 00:44:58,120 Speaker 1: like in Germany among ordinary Germans? Are they as anti 633 00:44:58,200 --> 00:45:02,239 Speaker 1: American and anti Trump as their leaders are as the 634 00:45:02,239 --> 00:45:06,520 Speaker 1: political classes or is this is this only at the 635 00:45:06,680 --> 00:45:10,600 Speaker 1: establishment level? Or is this even on the streets? How 636 00:45:10,800 --> 00:45:20,480 Speaker 1: far is this anti Americanism in Germany. 637 00:45:17,760 --> 00:45:24,040 Speaker 5: Relies on the American military community. So my neighborhood that 638 00:45:24,120 --> 00:45:26,680 Speaker 5: I live in, I live out in town, and they're 639 00:45:26,800 --> 00:45:29,719 Speaker 5: about half the neighborhood's vacant. You know, I live in 640 00:45:29,760 --> 00:45:35,320 Speaker 5: like a subdivision. Half of it's vacant because we're pulling 641 00:45:35,360 --> 00:45:38,480 Speaker 5: back forces, you know, and people are feeling it. They 642 00:45:38,480 --> 00:45:40,879 Speaker 5: don't like that because a lot of these people, these 643 00:45:40,880 --> 00:45:43,760 Speaker 5: are second homes for them and they provide them income, 644 00:45:44,400 --> 00:45:46,520 Speaker 5: you know what I mean. But I would say on 645 00:45:46,560 --> 00:45:50,640 Speaker 5: the geopolitical level, I mean, what was NATO's purpose. It 646 00:45:50,760 --> 00:45:54,960 Speaker 5: stated purpose long ago. It was to keep the United 647 00:45:55,000 --> 00:45:58,719 Speaker 5: States in Europe, to keep the Russians out of Europe, 648 00:45:58,920 --> 00:46:03,520 Speaker 5: and to keep the German down in Europe, right because 649 00:46:03,520 --> 00:46:06,240 Speaker 5: of the Two World Wars. That was the stated purpose 650 00:46:06,280 --> 00:46:12,680 Speaker 5: of NATO, you know, unofficially, right, unofficially, So if we 651 00:46:12,880 --> 00:46:15,600 Speaker 5: pull out of there and they take their bases, I mean, 652 00:46:15,640 --> 00:46:16,040 Speaker 5: I think. 653 00:46:18,080 --> 00:46:21,640 Speaker 1: Vince, he's forever. That wasn't us. That was something happened 654 00:46:21,640 --> 00:46:24,759 Speaker 1: on Vince's end. And hopefully he'll call back, but his 655 00:46:25,120 --> 00:46:28,200 Speaker 1: phone just dropped. But no, just to finish what he's saying, 656 00:46:28,239 --> 00:46:31,319 Speaker 1: and he's completely right. Look this, and I said this 657 00:46:31,360 --> 00:46:33,360 Speaker 1: in the nineteen nineties, people looked at me like I 658 00:46:33,400 --> 00:46:35,560 Speaker 1: had six heads. But I'm going to repeat it now 659 00:46:35,600 --> 00:46:38,640 Speaker 1: because I think I think the American public is maybe 660 00:46:38,760 --> 00:46:42,560 Speaker 1: ready now for this. What was NATO created for in 661 00:46:42,640 --> 00:46:45,760 Speaker 1: nineteen forty nine, and I support, you know, in nineteen 662 00:46:45,800 --> 00:46:48,560 Speaker 1: forty nine. It was a brilliant idea and it worked 663 00:46:48,640 --> 00:46:52,080 Speaker 1: for five decades. It worked. It was to keep the 664 00:46:52,120 --> 00:46:56,200 Speaker 1: Soviet Union from overrunning the rest of Europe. Remember, they 665 00:46:56,239 --> 00:46:58,640 Speaker 1: had the Soviet Union, they invaded eastern Europe, they had 666 00:46:58,640 --> 00:47:02,319 Speaker 1: the Warsaw Pact. So it was to keep the Soviets, 667 00:47:02,960 --> 00:47:08,080 Speaker 1: the Russians, the Soviet Communists out of out of Central 668 00:47:08,120 --> 00:47:13,440 Speaker 1: and Western Europe. Well, the Soviet Union disintegrated, it's gone, 669 00:47:13,680 --> 00:47:19,080 Speaker 1: the Warsaw Pact is gone. We won, Thank the Lord, 670 00:47:19,520 --> 00:47:24,360 Speaker 1: we won the Cold War. So to me, NATO's purpose 671 00:47:25,040 --> 00:47:28,400 Speaker 1: had been served, and that's why I kept saying, Okay, 672 00:47:28,560 --> 00:47:33,000 Speaker 1: it's now time to dissolve NATO. Our purpose was to defeat, 673 00:47:33,120 --> 00:47:36,000 Speaker 1: to contain, and then defeat the Soviet Union. The Soviet 674 00:47:36,080 --> 00:47:39,439 Speaker 1: Union has been defeated. It is no longer there, and 675 00:47:39,600 --> 00:47:42,080 Speaker 1: all of those nations are now free that were under 676 00:47:42,080 --> 00:47:45,680 Speaker 1: its heel, under its control and occupation. And now it's 677 00:47:45,719 --> 00:47:48,800 Speaker 1: time for the United States. Because we were exhausted after 678 00:47:48,880 --> 00:47:51,680 Speaker 1: five years of the Cold War, we needed to focus 679 00:47:51,719 --> 00:47:55,480 Speaker 1: on America. Instead, we kept NATO going, and then we 680 00:47:55,560 --> 00:47:59,080 Speaker 1: kept expanding it and expanding it right up to Russia's doorstep. 681 00:48:00,160 --> 00:48:02,160 Speaker 1: Though people were warning you do this, you're going to 682 00:48:02,239 --> 00:48:06,800 Speaker 1: anger the Russians, You're going to inflame the Russians. Well, 683 00:48:06,920 --> 00:48:10,480 Speaker 1: here we are in twenty twenty five. I to me, 684 00:48:10,680 --> 00:48:14,239 Speaker 1: I think NATO is obsolete. Who needs NATO? Why do 685 00:48:14,360 --> 00:48:19,879 Speaker 1: we need NATO? Poland can defend itself. Germany, if they 686 00:48:19,920 --> 00:48:22,040 Speaker 1: want to to spend money on their military, they can 687 00:48:22,120 --> 00:48:26,040 Speaker 1: ultimately defend themselves. So why are we gonna be there 688 00:48:26,160 --> 00:48:27,520 Speaker 1: defending the Europeans