WEBVTT - Obama Declares Wars Are Ended to No Applause

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<v Speaker 1>Grab audio, say number two, and see over the weekend

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<v Speaker 1>that the war in Afghanistan's over. Yeah, I remember on Friday,

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<v Speaker 1>if you recall if you were here, you might not

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<v Speaker 1>have been because it's a big travel weekend. But one

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<v Speaker 1>of the things just I want to revisit something I

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<v Speaker 1>grabbed somebody. Number one. Let's going to just play the

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<v Speaker 1>audio of me, uh last Friday as we headed into

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<v Speaker 1>the Memorial Day weekend, because this sets up this Afghanistan comma.

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<v Speaker 1>This to me is one of the most important Memorial Days,

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<v Speaker 1>and they're all important. Even that little characterization should give

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<v Speaker 1>you an idea how tough this one is to talk

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<v Speaker 1>about this particular Memorial Day with everything going on in

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<v Speaker 1>the Iraq and the Middle East, and isis now just

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<v Speaker 1>running out of control and our leadership seemingly unconcerned the

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<v Speaker 1>Iranians nuking up. But Iraq and what's happening there has

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<v Speaker 1>got to make this Memorial Day a real challenge for

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of American families, those who had family members

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<v Speaker 1>has served in the Rock, who were injured and wounded

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<v Speaker 1>in the Rock or died in the Rock. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>they might legitimately be asking themselves this weekend, this Memorial Day.

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<v Speaker 1>Why what was the point? Was it worth it? And

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<v Speaker 1>you wouldn't blame them if they did. It's a toughie

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<v Speaker 1>still needs to be acknowledged. Yeah, and I can't help

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<v Speaker 1>but remember as I listen to myself say that, boy,

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<v Speaker 1>it's every time I do that reminded how lucky you

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<v Speaker 1>people are that you actually get to listen to me.

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<v Speaker 1>I never do not live. I can't. I mean, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>too busy doing it because I am me. Some time

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<v Speaker 1>I get to hear me is like this audios found

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<v Speaker 1>by it or something, it just strikes me how fortunate

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<v Speaker 1>you are anyway, say listen this. I'm I'm also reminded

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<v Speaker 1>about how Obama and Biden out there claiming victory in

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<v Speaker 1>the Rock was so Iraq was a success story shortly

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<v Speaker 1>after Obama had been immaculated and accepted the Nobel Peace Prize.

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<v Speaker 1>Is that not an ongoing joke, A poor joke, a

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<v Speaker 1>bad joke. But isn't it typical anyway? So they're out

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<v Speaker 1>there claiming credit they wanted to claim credit for the

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<v Speaker 1>victory in the Rocket was so good, things were so stable,

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<v Speaker 1>it looked like such a success. And now look Ramadi

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<v Speaker 1>falls and now we're told by our Department of Defense

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<v Speaker 1>wizards that're smart that Yeah, well, the Iraqis are getting

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<v Speaker 1>ready to fight back. The Iraqis know that they've got

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<v Speaker 1>to defend themselves. The Iraqis know they've got to take

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<v Speaker 1>all the training we've gave them, and they've got to

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<v Speaker 1>act in their own interest. Now, the Iraqis are gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be preparing to take Ramani back, right exactly, you gotta

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<v Speaker 1>get them back first. They've all split. I mean, it's

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<v Speaker 1>just and here's Obama. This is yesterday in Arlington, Virginia,

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<v Speaker 1>at the at the Arlington National Cemetery. Just a brief,

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<v Speaker 1>little sixteen second SoundBite here. For many of us, this

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<v Speaker 1>Memorial Day is especially meaningful. It is the first since

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<v Speaker 1>our war in Afghanistan came to an end. Today is

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<v Speaker 1>the first Memorial Day in fourteen years that the United

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<v Speaker 1>States is not engaged in a major ground war. There

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't any applause there. Why why do you suspect there

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't any applause when Obama's I mean, you would think

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<v Speaker 1>that a line like that, right on, dude, Yes, the

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<v Speaker 1>rebub But when he said today's the first Memorial Day

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<v Speaker 1>of fourteen years, the United States not engaged in a

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<v Speaker 1>major ground war. Why wasn't there any applause? Take a stab,

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<v Speaker 1>Mr snurd Ley. Exactly we're losing them, is why they

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<v Speaker 1>don't like losing. The website Vox, which is relatively new website.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a home of h I say, the the young

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<v Speaker 1>whipper snapper, young liberal journalists who were working at the

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<v Speaker 1>Washington Post, I guess reclined some other places and they

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<v Speaker 1>just you know, they felt constrained even there, so they

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<v Speaker 1>formed their own place here called Vox. And a bunch

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<v Speaker 1>of young, hip millennial journalists of all stripes swear by it.

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<v Speaker 1>They have a story, even idea, what happens on Vox

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<v Speaker 1>here we are the today. So this is actually this

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<v Speaker 1>was ran Yesterday's posted yesterday. So the Sunday, the Monday

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<v Speaker 1>Memorial Day actually ran a Memorial Day. Is this story.

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<v Speaker 1>It's time we have a holiday to honor those who

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<v Speaker 1>try to stop wars too. I it's not enough that

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<v Speaker 1>we have a Memorial Day where we remember American military

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<v Speaker 1>veterans who died preserving freedom from the United States. And

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<v Speaker 1>it's not enough. No no no, no, no, no, no no no.

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<v Speaker 1>Now we need a holiday to honor those who try

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<v Speaker 1>to stop wars too. I don't know what they want

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<v Speaker 1>to call it. Uh starts off by say, Memorial Day

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<v Speaker 1>and Veterans Day often get equated, but there's an essential

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<v Speaker 1>distinction between the two. Veterans Day honors all who have served.

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<v Speaker 1>Memorial Day honors those have died. It's an annual reminder

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<v Speaker 1>that wars have grave human costs. Those costs are not inevitable.

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<v Speaker 1>We also ought to set aside time to remember those

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<v Speaker 1>throughout American history have tried the hardest to reduce war,

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<v Speaker 1>to stop and prevent a necessary loss of life, both

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<v Speaker 1>American and foreign. And that would be the war resistors,

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<v Speaker 1>the war protesters. That's exactly what we need, don't especially

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<v Speaker 1>on this Memorial Day where the families of American uniformed

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<v Speaker 1>military personnel who were injured or perished in Iraq, you really,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, you try to put yourself in their shoes

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<v Speaker 1>and imagine how tough the memorial they was. Every day's

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<v Speaker 1>got to be tough for them. But now, particularly when

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<v Speaker 1>you see Isis on the run and these families are

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<v Speaker 1>you know they are they're asking themselves was it worth it?

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<v Speaker 1>They're all volunteers, These people signed up. I mean I've

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<v Speaker 1>done a troop visit to Afghanistan. I've talked to these guys,

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<v Speaker 1>these these women too. This is what they did to

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<v Speaker 1>save their countries and what they did to protect their countries.

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<v Speaker 1>All they knew to do. They joined the military after

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<v Speaker 1>nine eleven. They wanted to just to serve. They wanted

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<v Speaker 1>to protect, They wanted to defend America. They didn't want

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<v Speaker 1>every to see that happening. Again, that's the only reason

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<v Speaker 1>they did it. Some of them got shipped out to

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<v Speaker 1>a rock, some of them got killed. Family is well aware.

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<v Speaker 1>And now running around there's Obamas celebrating first Memorial Day

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<v Speaker 1>at fourteen years that we're not at war and everybody knows, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>because we're cutting and running and losing them and Americans

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<v Speaker 1>don't like celebrating that kind of stuff, and now have

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<v Speaker 1>heaped on top of that. We need to set aside

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<v Speaker 1>a national day for war protesters. You mean people like

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<v Speaker 1>Tom Hayden and Abby Hoffman, the Chicago eight or whoever,

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<v Speaker 1>people like what's his name, Neville Chamberlain. That kind of

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<v Speaker 1>need a national holiday for people like that all over

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<v Speaker 1>the world. By the way, war protesters all over the world. That, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>that's exactly what we need, folks, exactly, this is Robert

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<v Speaker 1>and Coronado, California are really glad that you called Robert.

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<v Speaker 1>Great to have you with us today. Hi oh hi

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<v Speaker 1>rush Um. I share a hometown with Paul Tibbotts Quincy, Illinois,

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<v Speaker 1>who was the pilot of the Nolan Gay. And I

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<v Speaker 1>think in that vein um, if we're going to try

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<v Speaker 1>to honor people who ended wars, I would start with

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<v Speaker 1>probably Harry Truman as my the first honoree, and then

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<v Speaker 1>maybe even like the crew of the Enola Gay would

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<v Speaker 1>be right up there. Yeah, this is great, Robert. I

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<v Speaker 1>have to applaud you. This is great thinking what he's

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<v Speaker 1>reacting to, folks. Does this story and the in a

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<v Speaker 1>relatively new left wing child left wing website called Vox

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<v Speaker 1>called It's time and Day and it ran it yesterday

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<v Speaker 1>Memorial Day. It's time that we have a holiday to

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<v Speaker 1>honor those who try to stop wars too. Now they're

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<v Speaker 1>not thinking of guys that drop bombs on the enemy

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<v Speaker 1>to win the war. That that'd be great. They'll just

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<v Speaker 1>throw Harry Truman at him and Paul Tipots had got

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<v Speaker 1>it flew the you know the game is exactly right.

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<v Speaker 1>And then the whole team that worked on the development

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<v Speaker 1>of the nuclear bomb, you know, put them up there

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<v Speaker 1>to honor them. I mean, just go a whole hog

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<v Speaker 1>with this. But that's not what they're thinking, as you know,

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<v Speaker 1>they're thinking to people like Tom Hayden and Abby Hoffman

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<v Speaker 1>and uh typically anti war, Global Peace March, AI Nuclear Disarm,

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<v Speaker 1>Reme Murder, what have you. But they mean war protesters.

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<v Speaker 1>And I don't think that they would think of Harry

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<v Speaker 1>Truman as a protester, but I love your idea. You

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<v Speaker 1>bet he was speechless. I know this happens. It's a

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<v Speaker 1>caller calls and the host praises them and agrees with them,

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<v Speaker 1>and they don't know what to say. They're just so moved,

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<v Speaker 1>and I totally relate and understand it.