1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:03,440 Speaker 1: Donald Trump is the Wizard of Oz, and we've reached 2 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:06,400 Speaker 1: that part of the story where the curtain is being 3 00:00:06,480 --> 00:00:11,400 Speaker 1: drawn back and everybody is seeing plainly, well, not everybody. 4 00:00:11,800 --> 00:00:15,200 Speaker 1: Trump does have his wing monkeys. He still does possess 5 00:00:15,280 --> 00:00:19,000 Speaker 1: his base. According to his National Security advisor, who for 6 00:00:19,040 --> 00:00:22,720 Speaker 1: some reason is talking about politics on a Sunday show, 7 00:00:23,200 --> 00:00:26,760 Speaker 1: one hundred percent of MAGA stands with him. 8 00:00:27,320 --> 00:00:30,160 Speaker 2: The administration hasn't convinced. We've seen it in our polling. 9 00:00:30,200 --> 00:00:33,640 Speaker 2: The majority of Americans that this war was necessary. Sixty 10 00:00:33,640 --> 00:00:36,239 Speaker 2: six percent of Americans believe conflict with Irans of war 11 00:00:36,280 --> 00:00:40,440 Speaker 2: of choice. Sixty percent disapprove of the US taking military 12 00:00:40,440 --> 00:00:43,600 Speaker 2: action against Iran. Fifty seven percent of Americans think the 13 00:00:43,640 --> 00:00:48,080 Speaker 2: conflict is going very or somewhat badly. How do you 14 00:00:48,120 --> 00:00:49,600 Speaker 2: tell the American people they're wrong? 15 00:00:49,720 --> 00:00:50,280 Speaker 3: Well, I can. 16 00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:55,400 Speaker 4: I could quote a whole slew of polls that show, 17 00:00:55,520 --> 00:00:59,160 Speaker 4: for example, self described to MAGA, Republicans give the president 18 00:00:59,200 --> 00:01:00,880 Speaker 4: approval ratings. 19 00:01:01,280 --> 00:01:02,320 Speaker 1: A majority say the. 20 00:01:02,400 --> 00:01:04,800 Speaker 4: Number one job of the commander in chief is to 21 00:01:04,920 --> 00:01:08,800 Speaker 4: keep Americans safe. I can point here to an NBC 22 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:14,880 Speaker 4: poll ninety percent of Republicans Broader Republicans support Trump's effort 23 00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:18,520 Speaker 4: to destroy Iran's nuclear capabilities. And I have to point 24 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:21,039 Speaker 4: out that no one should be surprised here. President Trump 25 00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:25,399 Speaker 4: has said Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon twenty sixteen campaign, 26 00:01:25,520 --> 00:01:29,080 Speaker 4: twenty twenty campaign, since twenty twenty four, He's set it 27 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:32,280 Speaker 4: seventy four times out in the public space. 28 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:35,560 Speaker 2: He is going to commit any kind of ground troops 29 00:01:35,880 --> 00:01:37,960 Speaker 2: or boots on the ground. Don't you think he needs 30 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:41,320 Speaker 2: to persuade the majority of American people, not just his base. 31 00:01:41,440 --> 00:01:44,720 Speaker 4: I think the President will keep all options on the 32 00:01:44,760 --> 00:01:48,000 Speaker 4: table to secure these objectives. 33 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:53,960 Speaker 1: Well, maybe so that means seventeen percent of the rest 34 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:57,440 Speaker 1: of us or with him. What it means is that 35 00:01:57,480 --> 00:02:01,120 Speaker 1: a minority faction is about to be blown out in 36 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:04,680 Speaker 1: an election. What it means is the country is about 37 00:02:04,760 --> 00:02:07,480 Speaker 1: to put a check on this. What it means is 38 00:02:07,520 --> 00:02:12,040 Speaker 1: the whole country is fed up with the insanity. I'm 39 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:17,800 Speaker 1: Steve Schmidt. It's Monday. This is the morning Donald Trump 40 00:02:18,240 --> 00:02:22,280 Speaker 1: exists now in a state of contradiction. It makes sense 41 00:02:22,760 --> 00:02:27,480 Speaker 1: because he has narrowed his world to the choices his 42 00:02:27,600 --> 00:02:31,359 Speaker 1: stupidity has left him, and there are but two. He 43 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:36,600 Speaker 1: can either escalate or he can fall back. He can retreat. 44 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:41,919 Speaker 1: He can falsely claim that his adventurism was a success, 45 00:02:42,200 --> 00:02:46,399 Speaker 1: that some great victory has been won, even though when 46 00:02:46,440 --> 00:02:50,360 Speaker 1: the bombing began he said explicitly it was to change 47 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:54,160 Speaker 1: the regime. And then it was for the nuclear program 48 00:02:54,280 --> 00:02:57,840 Speaker 1: that he had claimed had already been obliterated. And then 49 00:02:57,880 --> 00:03:02,480 Speaker 1: it was for three more reasons. Marco Rubio gave this reason. 50 00:03:02,960 --> 00:03:05,600 Speaker 5: The second question they've been asked is why now. Well, 51 00:03:05,720 --> 00:03:07,920 Speaker 5: there's two reasons why now. The first is it was 52 00:03:07,960 --> 00:03:11,320 Speaker 5: abundantly clear that if Iran came under attack by anyone, 53 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:14,040 Speaker 5: the United States or Israel or anyone, they were going 54 00:03:14,080 --> 00:03:16,480 Speaker 5: to respond and respond against the United States. 55 00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:17,680 Speaker 1: The orders had. 56 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:20,600 Speaker 5: Been delegated down to the field commanders. It was automatic, 57 00:03:20,639 --> 00:03:22,680 Speaker 5: and in fact it bare to be true, because, in fact, 58 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:28,200 Speaker 5: within an hour of the initial attack on the Leadership compound, 59 00:03:28,720 --> 00:03:31,520 Speaker 5: the missile forces in the South and in the North 60 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:34,280 Speaker 5: for that matter, had already been activated to launch, in fact, 61 00:03:34,639 --> 00:03:37,720 Speaker 5: those that already been prepositioned. The third is the assessment 62 00:03:37,800 --> 00:03:40,320 Speaker 5: that was made that if we stood and waited for 63 00:03:40,360 --> 00:03:43,560 Speaker 5: that attack to come first before we hit them, we 64 00:03:43,600 --> 00:03:47,040 Speaker 5: would suffer much higher casualties. And so the President made 65 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:49,760 Speaker 5: the very wise decision We knew that there was going. 66 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:50,760 Speaker 6: To be an Israeli action. 67 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:54,120 Speaker 5: We knew that that would precipitate an attack against American forces, 68 00:03:54,320 --> 00:03:56,720 Speaker 5: and we knew that we didn't preemptibly go after them 69 00:03:56,760 --> 00:04:00,080 Speaker 5: before they launched those attacks, we would suffer higher casualty 70 00:04:00,440 --> 00:04:03,040 Speaker 5: and perhaps even higher those killed, and then we would 71 00:04:03,040 --> 00:04:05,080 Speaker 5: all be here answering questions about why we knew that 72 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:05,760 Speaker 5: and didn't act. 73 00:04:06,720 --> 00:04:11,200 Speaker 1: There have been many reasons. But now Trump can either 74 00:04:11,320 --> 00:04:15,840 Speaker 1: go deeper or swim back. What he's doing is thinking 75 00:04:15,880 --> 00:04:20,839 Speaker 1: out loud. He's saying at the same time it's almost over, 76 00:04:21,400 --> 00:04:25,960 Speaker 1: while preparing to escalate with combat troops, including the eighty 77 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:31,360 Speaker 1: second Airborn Marine Expeditionary Units Ranger Regiments. He will order 78 00:04:31,400 --> 00:04:34,800 Speaker 1: them into combat to seize islands, and he will order 79 00:04:34,880 --> 00:04:37,839 Speaker 1: them to take the high ground around those islands, to 80 00:04:37,920 --> 00:04:42,880 Speaker 1: occupy coastal areas, to deny Iran the ability to fire 81 00:04:43,040 --> 00:04:48,880 Speaker 1: easily artillery and ballistic missiles at those American forces on 82 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:53,880 Speaker 1: Iranian territory. Donald Trump is getting terrible advice. Here is 83 00:04:54,080 --> 00:04:58,360 Speaker 1: a fool amongst fools, Lindsey Graham, And when you listen 84 00:04:58,400 --> 00:05:02,840 Speaker 1: to him, appreciate that Ewajima was the only battle in 85 00:05:02,880 --> 00:05:09,720 Speaker 1: the Pacific where US casualties exceeded in total number Japanese casualties. 86 00:05:10,160 --> 00:05:14,400 Speaker 1: When he blusters about ew Rejima, a place where the 87 00:05:14,640 --> 00:05:19,720 Speaker 1: commanding general talked about uncommon valor being a common virtue, 88 00:05:19,760 --> 00:05:24,159 Speaker 1: he should do so with reverence, not flippancy. But Lindsay 89 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:29,680 Speaker 1: Graham is an unseerious person, a blusterer, a poser, a sidekick, 90 00:05:30,120 --> 00:05:34,279 Speaker 1: a talking pet. He goes out leashed on the mar 91 00:05:34,400 --> 00:05:38,640 Speaker 1: Lago golf course, and he roams on the Sunday shows. 92 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:41,800 Speaker 6: Here's what I tell President Trump. Keep it up for 93 00:05:41,839 --> 00:05:44,719 Speaker 6: a few more weeks. Take carg Island, where all of 94 00:05:44,760 --> 00:05:48,440 Speaker 6: the resources they have to British all control that island. 95 00:05:48,680 --> 00:05:50,440 Speaker 6: Let this regime down a bone. 96 00:05:50,640 --> 00:05:52,640 Speaker 7: Is this going to though, Take carg Island? Is it 97 00:05:52,640 --> 00:05:54,600 Speaker 7: going to involve US troops on the ground. Let me 98 00:05:54,680 --> 00:05:56,320 Speaker 7: let me just read you something from the Atlantic does 99 00:05:56,320 --> 00:05:58,640 Speaker 7: an assessment on that. They say US troops may well 100 00:05:58,720 --> 00:06:01,000 Speaker 7: take carg Island. We believe that our ability to do so, 101 00:06:01,400 --> 00:06:05,320 Speaker 7: but only to endureaballistic missile strikes, drone attacks, petrochemical smoke, 102 00:06:05,400 --> 00:06:09,000 Speaker 7: all without a reliable means of obtaining logistical support. The 103 00:06:09,040 --> 00:06:11,680 Speaker 7: result could be a grinding war of attrition. They talk 104 00:06:11,720 --> 00:06:14,160 Speaker 7: about how far away they would be from recent. 105 00:06:14,360 --> 00:06:17,320 Speaker 6: Sort of tired of all this armchair quarterback. And this 106 00:06:17,360 --> 00:06:20,800 Speaker 6: has been amazing military operation. God bless the fallen. 107 00:06:21,160 --> 00:06:23,640 Speaker 7: But it's a difference. Let me talk about troops on then. 108 00:06:23,760 --> 00:06:27,640 Speaker 6: I trust the Marines, not that guy. I trust DoD 109 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:31,880 Speaker 6: We got two marine expeditionary units sailing to this island. 110 00:06:32,160 --> 00:06:35,600 Speaker 6: We did eeo Jima. We can do this the Marines. 111 00:06:35,640 --> 00:06:37,400 Speaker 6: My money is always on the Marines. I don't know 112 00:06:37,440 --> 00:06:39,520 Speaker 6: if you take the island or you blockade the Allen, 113 00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:42,359 Speaker 6: but I know this. The day we control that island, 114 00:06:42,720 --> 00:06:46,040 Speaker 6: this regime, this terrorist regime, has been weakened. It will 115 00:06:46,080 --> 00:06:48,000 Speaker 6: die on a vent VNE. And here's what I want 116 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:49,880 Speaker 6: to do. I want to get with Chris. I want 117 00:06:49,880 --> 00:06:52,440 Speaker 6: to sprint the piece as the war winds down, I 118 00:06:52,480 --> 00:06:53,680 Speaker 6: want peace to ramp up. 119 00:06:54,400 --> 00:06:57,400 Speaker 1: Pathetic and Scott Bessen is pathetic. 120 00:06:57,800 --> 00:07:01,440 Speaker 3: We are taking out their missiles, the missile systems and 121 00:07:01,480 --> 00:07:05,839 Speaker 3: the factories that build those missiles. And now are the 122 00:07:05,920 --> 00:07:10,400 Speaker 3: General Kine secretary headsets are leading a campaign to destroy 123 00:07:10,520 --> 00:07:13,200 Speaker 3: all the fortifications along the Straits of Formost. 124 00:07:13,760 --> 00:07:15,360 Speaker 6: Just to put a fine point on this, though, is 125 00:07:15,400 --> 00:07:17,840 Speaker 6: the President in the process of winding down this war 126 00:07:17,920 --> 00:07:19,000 Speaker 6: or escalator. 127 00:07:19,400 --> 00:07:23,320 Speaker 3: Again, they're not mutually exclusive. Sometimes you have to escalate 128 00:07:23,320 --> 00:07:24,120 Speaker 3: to de escalate. 129 00:07:24,960 --> 00:07:30,080 Speaker 1: This is the Secretary of the Treasury. The moral decrepitude 130 00:07:30,640 --> 00:07:34,720 Speaker 1: is simply astonishing. And these are the men who are 131 00:07:34,840 --> 00:07:38,960 Speaker 1: ordering young men and women into harm's way to their 132 00:07:39,040 --> 00:07:43,600 Speaker 1: deaths in the service of their corruption and their ego, 133 00:07:43,920 --> 00:07:47,200 Speaker 1: in actions that will make the world more dangerous, make 134 00:07:47,240 --> 00:07:52,239 Speaker 1: the corruption spread to every corner of the country, The filth, 135 00:07:52,320 --> 00:07:55,440 Speaker 1: the rot, well, it's simply unbelievable. 136 00:07:55,800 --> 00:08:00,240 Speaker 8: Let's consider this sophisticated rockets, every single one, and then 137 00:08:00,280 --> 00:08:01,000 Speaker 8: we're shut. 138 00:08:00,760 --> 00:08:03,880 Speaker 1: Down with our equipment, all our equipment. 139 00:08:03,920 --> 00:08:05,520 Speaker 2: It's amazing actually how good it is. 140 00:08:05,560 --> 00:08:07,840 Speaker 8: So we want to be sure and it's a small 141 00:08:07,840 --> 00:08:10,000 Speaker 8: price to pay to make sure that we stay tippy top. 142 00:08:10,800 --> 00:08:12,520 Speaker 2: And this, mister. 143 00:08:12,360 --> 00:08:15,640 Speaker 1: President Ronsbourne Ministry says, you're not telling the truth when 144 00:08:15,680 --> 00:08:17,960 Speaker 1: it comes to productive conversation stand the world. 145 00:08:17,920 --> 00:08:20,520 Speaker 8: They're going to have to get themselves better public relations 146 00:08:20,520 --> 00:08:25,640 Speaker 8: to people. We have had very very strong talks. We'll 147 00:08:25,680 --> 00:08:29,120 Speaker 8: see where they lead. We have points of major points 148 00:08:29,120 --> 00:08:31,840 Speaker 8: of agreement. I would say almost all points of agreement. 149 00:08:32,800 --> 00:08:36,000 Speaker 8: Perhaps that hasn't been conveyed. The communication, as you know, 150 00:08:36,080 --> 00:08:38,720 Speaker 8: has been blown to pieces. They were unable to talk 151 00:08:38,760 --> 00:08:42,120 Speaker 8: to each other, but we've had very strong talks. Mister 152 00:08:42,160 --> 00:08:48,000 Speaker 8: Witchcoff and mister Kushner had them. They went, I would 153 00:08:48,000 --> 00:08:52,280 Speaker 8: say perfectly. I would say that if they carry through 154 00:08:52,280 --> 00:08:55,160 Speaker 8: with that, it'll end. 155 00:08:53,880 --> 00:08:57,320 Speaker 1: That problem, that conflict, and I think it will end. 156 00:08:57,200 --> 00:08:58,559 Speaker 8: It very, very substantially. 157 00:08:59,480 --> 00:09:01,800 Speaker 1: This war is about to get bigger. It's about to 158 00:09:01,840 --> 00:09:05,840 Speaker 1: get bigger because Donald Trump is miscalculated, and Donald Trump 159 00:09:06,240 --> 00:09:09,960 Speaker 1: thinks he's playing with house money, meaning he doesn't care 160 00:09:10,040 --> 00:09:13,200 Speaker 1: about the lives about to be lost. What he cares 161 00:09:13,240 --> 00:09:16,960 Speaker 1: about is the Fox News headline about to be won. 162 00:09:17,360 --> 00:09:20,480 Speaker 1: And I can't think of a worse thing for the 163 00:09:20,559 --> 00:09:23,920 Speaker 1: country or the young men and women being terribly led 164 00:09:24,240 --> 00:09:28,640 Speaker 1: by a posse of clowns starting with Trump and down 165 00:09:28,679 --> 00:09:32,400 Speaker 1: on the list from Pete hag seth On down. Pathetic 166 00:09:32,720 --> 00:09:37,240 Speaker 1: doesn't begin to describe it. This is the warning. I'm 167 00:09:37,280 --> 00:09:40,520 Speaker 1: Steve Schmidt. This is the warning. I invite you to 168 00:09:40,640 --> 00:09:44,360 Speaker 1: join this community where I promise to be honest, blunt 169 00:09:44,400 --> 00:09:48,000 Speaker 1: and direct about what is happening in this country. America 170 00:09:48,120 --> 00:09:52,360 Speaker 1: is in crisis. Follow and subscribe to this channel. 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