WEBVTT - Breaking News, the U.S. Bombs Iran

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<v Speaker 1>Hey there, folks.

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<v Speaker 2>It is Sunday, June twenty second, and a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>you went to bed last night, or you went out

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<v Speaker 2>last night thinking everything was cool, and you woke up

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<v Speaker 2>this morning thinking, wait, are.

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<v Speaker 3>We had war?

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome to this episode of Amy and TJ, an extra episode,

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<v Speaker 2>a Sunday episode we are recording here and Rhodes. I

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<v Speaker 2>think that was the case for a lot of people

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<v Speaker 2>waking up this morning expression their heads like wait, what's

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<v Speaker 2>going on?

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<v Speaker 3>It certainly was not something that anyone was anticipating. And

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<v Speaker 3>President Trump, I believe, wanted it that way. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>he had said leading up till this weekend, I don't

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<v Speaker 3>know what I'm going to do.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll see what I'm going to do.

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<v Speaker 3>He was being coy about what his decision would be

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<v Speaker 3>on how to deal with Iran if we were to

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<v Speaker 3>join Israel. I don't know that any of us were

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<v Speaker 3>expecting this, though I certainly wasn't. The US struck three

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<v Speaker 3>nuclear facilities with a fleet of B two stealth bombers,

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<v Speaker 3>They had submarine launched cruise missiles, a fighter aircraft as well,

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<v Speaker 3>all participating in this, and it happened around two thirty

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<v Speaker 3>am Iran time.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's a lot of folks, so you're going to

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<v Speaker 2>be seeing a lot. There's a lot of coverage today

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<v Speaker 2>Sunday morning shows. It's all that's being talked about. It's

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<v Speaker 2>all it's going to be talked about all day, and

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<v Speaker 2>what's going to be talked about is what's happening over

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<v Speaker 2>the next couple of days. So if you want to

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<v Speaker 2>hear the debates, in the back and forth and the

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<v Speaker 2>questions about the constitutionality, the president is being obviously soundly

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<v Speaker 2>criticized by folks on the other side of the aisle,

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<v Speaker 2>saying this is an unconstitutional move. He did not get

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<v Speaker 2>congressional approval. They're having those fights. Republicans are shooting and

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<v Speaker 2>hollering and yelling and cheering and saying this is something

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<v Speaker 2>that buy and Obama should have done. Dah da da da.

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<v Speaker 2>That's same thing. If that's a debate you want to hear,

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<v Speaker 2>this ain't the place for that. We're going to try

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<v Speaker 2>to simplify this for you and break this down to

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<v Speaker 2>the very basics, and you kind of got out there.

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<v Speaker 2>What were talking about is the who, what, when, where,

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<v Speaker 2>how and why? The who is the US versus Iran?

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<v Speaker 3>The what is?

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<v Speaker 2>Yes has entered the conflict between Iran and Israel BI

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<v Speaker 2>launching strikes on nuclear sites in Iran. When last night

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<v Speaker 2>where three sites four, toh Fahan and Natans. How they

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<v Speaker 2>use those BE twelve bombers and those bunker buster bombs

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<v Speaker 2>to do this? Also, US submarines were involved in launched

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<v Speaker 2>missiles into Iran. And why the US claims the nuclear

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<v Speaker 2>program has the ultimate aim of developing a nuclear bomb

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<v Speaker 2>and that is not something they're allowed that the world

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<v Speaker 2>we could say it's going to be allowed to do.

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<v Speaker 2>So the question now robes is what happens next and

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<v Speaker 2>how alert does a US need to be around the world.

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<v Speaker 1>That's correct.

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<v Speaker 3>So a lot of folks say the next forty eight

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<v Speaker 3>hours are crucial depending on whether or not Iran.

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<v Speaker 1>Decides to retaliate.

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<v Speaker 3>We heard Secretary of State Mark or Rubio saying if

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<v Speaker 3>Iran retaliates, it will be the worst mistake they've ever made.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, but it's.

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<v Speaker 3>Unclear if they feel weakened, they feel like, hey, we

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<v Speaker 3>want to come to the table, we want to come

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<v Speaker 3>and negotiate, or do they feel embarrassed or emboldened to

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<v Speaker 3>strike back.

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<v Speaker 1>And the truth is what their capabilities are. We don't know.

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<v Speaker 3>Trump initially said when he announced this to the world

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<v Speaker 3>that he had or we had completely obliterated the nuclear

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<v Speaker 3>abilities or capabilities of Iran, and the Pentagon has dialed

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<v Speaker 3>that back a little bit, saying it's too early to

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<v Speaker 3>know what ability they may still have, but certainly we

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<v Speaker 3>severely damaged those sites. So it's unclear what even Iran

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<v Speaker 3>has in its arsenal in terms of retaliation. And then

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<v Speaker 3>there's also the note that we've got forty thousand or

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<v Speaker 3>so troops stationed around the world that are within missile

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<v Speaker 3>reach of Iran, so could they retaliate that way? And

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<v Speaker 3>then even here in the homeland, in New York City,

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<v Speaker 3>the NYPD has announced that there's enhanced security at religious

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<v Speaker 3>and cultural and diplomatic sites around the city, and I'm

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<v Speaker 3>sure that's happening in other parts of this country as well.

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<v Speaker 3>So there's a lot of question marks, and frankly, there's

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of fear out there. I know that I

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<v Speaker 3>feel slightly on edge just knowing that we've entered into

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<v Speaker 3>this war and we don't know what this country's going

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<v Speaker 3>to do. No president of this country has directly attacked

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<v Speaker 3>Iran before. We don't know what comes next.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, but the US, all of us wondering and waiting

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<v Speaker 2>in the meantime, you're going to hear some pretty severe language.

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<v Speaker 2>There is going to be some pretty harsh rhetoric, that

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<v Speaker 2>rhetoric that's going to scare the hell out of all

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<v Speaker 2>of you when we hear it. A lot of this

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<v Speaker 2>is posturing. We understand, we get it, but to hear

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<v Speaker 2>it and to know what all these countries now their

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<v Speaker 2>military capabilities and what they have been willing to do

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<v Speaker 2>in the past week. Again, we're here because Israel launched

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<v Speaker 2>a preemptive strike on Iran's nuclear capabilities about what a

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<v Speaker 2>week and a half ago, almost that was a two

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<v Speaker 2>fridays ago. So they've been exchanging and lobbying missiles back

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<v Speaker 2>and forth at each other. You take this conflict Israel

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<v Speaker 2>versus Iran, Israel versus Hamas, Russia versus Ukraine, and it's

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<v Speaker 2>just kind of we seem to be at an unstable

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<v Speaker 2>point in the world right now, and it's not, and

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<v Speaker 2>it's very uncomfortable. It seems so far away, it seems

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<v Speaker 2>so foreign to us. But this is now. You have

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<v Speaker 2>US forces directly involved in what some are calling, Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>we are at war with Iran. Jd Vance specifically say

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<v Speaker 2>we are not at war with Iran. He said that

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<v Speaker 2>this one. He said, we're at war with Iran's nuclear program.

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<v Speaker 2>But Iran has said some of this. Foreign ministers said

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<v Speaker 2>the US has now crossed a very big red line

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<v Speaker 2>and that we'll have everlasting consequences, and that Iran now

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<v Speaker 2>reserves all options to retaliate. That's just scary talk.

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<v Speaker 1>It's very scary.

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<v Speaker 3>I know.

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<v Speaker 1>One thing.

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<v Speaker 3>Hopefully, or at least getting the world involved could potentially

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<v Speaker 3>hopefully get some of this rhetoric down and perhaps getting

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<v Speaker 3>people to the table. The UN Security Council is holding

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<v Speaker 3>an emergency meeting.

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<v Speaker 1>They just announced it. It's going to happen at three pm.

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<v Speaker 3>Eastern Times as of this recording, a few hours from now.

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<v Speaker 3>But Tehran asked for this, and they want the UN

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<v Speaker 3>Security Council to condemn the actions of the United States,

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<v Speaker 3>and they want support from the international community in terms

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<v Speaker 3>of what happened overnight, and they want the world to

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<v Speaker 3>weigh in. And so we'll see what happens at that

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<v Speaker 3>UN Security Council meeting this afternoon, if anything at all.

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<v Speaker 2>The Secretary of General has already weighed in and has

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<v Speaker 2>condemned what the US has done, and he said, quote,

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<v Speaker 2>there is a growing risk now that this conflict could

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<v Speaker 2>rapidly get out of control with catastrophic consequence. Was for civilians,

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<v Speaker 2>the region, and the world. Russia even came out and condemned.

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<v Speaker 2>Obviously Russia has been a partner with Iran on many things,

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<v Speaker 2>but that form, mister came out and strongly condemned what

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<v Speaker 2>the US has done, SAIDs it grows violation of international law.

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<v Speaker 2>It's kind of something that you hear some Democrats at

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<v Speaker 2>least whot and holler about right now. This is a

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<v Speaker 2>violation of law, international law and the US Constitution. He

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<v Speaker 2>was not supposed to do this. He is not the

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<v Speaker 2>first president to go at it alone without congressional authorization.

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<v Speaker 2>We do know that. But you see some of those

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<v Speaker 2>typical back and forth happening. But right now it's again,

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<v Speaker 2>this ain't the podcast for you if you want to

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<v Speaker 2>to some of those political debates, but right now we're

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<v Speaker 2>just trying to give you what happened and where we

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<v Speaker 2>are and some of the details of this operation. You remember,

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<v Speaker 2>I can't remember which day it was, but we all

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<v Speaker 2>got word that B two bombers were moving from the

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<v Speaker 2>US and being positioned in Guam. Those headlines came out

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<v Speaker 2>several days ago, and we learned today now rogues at

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<v Speaker 2>the that was just a ruse. That was an actual

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<v Speaker 2>decoy to throw off Iran and throw off the world

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<v Speaker 2>about what they were going to do. Those b two

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<v Speaker 2>bombers left from Missouri base there flew to Guam. Everybody's saying, Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>they're getting positioned, they're getting ready for something. They said

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<v Speaker 2>that was just to throw people off, So it some

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<v Speaker 2>gamesmanship was even done. So we're getting some interesting details

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<v Speaker 2>about how this all came about.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, and it is remarkable what took place and the

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<v Speaker 3>reaction that's happening. You know, we think we talk about

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<v Speaker 3>Iran retaliating, but certainly there are plenty of militias and

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<v Speaker 3>militants in the Middle East in the region who have

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<v Speaker 3>Iran's backing and have threatened the United States in the

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<v Speaker 3>ways that they can. Even we're hearing from Yemens, Iran

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<v Speaker 3>backed Huthi militia threatened to attack American ships in the

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<v Speaker 3>Red Sea if the US attacked Iran. There are ways

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<v Speaker 3>in which we could see retaliation, not even just from

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<v Speaker 3>Iran itself, but from some of the groups around the

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<v Speaker 3>region who are defending Iran, and this is deeply concerning.

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<v Speaker 3>If for anyone who has loved ones who are serving

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<v Speaker 3>in this military overseas, yes, it's a little scary here

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<v Speaker 3>back at home, but I can't imagine what those folks

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<v Speaker 3>are going through right now this morning, imagining that their

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<v Speaker 3>loved ones are out there defending our country but now

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<v Speaker 3>are at even more risk than ever before given the

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<v Speaker 3>actions of President Trump.

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<v Speaker 2>And we told this is not supposed to be a

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<v Speaker 2>protracted This is not expected to be a protracted involvement

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<v Speaker 2>by the United States. That's what they say. But we

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<v Speaker 2>have to wait to see what Iran does. The President

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<v Speaker 2>certainly did Iran did warn Iran last night in his

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<v Speaker 2>speech at the White House at ten o'clock Eastern time,

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<v Speaker 2>do not retaliate. We just hit you, but don't you

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<v Speaker 2>dare hit back. Because the President put everybody on notice

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<v Speaker 2>that he was going to be willing to take further

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<v Speaker 2>steps if needed. But at this point it doesn't appear

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<v Speaker 2>the US this was a move to hurt their nuclear

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<v Speaker 2>program and try to get them back to the table.

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<v Speaker 2>It seems a weird thing to do. Let me, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>gonna bomb you and now don't do anything but come

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<v Speaker 2>to the table and talk. That was the plan. And look,

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<v Speaker 2>after all this is going on, we still don't know

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<v Speaker 2>how badly the nuclear capabilities of Iron have been impacted.

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<v Speaker 2>There are no independent folks who can go in there

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<v Speaker 2>and check. And there were some reports that Iran ahead

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<v Speaker 2>of time moved a lot of their nuclear material out

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<v Speaker 2>of some of these facilities ahead of time. So we

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<v Speaker 2>just don't know. But this this bunker bunker buster bombs,

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<v Speaker 2>these things ropes are fascinating. We've been hearing so much

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<v Speaker 2>about them. These they've been used now for the first

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<v Speaker 2>time in combat. But the V two bombers and the

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<v Speaker 2>bunker buster, this is the height of US military capability,

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<v Speaker 2>technology and advancement.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, and where are we the only, if not one

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<v Speaker 3>of the only We're the only country I thought that

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<v Speaker 3>was true who has this type of bomb Because this Foidah,

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<v Speaker 3>especially this Foidah facility that you've heard a lot about

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<v Speaker 3>if you've been paying attention, Israel was not able to

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<v Speaker 3>penetrate it. This is basically inside a mountain, and so

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<v Speaker 3>we were the only ones who had the type of

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<v Speaker 3>bomb that could get in there and actually destroy what

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<v Speaker 3>we were able to do in their millet in their

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<v Speaker 3>excuse me there, in their nuclear program in this mountain.

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<v Speaker 3>So yes, if they moved some of it, fine, but

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<v Speaker 3>that was their safest place. It was a secret actual

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<v Speaker 3>actually until President Obama was able to point out in

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<v Speaker 3>two thousand and nine, we realized, we found out that

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<v Speaker 3>they were all of this while while they were saying

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<v Speaker 3>they were ending the nuclear program, actually underground in this mountain,

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<v Speaker 3>working on it feverishly. And so this is the main area,

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<v Speaker 3>this Foidah facility, that we were able to penetrate at

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<v Speaker 3>least and cause some damage. We obviously don't know how

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<v Speaker 3>much damage.

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<v Speaker 2>These things are absolutely fascinating. I couldn't get a price

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<v Speaker 2>tag on the bombs, but they said they dropped fourteen

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<v Speaker 2>of these bunker busters. Give you an idea that sounds wild,

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<v Speaker 2>But these things are thirty thousand pounds each. I was

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<v Speaker 2>trying to get some kind of context for that, and

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<v Speaker 2>it was difficult to do so. But the B two

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<v Speaker 2>bomber is the only one can carry the damn thing.

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<v Speaker 2>You can't drop this bomb any other way than with

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<v Speaker 2>this B two bomber, this stealth bomber. This thing is Look,

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<v Speaker 2>you've seen some of these on TV. This is one

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<v Speaker 2>sexy looking piece of machinery. It's just the jet black

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<v Speaker 2>Stealth Fighter B two bomber, so you know what that

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<v Speaker 2>looks like. But this bunker buster is thirty thousand pounds.

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<v Speaker 2>I was trying to find some context. A Chevrolet Suburban,

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<v Speaker 2>which is probably the biggest vehicle you'll see on the

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<v Speaker 2>road today, weighs about sixty five hundred pounds. So these

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<v Speaker 2>bombs are about the equivalent of five Chevrolet suburbans in weight.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow.

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<v Speaker 2>And these B two bombers they cost the US military

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<v Speaker 2>two point one billion dollars per bomb, per plane. So

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<v Speaker 2>the bomb, yeah, not the bombs themselves, but the planes

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<v Speaker 2>that are carrying these bombs are two billion dollar planes.

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<v Speaker 2>It's incredible the effort we put into protecting this country

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<v Speaker 2>at times, and the money when we talk about Pentagon

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<v Speaker 2>budgets and all this stuff. Folks, this was one mission

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<v Speaker 2>that took moments, and the type of capability and your

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<v Speaker 2>taxpayer dollars were, I assure you on those planes and

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<v Speaker 2>on those bombs. It's just fascinating what the military is

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<v Speaker 2>capable of doing.

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<v Speaker 1>It certainly is and.

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<v Speaker 3>Obviously they were able to zero in on their targets.

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<v Speaker 3>But the concern is, as we hear Hexa say, and

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<v Speaker 3>you mentioned that we don't want to prolong conflict, what

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<v Speaker 3>Iran does next is going to absolutely determine the way forward.

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<v Speaker 3>And it's also disturbing because, look, there was hope that

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<v Speaker 3>there was going to be a negotiated solution to end

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<v Speaker 3>the fire in between Israel and Iran, and there was

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<v Speaker 3>talk that Iran was in some way communicating indirectly with

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<v Speaker 3>the United States open to some sort of negotiation. So

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know, we don't know what set Trump off,

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<v Speaker 3>what made him make this decision. He had mentioned at

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<v Speaker 3>one point that he would wait for as long as

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<v Speaker 3>two weeks to give diplomacy a chance, and then suddenly,

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<v Speaker 3>out of nowhere, bam, we strike Iran. And so this

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<v Speaker 3>is certainly concerning because how does Iran come to the

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<v Speaker 3>table after this? How does Iran say, okay, let's negotiate now.

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<v Speaker 3>That seems like something that wouldn't happen after something like this.

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<v Speaker 3>They would be angry. They would want to retaliate, they

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<v Speaker 3>would want to defend, they would want to show their prowess.

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<v Speaker 3>They would want to say, hey, yeah, and we're not

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<v Speaker 3>going to let you United States bully us. We're not

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<v Speaker 3>going to let you Israel bully us. And that's just

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<v Speaker 3>deeply disturbing, just on a human level. You're thinking, I'm

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<v Speaker 3>thinking about it like that. As a human being, the

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<v Speaker 3>reaction when someone hits you is to hit back. It's

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<v Speaker 3>not to come to them tootiating table. It's not to say,

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<v Speaker 3>let's figure this out peacefully after you've been attacked.

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<v Speaker 2>They're not going to win. Everybody knows Iran cannot in.

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<v Speaker 2>Iran knows that you can't defeat the United States. So

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<v Speaker 2>what is going to be their ultimate goal do not know,

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<v Speaker 2>but they have several options that the rhetoric suggests. I'll

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<v Speaker 2>give you a couple of things here from the foreign

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<v Speaker 2>minister we talked about earlier, but also the Iranian president.

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<v Speaker 2>In some of the language they're using against the US,

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<v Speaker 2>it says the US has launched a dangerous war against Iran.

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<v Speaker 2>The world must not forget that it was the United States,

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<v Speaker 2>during an ongoing diplomatic process, that betrayed diplomacy by supporting

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<v Speaker 2>the aggressive actions of the genocidal and lawless Israeli regime.

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<v Speaker 2>This is from the foreign minister who says the US

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<v Speaker 2>is also warmongering and has a lawless administration in Washington

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<v Speaker 2>that is solely and fully responsible for the dangerous consequences

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<v Speaker 2>and this act of aggression. So right now, again this

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<v Speaker 2>is so so fresh, and the responses are coming out

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<v Speaker 2>right now that are strongly many places condemning what the

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<v Speaker 2>US has done. But we have I don't know when

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<v Speaker 2>the temperature is going to come down because we're talking

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<v Speaker 2>about the US attacking Iran.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, by the way, Iran and Israel are shield attacking

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<v Speaker 2>each other. Yeah, that's happening as we speak. Still, that's

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<v Speaker 2>going into where we ninth day of that tenth day

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<v Speaker 2>of that something like that. It continues. It was uncomfortable

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<v Speaker 2>thinking that that more war is ramping up instead of

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<v Speaker 2>They've been trying to end what's happening in Ukraine with

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<v Speaker 2>Russia for three years. It hasn't happened. We're a year

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<v Speaker 2>and a half into Israel versus Gaza that doesn't seem

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<v Speaker 2>to have an end. Repeated peace talks on and off

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<v Speaker 2>and on and off, and so now here we go

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<v Speaker 2>again right with another and the US directly involved. It's

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<v Speaker 2>just it's unsettling, is probably the only way to put it.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, that's a good way to put it.

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<v Speaker 3>My stomach feels like it's in not it's just the

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<v Speaker 3>not knowing what's next and not knowing how this unfortunately escalates.

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<v Speaker 1>And just a few hours after we attacked.

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<v Speaker 3>Iran, Iran launched a new round of missiles towards Israel.

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<v Speaker 3>So they heated that back up. And even though the

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<v Speaker 3>US says that Iran has depleted its stock pile of

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<v Speaker 3>certain types of missiles, Iran still has plenty of other weapons,

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<v Speaker 3>including rockets and drones, and so this is not going

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<v Speaker 3>away anytime soon.

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<v Speaker 2>And this the President's spoke, of course at the White

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<v Speaker 2>House last night, but he did put out a state

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<v Speaker 2>and true social is really where things sometimes can get hot.

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<v Speaker 2>But this is statement. We have completed our very successful

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<v Speaker 2>attack on the three nuclear sites in Iran. All planes

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<v Speaker 2>are now outside of Iran airspace. A full payload of

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<v Speaker 2>bombs was dropped on the primary site, Foordoh. All planes

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<v Speaker 2>are safely on their way home. Congratulations to our great

0:16:46.280 --> 0:16:49.440
<v Speaker 2>American warriors. There is not another military in the world

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<v Speaker 2>that could have done this. Now is the time for peace.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you for your attention to this matter. That's how

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<v Speaker 2>he signed all folks, He said, thank you for your

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<v Speaker 2>attention to this matter. It seems odds saying hey, we

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<v Speaker 2>just bombed everybody, thanks for listening, and now is the

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<v Speaker 2>time for peace. We're done, but now is the time

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<v Speaker 2>for peace. I can I'm sure if somebody has done

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<v Speaker 2>that as a kid or something. You smack somebody and

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<v Speaker 2>then you say, oh, I'm just playing. Okay, let's stop. Stop,

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<v Speaker 2>stop planing, stop planning. After you throw a punch. It

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<v Speaker 2>was a true social It's always interesting.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh my goodness, And we're getting word and this is

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<v Speaker 3>going to be happening throughout the day. Today the US

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<v Speaker 3>Embassy in Beirut ordering the departure of non emergency personnel

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<v Speaker 3>and family members from Lebanon. And this is you know,

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<v Speaker 3>several areas around in the Middle East, we have embassies,

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<v Speaker 3>we have staff, we have people, and can you imagine

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<v Speaker 3>what they must be thinking and going through right now.

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<v Speaker 1>So, yes, the US say is because of.

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<v Speaker 3>The volatile and unpredictable security situation in the region, they're

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<v Speaker 3>asking American citizens in Lebanon to exercise caution and monitor

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<v Speaker 3>the news. So yes, if you are an ex pat,

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<v Speaker 3>or if you are a member of the military, or

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<v Speaker 3>you are in any way representing the United States in

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<v Speaker 3>the Middle East.

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<v Speaker 1>This has got to be incredibly unsettling.

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<v Speaker 2>So we just wanted to hop on and give you

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<v Speaker 2>an update, try to get through a little bit of

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<v Speaker 2>the clutter, just let you know exactly where we are,

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<v Speaker 2>and I'll end I guess on. I'm not sure what

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<v Speaker 2>kind of note I'm ending on, but it's not necessarily

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<v Speaker 2>a war note. This just came across in the live

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<v Speaker 2>updates from the Associated Press all we were talking about.

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<v Speaker 2>Pete Hegseth on Sunday today made a statement saying that

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<v Speaker 2>our boys and those bombers are on their way home

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<v Speaker 2>right now, and someone corrected him. The Associated Press is

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<v Speaker 2>reporting one of the pilots of those BE two bombers

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<v Speaker 2>was in fact a woman. I love that, you know what.

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<v Speaker 2>Let me just leave it there. That's a nice little nugget,

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<v Speaker 2>cool to hear. I don't think heg ssth was saying

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<v Speaker 2>anything negative or anything. We just all hand comment our

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<v Speaker 2>boys are on the way home. One of the pilots

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<v Speaker 2>of those of that be too was a woman.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's the perfect note to end.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll leave you with that note.

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<v Speaker 3>I love that, all right, and yes, thank you for

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<v Speaker 3>listening to us and of course, we will continue to

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<v Speaker 3>drop some episodes if it warrants. We certainly hope you

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<v Speaker 3>have a peaceful and wonderful Sunday despite all of the

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<v Speaker 3>news in the world.

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<v Speaker 1>But thank you for listening to us.