1 00:00:01,960 --> 00:00:02,679 Speaker 1: Hey there, folks. 2 00:00:02,759 --> 00:00:06,120 Speaker 2: It is Sunday, June twenty second, and a lot of 3 00:00:06,120 --> 00:00:08,520 Speaker 2: you went to bed last night, or you went out 4 00:00:08,600 --> 00:00:10,920 Speaker 2: last night thinking everything was cool, and you woke up 5 00:00:10,960 --> 00:00:13,400 Speaker 2: this morning thinking, wait, are. 6 00:00:13,360 --> 00:00:13,960 Speaker 3: We had war? 7 00:00:14,760 --> 00:00:17,840 Speaker 2: Welcome to this episode of Amy and TJ, an extra episode, 8 00:00:17,840 --> 00:00:21,200 Speaker 2: a Sunday episode we are recording here and Rhodes. I 9 00:00:21,200 --> 00:00:22,439 Speaker 2: think that was the case for a lot of people 10 00:00:22,480 --> 00:00:24,560 Speaker 2: waking up this morning expression their heads like wait, what's 11 00:00:24,720 --> 00:00:25,120 Speaker 2: going on? 12 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:29,240 Speaker 3: It certainly was not something that anyone was anticipating. And 13 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:32,199 Speaker 3: President Trump, I believe, wanted it that way. You know, 14 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:35,520 Speaker 3: he had said leading up till this weekend, I don't 15 00:00:35,560 --> 00:00:36,320 Speaker 3: know what I'm going to do. 16 00:00:36,479 --> 00:00:37,600 Speaker 1: We'll see what I'm going to do. 17 00:00:37,720 --> 00:00:41,839 Speaker 3: He was being coy about what his decision would be 18 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:44,239 Speaker 3: on how to deal with Iran if we were to 19 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:47,000 Speaker 3: join Israel. I don't know that any of us were 20 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:51,200 Speaker 3: expecting this, though I certainly wasn't. The US struck three 21 00:00:51,680 --> 00:00:55,240 Speaker 3: nuclear facilities with a fleet of B two stealth bombers, 22 00:00:55,840 --> 00:00:59,120 Speaker 3: They had submarine launched cruise missiles, a fighter aircraft as well, 23 00:00:59,160 --> 00:01:02,080 Speaker 3: all participating in this, and it happened around two thirty 24 00:01:02,120 --> 00:01:03,920 Speaker 3: am Iran time. 25 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:05,800 Speaker 2: So it's a lot of folks, so you're going to 26 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:08,120 Speaker 2: be seeing a lot. There's a lot of coverage today 27 00:01:08,200 --> 00:01:10,280 Speaker 2: Sunday morning shows. It's all that's being talked about. It's 28 00:01:10,280 --> 00:01:11,760 Speaker 2: all it's going to be talked about all day, and 29 00:01:11,800 --> 00:01:13,400 Speaker 2: what's going to be talked about is what's happening over 30 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:15,640 Speaker 2: the next couple of days. So if you want to 31 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:17,840 Speaker 2: hear the debates, in the back and forth and the 32 00:01:17,920 --> 00:01:22,480 Speaker 2: questions about the constitutionality, the president is being obviously soundly 33 00:01:22,480 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 2: criticized by folks on the other side of the aisle, 34 00:01:24,959 --> 00:01:27,280 Speaker 2: saying this is an unconstitutional move. He did not get 35 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:31,040 Speaker 2: congressional approval. They're having those fights. Republicans are shooting and 36 00:01:31,080 --> 00:01:33,800 Speaker 2: hollering and yelling and cheering and saying this is something 37 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:36,040 Speaker 2: that buy and Obama should have done. Dah da da da. 38 00:01:36,040 --> 00:01:37,920 Speaker 2: That's same thing. If that's a debate you want to hear, 39 00:01:38,120 --> 00:01:39,560 Speaker 2: this ain't the place for that. We're going to try 40 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:41,680 Speaker 2: to simplify this for you and break this down to 41 00:01:41,959 --> 00:01:43,760 Speaker 2: the very basics, and you kind of got out there. 42 00:01:43,880 --> 00:01:45,680 Speaker 2: What were talking about is the who, what, when, where, 43 00:01:45,720 --> 00:01:48,080 Speaker 2: how and why? The who is the US versus Iran? 44 00:01:48,160 --> 00:01:49,120 Speaker 3: The what is? 45 00:01:49,200 --> 00:01:52,840 Speaker 2: Yes has entered the conflict between Iran and Israel BI 46 00:01:52,960 --> 00:01:57,800 Speaker 2: launching strikes on nuclear sites in Iran. When last night 47 00:01:57,920 --> 00:02:03,280 Speaker 2: where three sites four, toh Fahan and Natans. How they 48 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:06,520 Speaker 2: use those BE twelve bombers and those bunker buster bombs 49 00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:09,040 Speaker 2: to do this? Also, US submarines were involved in launched 50 00:02:09,320 --> 00:02:12,400 Speaker 2: missiles into Iran. And why the US claims the nuclear 51 00:02:12,440 --> 00:02:15,840 Speaker 2: program has the ultimate aim of developing a nuclear bomb 52 00:02:16,040 --> 00:02:19,440 Speaker 2: and that is not something they're allowed that the world 53 00:02:19,840 --> 00:02:21,520 Speaker 2: we could say it's going to be allowed to do. 54 00:02:21,600 --> 00:02:25,440 Speaker 2: So the question now robes is what happens next and 55 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:28,000 Speaker 2: how alert does a US need to be around the world. 56 00:02:28,200 --> 00:02:28,720 Speaker 1: That's correct. 57 00:02:28,720 --> 00:02:30,760 Speaker 3: So a lot of folks say the next forty eight 58 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:34,240 Speaker 3: hours are crucial depending on whether or not Iran. 59 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:35,200 Speaker 1: Decides to retaliate. 60 00:02:35,200 --> 00:02:38,000 Speaker 3: We heard Secretary of State Mark or Rubio saying if 61 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:40,800 Speaker 3: Iran retaliates, it will be the worst mistake they've ever made. 62 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:43,000 Speaker 1: Okay, but it's. 63 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:46,360 Speaker 3: Unclear if they feel weakened, they feel like, hey, we 64 00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:48,000 Speaker 3: want to come to the table, we want to come 65 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:51,600 Speaker 3: and negotiate, or do they feel embarrassed or emboldened to 66 00:02:51,600 --> 00:02:52,280 Speaker 3: strike back. 67 00:02:52,400 --> 00:02:55,680 Speaker 1: And the truth is what their capabilities are. We don't know. 68 00:02:56,160 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 3: Trump initially said when he announced this to the world 69 00:02:59,560 --> 00:03:05,320 Speaker 3: that he had or we had completely obliterated the nuclear 70 00:03:05,400 --> 00:03:08,760 Speaker 3: abilities or capabilities of Iran, and the Pentagon has dialed 71 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:11,040 Speaker 3: that back a little bit, saying it's too early to 72 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:14,440 Speaker 3: know what ability they may still have, but certainly we 73 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:19,040 Speaker 3: severely damaged those sites. So it's unclear what even Iran 74 00:03:19,080 --> 00:03:21,360 Speaker 3: has in its arsenal in terms of retaliation. And then 75 00:03:21,440 --> 00:03:23,840 Speaker 3: there's also the note that we've got forty thousand or 76 00:03:23,880 --> 00:03:27,240 Speaker 3: so troops stationed around the world that are within missile 77 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:30,240 Speaker 3: reach of Iran, so could they retaliate that way? And 78 00:03:30,240 --> 00:03:32,160 Speaker 3: then even here in the homeland, in New York City, 79 00:03:32,560 --> 00:03:36,200 Speaker 3: the NYPD has announced that there's enhanced security at religious 80 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:38,520 Speaker 3: and cultural and diplomatic sites around the city, and I'm 81 00:03:38,560 --> 00:03:40,720 Speaker 3: sure that's happening in other parts of this country as well. 82 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:43,400 Speaker 3: So there's a lot of question marks, and frankly, there's 83 00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:45,400 Speaker 3: a lot of fear out there. I know that I 84 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:48,880 Speaker 3: feel slightly on edge just knowing that we've entered into 85 00:03:48,920 --> 00:03:51,480 Speaker 3: this war and we don't know what this country's going 86 00:03:51,520 --> 00:03:56,080 Speaker 3: to do. No president of this country has directly attacked 87 00:03:56,120 --> 00:03:59,120 Speaker 3: Iran before. We don't know what comes next. 88 00:04:00,880 --> 00:04:06,200 Speaker 2: Well, but the US, all of us wondering and waiting 89 00:04:07,200 --> 00:04:11,640 Speaker 2: in the meantime, you're going to hear some pretty severe language. 90 00:04:11,880 --> 00:04:14,880 Speaker 2: There is going to be some pretty harsh rhetoric, that 91 00:04:14,960 --> 00:04:16,760 Speaker 2: rhetoric that's going to scare the hell out of all 92 00:04:16,800 --> 00:04:18,760 Speaker 2: of you when we hear it. A lot of this 93 00:04:18,880 --> 00:04:21,279 Speaker 2: is posturing. We understand, we get it, but to hear 94 00:04:21,320 --> 00:04:24,320 Speaker 2: it and to know what all these countries now their 95 00:04:24,360 --> 00:04:26,680 Speaker 2: military capabilities and what they have been willing to do 96 00:04:27,040 --> 00:04:29,560 Speaker 2: in the past week. Again, we're here because Israel launched 97 00:04:30,120 --> 00:04:35,000 Speaker 2: a preemptive strike on Iran's nuclear capabilities about what a 98 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:37,000 Speaker 2: week and a half ago, almost that was a two 99 00:04:37,040 --> 00:04:40,240 Speaker 2: fridays ago. So they've been exchanging and lobbying missiles back 100 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:43,960 Speaker 2: and forth at each other. You take this conflict Israel 101 00:04:44,080 --> 00:04:50,520 Speaker 2: versus Iran, Israel versus Hamas, Russia versus Ukraine, and it's 102 00:04:50,680 --> 00:04:53,560 Speaker 2: just kind of we seem to be at an unstable 103 00:04:54,520 --> 00:04:57,839 Speaker 2: point in the world right now, and it's not, and 104 00:04:57,880 --> 00:05:00,559 Speaker 2: it's very uncomfortable. It seems so far away, it seems 105 00:05:00,560 --> 00:05:03,839 Speaker 2: so foreign to us. But this is now. You have 106 00:05:04,040 --> 00:05:08,200 Speaker 2: US forces directly involved in what some are calling, Yes, 107 00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:11,600 Speaker 2: we are at war with Iran. Jd Vance specifically say 108 00:05:11,640 --> 00:05:13,359 Speaker 2: we are not at war with Iran. He said that 109 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:16,160 Speaker 2: this one. He said, we're at war with Iran's nuclear program. 110 00:05:16,760 --> 00:05:19,440 Speaker 2: But Iran has said some of this. Foreign ministers said 111 00:05:19,640 --> 00:05:23,920 Speaker 2: the US has now crossed a very big red line 112 00:05:24,480 --> 00:05:27,840 Speaker 2: and that we'll have everlasting consequences, and that Iran now 113 00:05:27,880 --> 00:05:32,400 Speaker 2: reserves all options to retaliate. That's just scary talk. 114 00:05:32,960 --> 00:05:33,800 Speaker 1: It's very scary. 115 00:05:33,920 --> 00:05:34,159 Speaker 3: I know. 116 00:05:34,800 --> 00:05:35,320 Speaker 1: One thing. 117 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:38,599 Speaker 3: Hopefully, or at least getting the world involved could potentially 118 00:05:38,640 --> 00:05:43,520 Speaker 3: hopefully get some of this rhetoric down and perhaps getting 119 00:05:43,520 --> 00:05:46,520 Speaker 3: people to the table. The UN Security Council is holding 120 00:05:46,560 --> 00:05:47,400 Speaker 3: an emergency meeting. 121 00:05:47,440 --> 00:05:49,760 Speaker 1: They just announced it. It's going to happen at three pm. 122 00:05:49,520 --> 00:05:52,960 Speaker 3: Eastern Times as of this recording, a few hours from now. 123 00:05:53,240 --> 00:05:55,880 Speaker 3: But Tehran asked for this, and they want the UN 124 00:05:55,920 --> 00:06:00,000 Speaker 3: Security Council to condemn the actions of the United States, 125 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:03,119 Speaker 3: and they want support from the international community in terms 126 00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:08,120 Speaker 3: of what happened overnight, and they want the world to 127 00:06:08,760 --> 00:06:10,440 Speaker 3: weigh in. And so we'll see what happens at that 128 00:06:10,520 --> 00:06:13,520 Speaker 3: UN Security Council meeting this afternoon, if anything at all. 129 00:06:13,560 --> 00:06:15,840 Speaker 2: The Secretary of General has already weighed in and has 130 00:06:15,920 --> 00:06:18,160 Speaker 2: condemned what the US has done, and he said, quote, 131 00:06:18,160 --> 00:06:20,039 Speaker 2: there is a growing risk now that this conflict could 132 00:06:20,120 --> 00:06:24,800 Speaker 2: rapidly get out of control with catastrophic consequence. Was for civilians, 133 00:06:24,839 --> 00:06:30,240 Speaker 2: the region, and the world. Russia even came out and condemned. 134 00:06:30,440 --> 00:06:34,080 Speaker 2: Obviously Russia has been a partner with Iran on many things, 135 00:06:34,080 --> 00:06:36,760 Speaker 2: but that form, mister came out and strongly condemned what 136 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:39,440 Speaker 2: the US has done, SAIDs it grows violation of international law. 137 00:06:39,839 --> 00:06:42,240 Speaker 2: It's kind of something that you hear some Democrats at 138 00:06:42,279 --> 00:06:45,520 Speaker 2: least whot and holler about right now. This is a 139 00:06:45,600 --> 00:06:48,279 Speaker 2: violation of law, international law and the US Constitution. He 140 00:06:48,360 --> 00:06:49,839 Speaker 2: was not supposed to do this. He is not the 141 00:06:49,839 --> 00:06:53,080 Speaker 2: first president to go at it alone without congressional authorization. 142 00:06:53,160 --> 00:06:55,160 Speaker 2: We do know that. But you see some of those 143 00:06:55,200 --> 00:06:58,160 Speaker 2: typical back and forth happening. But right now it's again, 144 00:06:58,200 --> 00:06:59,880 Speaker 2: this ain't the podcast for you if you want to 145 00:07:00,200 --> 00:07:01,800 Speaker 2: to some of those political debates, but right now we're 146 00:07:01,839 --> 00:07:04,640 Speaker 2: just trying to give you what happened and where we 147 00:07:04,680 --> 00:07:07,719 Speaker 2: are and some of the details of this operation. You remember, 148 00:07:07,760 --> 00:07:09,680 Speaker 2: I can't remember which day it was, but we all 149 00:07:09,720 --> 00:07:12,320 Speaker 2: got word that B two bombers were moving from the 150 00:07:12,440 --> 00:07:16,560 Speaker 2: US and being positioned in Guam. Those headlines came out 151 00:07:16,600 --> 00:07:18,960 Speaker 2: several days ago, and we learned today now rogues at 152 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:23,080 Speaker 2: the that was just a ruse. That was an actual 153 00:07:23,320 --> 00:07:27,400 Speaker 2: decoy to throw off Iran and throw off the world 154 00:07:27,960 --> 00:07:30,320 Speaker 2: about what they were going to do. Those b two 155 00:07:30,360 --> 00:07:33,760 Speaker 2: bombers left from Missouri base there flew to Guam. Everybody's saying, Okay, 156 00:07:33,800 --> 00:07:37,000 Speaker 2: they're getting positioned, they're getting ready for something. They said 157 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:38,800 Speaker 2: that was just to throw people off, So it some 158 00:07:38,920 --> 00:07:41,960 Speaker 2: gamesmanship was even done. So we're getting some interesting details 159 00:07:41,960 --> 00:07:43,040 Speaker 2: about how this all came about. 160 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:46,400 Speaker 3: Yeah, and it is remarkable what took place and the 161 00:07:46,440 --> 00:07:48,800 Speaker 3: reaction that's happening. You know, we think we talk about 162 00:07:48,880 --> 00:07:53,240 Speaker 3: Iran retaliating, but certainly there are plenty of militias and 163 00:07:53,280 --> 00:07:56,560 Speaker 3: militants in the Middle East in the region who have 164 00:07:56,920 --> 00:08:00,400 Speaker 3: Iran's backing and have threatened the United States in the 165 00:08:00,440 --> 00:08:04,160 Speaker 3: ways that they can. Even we're hearing from Yemens, Iran 166 00:08:04,200 --> 00:08:07,440 Speaker 3: backed Huthi militia threatened to attack American ships in the 167 00:08:07,480 --> 00:08:10,520 Speaker 3: Red Sea if the US attacked Iran. There are ways 168 00:08:10,520 --> 00:08:13,360 Speaker 3: in which we could see retaliation, not even just from 169 00:08:13,400 --> 00:08:16,440 Speaker 3: Iran itself, but from some of the groups around the 170 00:08:16,520 --> 00:08:20,520 Speaker 3: region who are defending Iran, and this is deeply concerning. 171 00:08:20,560 --> 00:08:23,680 Speaker 3: If for anyone who has loved ones who are serving 172 00:08:23,720 --> 00:08:26,560 Speaker 3: in this military overseas, yes, it's a little scary here 173 00:08:26,600 --> 00:08:28,840 Speaker 3: back at home, but I can't imagine what those folks 174 00:08:28,880 --> 00:08:31,679 Speaker 3: are going through right now this morning, imagining that their 175 00:08:31,760 --> 00:08:34,360 Speaker 3: loved ones are out there defending our country but now 176 00:08:34,400 --> 00:08:36,760 Speaker 3: are at even more risk than ever before given the 177 00:08:36,760 --> 00:08:38,160 Speaker 3: actions of President Trump. 178 00:08:38,240 --> 00:08:39,640 Speaker 2: And we told this is not supposed to be a 179 00:08:39,679 --> 00:08:43,560 Speaker 2: protracted This is not expected to be a protracted involvement 180 00:08:43,640 --> 00:08:46,600 Speaker 2: by the United States. That's what they say. But we 181 00:08:46,760 --> 00:08:49,120 Speaker 2: have to wait to see what Iran does. The President 182 00:08:49,160 --> 00:08:52,840 Speaker 2: certainly did Iran did warn Iran last night in his 183 00:08:52,880 --> 00:08:55,760 Speaker 2: speech at the White House at ten o'clock Eastern time, 184 00:08:56,400 --> 00:09:00,720 Speaker 2: do not retaliate. We just hit you, but don't you 185 00:09:00,840 --> 00:09:04,000 Speaker 2: dare hit back. Because the President put everybody on notice 186 00:09:04,000 --> 00:09:07,120 Speaker 2: that he was going to be willing to take further 187 00:09:07,160 --> 00:09:09,600 Speaker 2: steps if needed. But at this point it doesn't appear 188 00:09:09,679 --> 00:09:12,920 Speaker 2: the US this was a move to hurt their nuclear 189 00:09:12,960 --> 00:09:15,200 Speaker 2: program and try to get them back to the table. 190 00:09:15,240 --> 00:09:17,440 Speaker 2: It seems a weird thing to do. Let me, I'm 191 00:09:17,440 --> 00:09:20,520 Speaker 2: gonna bomb you and now don't do anything but come 192 00:09:20,520 --> 00:09:22,920 Speaker 2: to the table and talk. That was the plan. And look, 193 00:09:22,960 --> 00:09:24,560 Speaker 2: after all this is going on, we still don't know 194 00:09:24,600 --> 00:09:29,440 Speaker 2: how badly the nuclear capabilities of Iron have been impacted. 195 00:09:29,480 --> 00:09:31,439 Speaker 2: There are no independent folks who can go in there 196 00:09:31,480 --> 00:09:34,320 Speaker 2: and check. And there were some reports that Iran ahead 197 00:09:34,320 --> 00:09:36,720 Speaker 2: of time moved a lot of their nuclear material out 198 00:09:36,800 --> 00:09:39,200 Speaker 2: of some of these facilities ahead of time. So we 199 00:09:39,480 --> 00:09:44,400 Speaker 2: just don't know. But this this bunker bunker buster bombs, 200 00:09:44,400 --> 00:09:46,679 Speaker 2: these things ropes are fascinating. We've been hearing so much 201 00:09:46,679 --> 00:09:48,360 Speaker 2: about them. These they've been used now for the first 202 00:09:48,360 --> 00:09:51,880 Speaker 2: time in combat. But the V two bombers and the 203 00:09:51,920 --> 00:09:55,199 Speaker 2: bunker buster, this is the height of US military capability, 204 00:09:55,240 --> 00:09:56,480 Speaker 2: technology and advancement. 205 00:09:56,600 --> 00:09:58,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, and where are we the only, if not one 206 00:09:58,640 --> 00:10:00,920 Speaker 3: of the only We're the only country I thought that 207 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:05,200 Speaker 3: was true who has this type of bomb Because this Foidah, 208 00:10:05,320 --> 00:10:08,160 Speaker 3: especially this Foidah facility that you've heard a lot about 209 00:10:08,320 --> 00:10:11,079 Speaker 3: if you've been paying attention, Israel was not able to 210 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:14,200 Speaker 3: penetrate it. This is basically inside a mountain, and so 211 00:10:14,240 --> 00:10:16,920 Speaker 3: we were the only ones who had the type of 212 00:10:16,960 --> 00:10:21,280 Speaker 3: bomb that could get in there and actually destroy what 213 00:10:21,400 --> 00:10:23,520 Speaker 3: we were able to do in their millet in their 214 00:10:23,679 --> 00:10:28,640 Speaker 3: excuse me there, in their nuclear program in this mountain. 215 00:10:28,760 --> 00:10:30,440 Speaker 3: So yes, if they moved some of it, fine, but 216 00:10:30,520 --> 00:10:33,120 Speaker 3: that was their safest place. It was a secret actual 217 00:10:33,400 --> 00:10:36,120 Speaker 3: actually until President Obama was able to point out in 218 00:10:36,160 --> 00:10:38,200 Speaker 3: two thousand and nine, we realized, we found out that 219 00:10:38,200 --> 00:10:40,440 Speaker 3: they were all of this while while they were saying 220 00:10:40,440 --> 00:10:44,360 Speaker 3: they were ending the nuclear program, actually underground in this mountain, 221 00:10:45,240 --> 00:10:48,319 Speaker 3: working on it feverishly. And so this is the main area, 222 00:10:48,360 --> 00:10:51,280 Speaker 3: this Foidah facility, that we were able to penetrate at 223 00:10:51,360 --> 00:10:54,080 Speaker 3: least and cause some damage. We obviously don't know how 224 00:10:54,160 --> 00:11:03,360 Speaker 3: much damage. 225 00:11:05,000 --> 00:11:08,560 Speaker 2: These things are absolutely fascinating. I couldn't get a price 226 00:11:08,640 --> 00:11:11,520 Speaker 2: tag on the bombs, but they said they dropped fourteen 227 00:11:11,760 --> 00:11:16,400 Speaker 2: of these bunker busters. Give you an idea that sounds wild, 228 00:11:16,440 --> 00:11:19,960 Speaker 2: But these things are thirty thousand pounds each. I was 229 00:11:20,040 --> 00:11:22,240 Speaker 2: trying to get some kind of context for that, and 230 00:11:22,240 --> 00:11:24,600 Speaker 2: it was difficult to do so. But the B two 231 00:11:24,640 --> 00:11:26,439 Speaker 2: bomber is the only one can carry the damn thing. 232 00:11:26,480 --> 00:11:29,200 Speaker 2: You can't drop this bomb any other way than with 233 00:11:29,240 --> 00:11:32,080 Speaker 2: this B two bomber, this stealth bomber. This thing is Look, 234 00:11:32,120 --> 00:11:34,080 Speaker 2: you've seen some of these on TV. This is one 235 00:11:34,400 --> 00:11:37,520 Speaker 2: sexy looking piece of machinery. It's just the jet black 236 00:11:37,559 --> 00:11:40,240 Speaker 2: Stealth Fighter B two bomber, so you know what that 237 00:11:40,240 --> 00:11:43,079 Speaker 2: looks like. But this bunker buster is thirty thousand pounds. 238 00:11:43,120 --> 00:11:46,160 Speaker 2: I was trying to find some context. A Chevrolet Suburban, 239 00:11:46,160 --> 00:11:49,600 Speaker 2: which is probably the biggest vehicle you'll see on the 240 00:11:49,720 --> 00:11:55,120 Speaker 2: road today, weighs about sixty five hundred pounds. So these 241 00:11:55,240 --> 00:11:59,439 Speaker 2: bombs are about the equivalent of five Chevrolet suburbans in weight. 242 00:12:00,080 --> 00:12:00,320 Speaker 1: Wow. 243 00:12:00,360 --> 00:12:04,319 Speaker 2: And these B two bombers they cost the US military 244 00:12:04,360 --> 00:12:08,480 Speaker 2: two point one billion dollars per bomb, per plane. So 245 00:12:08,480 --> 00:12:10,480 Speaker 2: the bomb, yeah, not the bombs themselves, but the planes 246 00:12:10,480 --> 00:12:13,600 Speaker 2: that are carrying these bombs are two billion dollar planes. 247 00:12:13,679 --> 00:12:18,880 Speaker 2: It's incredible the effort we put into protecting this country 248 00:12:18,920 --> 00:12:20,880 Speaker 2: at times, and the money when we talk about Pentagon 249 00:12:20,920 --> 00:12:23,680 Speaker 2: budgets and all this stuff. Folks, this was one mission 250 00:12:23,840 --> 00:12:29,400 Speaker 2: that took moments, and the type of capability and your 251 00:12:29,440 --> 00:12:33,439 Speaker 2: taxpayer dollars were, I assure you on those planes and 252 00:12:33,640 --> 00:12:36,120 Speaker 2: on those bombs. It's just fascinating what the military is 253 00:12:36,160 --> 00:12:36,840 Speaker 2: capable of doing. 254 00:12:37,160 --> 00:12:38,000 Speaker 1: It certainly is and. 255 00:12:39,559 --> 00:12:43,040 Speaker 3: Obviously they were able to zero in on their targets. 256 00:12:43,040 --> 00:12:45,800 Speaker 3: But the concern is, as we hear Hexa say, and 257 00:12:45,840 --> 00:12:49,000 Speaker 3: you mentioned that we don't want to prolong conflict, what 258 00:12:49,040 --> 00:12:52,800 Speaker 3: Iran does next is going to absolutely determine the way forward. 259 00:12:52,880 --> 00:12:56,960 Speaker 3: And it's also disturbing because, look, there was hope that 260 00:12:57,040 --> 00:12:59,679 Speaker 3: there was going to be a negotiated solution to end 261 00:12:59,679 --> 00:13:03,280 Speaker 3: the fire in between Israel and Iran, and there was 262 00:13:03,360 --> 00:13:07,480 Speaker 3: talk that Iran was in some way communicating indirectly with 263 00:13:07,520 --> 00:13:10,680 Speaker 3: the United States open to some sort of negotiation. So 264 00:13:11,160 --> 00:13:13,839 Speaker 3: I don't know, we don't know what set Trump off, 265 00:13:13,840 --> 00:13:16,559 Speaker 3: what made him make this decision. He had mentioned at 266 00:13:16,559 --> 00:13:18,120 Speaker 3: one point that he would wait for as long as 267 00:13:18,120 --> 00:13:20,840 Speaker 3: two weeks to give diplomacy a chance, and then suddenly, 268 00:13:21,240 --> 00:13:25,280 Speaker 3: out of nowhere, bam, we strike Iran. And so this 269 00:13:25,360 --> 00:13:28,400 Speaker 3: is certainly concerning because how does Iran come to the 270 00:13:28,440 --> 00:13:32,440 Speaker 3: table after this? How does Iran say, okay, let's negotiate now. 271 00:13:32,760 --> 00:13:37,120 Speaker 3: That seems like something that wouldn't happen after something like this. 272 00:13:37,240 --> 00:13:40,240 Speaker 3: They would be angry. They would want to retaliate, they 273 00:13:40,240 --> 00:13:42,640 Speaker 3: would want to defend, they would want to show their prowess. 274 00:13:42,960 --> 00:13:45,720 Speaker 3: They would want to say, hey, yeah, and we're not 275 00:13:45,760 --> 00:13:48,839 Speaker 3: going to let you United States bully us. We're not 276 00:13:48,880 --> 00:13:51,800 Speaker 3: going to let you Israel bully us. And that's just 277 00:13:51,920 --> 00:13:54,760 Speaker 3: deeply disturbing, just on a human level. You're thinking, I'm 278 00:13:54,760 --> 00:13:57,080 Speaker 3: thinking about it like that. As a human being, the 279 00:13:57,120 --> 00:13:59,240 Speaker 3: reaction when someone hits you is to hit back. It's 280 00:13:59,320 --> 00:14:02,280 Speaker 3: not to come to them tootiating table. It's not to say, 281 00:14:02,360 --> 00:14:05,160 Speaker 3: let's figure this out peacefully after you've been attacked. 282 00:14:05,520 --> 00:14:08,080 Speaker 2: They're not going to win. Everybody knows Iran cannot in. 283 00:14:08,120 --> 00:14:10,560 Speaker 2: Iran knows that you can't defeat the United States. So 284 00:14:10,640 --> 00:14:13,760 Speaker 2: what is going to be their ultimate goal do not know, 285 00:14:13,880 --> 00:14:17,560 Speaker 2: but they have several options that the rhetoric suggests. I'll 286 00:14:17,600 --> 00:14:18,800 Speaker 2: give you a couple of things here from the foreign 287 00:14:18,840 --> 00:14:21,720 Speaker 2: minister we talked about earlier, but also the Iranian president. 288 00:14:21,840 --> 00:14:24,560 Speaker 2: In some of the language they're using against the US, 289 00:14:25,560 --> 00:14:28,680 Speaker 2: it says the US has launched a dangerous war against Iran. 290 00:14:28,800 --> 00:14:32,200 Speaker 2: The world must not forget that it was the United States, 291 00:14:32,640 --> 00:14:38,480 Speaker 2: during an ongoing diplomatic process, that betrayed diplomacy by supporting 292 00:14:38,560 --> 00:14:43,360 Speaker 2: the aggressive actions of the genocidal and lawless Israeli regime. 293 00:14:43,560 --> 00:14:45,840 Speaker 2: This is from the foreign minister who says the US 294 00:14:45,920 --> 00:14:51,120 Speaker 2: is also warmongering and has a lawless administration in Washington 295 00:14:51,320 --> 00:14:55,560 Speaker 2: that is solely and fully responsible for the dangerous consequences 296 00:14:55,640 --> 00:14:58,360 Speaker 2: and this act of aggression. So right now, again this 297 00:14:58,440 --> 00:15:01,240 Speaker 2: is so so fresh, and the responses are coming out 298 00:15:01,400 --> 00:15:04,120 Speaker 2: right now that are strongly many places condemning what the 299 00:15:04,200 --> 00:15:07,400 Speaker 2: US has done. But we have I don't know when 300 00:15:07,440 --> 00:15:09,320 Speaker 2: the temperature is going to come down because we're talking 301 00:15:09,320 --> 00:15:10,640 Speaker 2: about the US attacking Iran. 302 00:15:11,040 --> 00:15:11,160 Speaker 3: Oh. 303 00:15:11,240 --> 00:15:14,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, by the way, Iran and Israel are shield attacking 304 00:15:14,960 --> 00:15:17,960 Speaker 2: each other. Yeah, that's happening as we speak. Still, that's 305 00:15:17,960 --> 00:15:20,000 Speaker 2: going into where we ninth day of that tenth day 306 00:15:20,000 --> 00:15:25,480 Speaker 2: of that something like that. It continues. It was uncomfortable 307 00:15:25,480 --> 00:15:32,160 Speaker 2: thinking that that more war is ramping up instead of 308 00:15:32,240 --> 00:15:34,720 Speaker 2: They've been trying to end what's happening in Ukraine with 309 00:15:34,800 --> 00:15:37,160 Speaker 2: Russia for three years. It hasn't happened. We're a year 310 00:15:37,160 --> 00:15:40,640 Speaker 2: and a half into Israel versus Gaza that doesn't seem 311 00:15:40,680 --> 00:15:43,880 Speaker 2: to have an end. Repeated peace talks on and off 312 00:15:43,880 --> 00:15:46,160 Speaker 2: and on and off, and so now here we go 313 00:15:46,200 --> 00:15:49,160 Speaker 2: again right with another and the US directly involved. It's 314 00:15:49,200 --> 00:15:51,680 Speaker 2: just it's unsettling, is probably the only way to put it. 315 00:15:51,760 --> 00:15:53,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's a good way to put it. 316 00:15:53,120 --> 00:15:55,080 Speaker 3: My stomach feels like it's in not it's just the 317 00:15:55,560 --> 00:15:59,760 Speaker 3: not knowing what's next and not knowing how this unfortunately escalates. 318 00:15:59,840 --> 00:16:03,800 Speaker 1: And just a few hours after we attacked. 319 00:16:03,560 --> 00:16:08,040 Speaker 3: Iran, Iran launched a new round of missiles towards Israel. 320 00:16:08,080 --> 00:16:10,560 Speaker 3: So they heated that back up. And even though the 321 00:16:10,680 --> 00:16:13,600 Speaker 3: US says that Iran has depleted its stock pile of 322 00:16:13,880 --> 00:16:17,720 Speaker 3: certain types of missiles, Iran still has plenty of other weapons, 323 00:16:17,760 --> 00:16:20,360 Speaker 3: including rockets and drones, and so this is not going 324 00:16:20,400 --> 00:16:21,440 Speaker 3: away anytime soon. 325 00:16:21,680 --> 00:16:24,480 Speaker 2: And this the President's spoke, of course at the White 326 00:16:24,520 --> 00:16:26,840 Speaker 2: House last night, but he did put out a state 327 00:16:26,920 --> 00:16:29,560 Speaker 2: and true social is really where things sometimes can get hot. 328 00:16:30,280 --> 00:16:32,320 Speaker 2: But this is statement. We have completed our very successful 329 00:16:32,320 --> 00:16:35,720 Speaker 2: attack on the three nuclear sites in Iran. All planes 330 00:16:35,720 --> 00:16:39,200 Speaker 2: are now outside of Iran airspace. A full payload of 331 00:16:39,240 --> 00:16:43,400 Speaker 2: bombs was dropped on the primary site, Foordoh. All planes 332 00:16:43,440 --> 00:16:46,240 Speaker 2: are safely on their way home. Congratulations to our great 333 00:16:46,280 --> 00:16:49,440 Speaker 2: American warriors. There is not another military in the world 334 00:16:49,480 --> 00:16:52,680 Speaker 2: that could have done this. Now is the time for peace. 335 00:16:53,360 --> 00:16:55,680 Speaker 2: Thank you for your attention to this matter. That's how 336 00:16:55,680 --> 00:16:57,960 Speaker 2: he signed all folks, He said, thank you for your 337 00:16:58,000 --> 00:17:00,440 Speaker 2: attention to this matter. It seems odds saying hey, we 338 00:17:00,560 --> 00:17:06,280 Speaker 2: just bombed everybody, thanks for listening, and now is the 339 00:17:06,280 --> 00:17:09,280 Speaker 2: time for peace. We're done, but now is the time 340 00:17:09,320 --> 00:17:11,240 Speaker 2: for peace. I can I'm sure if somebody has done 341 00:17:11,240 --> 00:17:13,760 Speaker 2: that as a kid or something. You smack somebody and 342 00:17:13,800 --> 00:17:15,720 Speaker 2: then you say, oh, I'm just playing. Okay, let's stop. Stop, 343 00:17:15,720 --> 00:17:18,760 Speaker 2: stop planing, stop planning. After you throw a punch. It 344 00:17:18,840 --> 00:17:21,200 Speaker 2: was a true social It's always interesting. 345 00:17:21,320 --> 00:17:23,560 Speaker 3: Oh my goodness, And we're getting word and this is 346 00:17:23,560 --> 00:17:26,160 Speaker 3: going to be happening throughout the day. Today the US 347 00:17:26,200 --> 00:17:29,440 Speaker 3: Embassy in Beirut ordering the departure of non emergency personnel 348 00:17:29,480 --> 00:17:32,080 Speaker 3: and family members from Lebanon. And this is you know, 349 00:17:32,320 --> 00:17:36,080 Speaker 3: several areas around in the Middle East, we have embassies, 350 00:17:36,080 --> 00:17:38,600 Speaker 3: we have staff, we have people, and can you imagine 351 00:17:38,600 --> 00:17:40,480 Speaker 3: what they must be thinking and going through right now. 352 00:17:40,560 --> 00:17:42,480 Speaker 1: So, yes, the US say is because of. 353 00:17:42,480 --> 00:17:46,760 Speaker 3: The volatile and unpredictable security situation in the region, they're 354 00:17:46,800 --> 00:17:51,840 Speaker 3: asking American citizens in Lebanon to exercise caution and monitor 355 00:17:51,880 --> 00:17:53,520 Speaker 3: the news. So yes, if you are an ex pat, 356 00:17:53,560 --> 00:17:55,480 Speaker 3: or if you are a member of the military, or 357 00:17:55,520 --> 00:17:57,919 Speaker 3: you are in any way representing the United States in 358 00:17:57,920 --> 00:17:58,560 Speaker 3: the Middle East. 359 00:17:58,920 --> 00:18:01,480 Speaker 1: This has got to be incredibly unsettling. 360 00:18:02,280 --> 00:18:03,760 Speaker 2: So we just wanted to hop on and give you 361 00:18:03,760 --> 00:18:05,280 Speaker 2: an update, try to get through a little bit of 362 00:18:05,320 --> 00:18:08,160 Speaker 2: the clutter, just let you know exactly where we are, 363 00:18:08,520 --> 00:18:11,800 Speaker 2: and I'll end I guess on. I'm not sure what 364 00:18:11,880 --> 00:18:13,600 Speaker 2: kind of note I'm ending on, but it's not necessarily 365 00:18:13,640 --> 00:18:15,240 Speaker 2: a war note. This just came across in the live 366 00:18:15,320 --> 00:18:18,119 Speaker 2: updates from the Associated Press all we were talking about. 367 00:18:18,480 --> 00:18:22,879 Speaker 2: Pete Hegseth on Sunday today made a statement saying that 368 00:18:22,920 --> 00:18:24,720 Speaker 2: our boys and those bombers are on their way home 369 00:18:24,800 --> 00:18:28,680 Speaker 2: right now, and someone corrected him. The Associated Press is 370 00:18:28,760 --> 00:18:31,480 Speaker 2: reporting one of the pilots of those BE two bombers 371 00:18:31,600 --> 00:18:34,040 Speaker 2: was in fact a woman. I love that, you know what. 372 00:18:34,160 --> 00:18:36,960 Speaker 2: Let me just leave it there. That's a nice little nugget, 373 00:18:36,960 --> 00:18:39,480 Speaker 2: cool to hear. I don't think heg ssth was saying 374 00:18:39,480 --> 00:18:42,359 Speaker 2: anything negative or anything. We just all hand comment our 375 00:18:42,359 --> 00:18:45,240 Speaker 2: boys are on the way home. One of the pilots 376 00:18:45,240 --> 00:18:47,840 Speaker 2: of those of that be too was a woman. 377 00:18:48,320 --> 00:18:49,679 Speaker 1: So that's the perfect note to end. 378 00:18:49,680 --> 00:18:50,680 Speaker 2: I'll leave you with that note. 379 00:18:50,720 --> 00:18:52,520 Speaker 3: I love that, all right, and yes, thank you for 380 00:18:52,560 --> 00:18:54,840 Speaker 3: listening to us and of course, we will continue to 381 00:18:56,000 --> 00:18:58,280 Speaker 3: drop some episodes if it warrants. We certainly hope you 382 00:18:58,320 --> 00:19:02,080 Speaker 3: have a peaceful and wonderful Sunday despite all of the 383 00:19:02,119 --> 00:19:02,720 Speaker 3: news in the world. 384 00:19:02,800 --> 00:19:04,080 Speaker 1: But thank you for listening to us.