WEBVTT - Israel Responds: Mike Lyons Talks to A&G

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<v Speaker 1>What we now have is Iran versus Israel. Each time

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<v Speaker 1>one hits the other, the other feels they have to

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<v Speaker 1>do something. That's you know, the typical security spiral, where

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<v Speaker 1>one side does something that it believes it has to

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<v Speaker 1>do the other side can't do nothing. Then that triggers,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, a further one. So up goes the ratchet.

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<v Speaker 1>So far it's been calibrated and calculated, but it could

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<v Speaker 1>get out of hand. That's Freed Zakaria on CNN this morning.

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<v Speaker 1>There was a retaliatory attack by Israel in Iran, actually

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<v Speaker 1>attacked in Iran last night, but Israel hasn't claimed they

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<v Speaker 1>have and Iran hasn't claimed that they were attacked. Only

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<v Speaker 1>our pentagon has said that this happened, and so officially

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<v Speaker 1>it's you know, it's it's interesting. Neither neither the attacker

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<v Speaker 1>or the attack he's willing to admit it happened. How intriguing.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's discuss with CNN military analyst Mike Lions. Mike served

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<v Speaker 1>with various military organizations both the US and Europe throughout

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<v Speaker 1>his career, and I would like to talk about Europe

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<v Speaker 1>in a bit.

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<v Speaker 2>But Mike, greetings, how are you taking one of you guys,

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<v Speaker 2>great to be back.

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<v Speaker 1>First of all, how much damage was done in this

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<v Speaker 1>attack by Israel on Auran.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, we don't know specifically, we haven't seen the battle

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<v Speaker 2>damage assessment enough to you know, create the flak. It

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<v Speaker 2>range decided, you know, obviously to try to shoot it down.

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<v Speaker 2>But the bottom line is it got through and it

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<v Speaker 2>was a military target in the same coincidentally a location

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<v Speaker 2>where Iran converts mine uranium before it figures to that

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<v Speaker 2>third stage where it gets to that enrichment stage, and

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<v Speaker 2>in the FURDO and the files reason in order to

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<v Speaker 2>create nuclear capability like we all saw Oppenheimer, right, So

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<v Speaker 2>that's what definitely goes down. But it's definitely close enough.

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<v Speaker 2>So I think there was two issues here. Number One,

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<v Speaker 2>they took out it was a military target. They took

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<v Speaker 2>out what was an air base and likely created runways,

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<v Speaker 2>and took out F fourteens you know, planes from literally

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<v Speaker 2>fifty years ago, and Isuel could claim that they were

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<v Speaker 2>part of that initial barrage that took place last week

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<v Speaker 2>on Sunday. But the second thing, it's just close enough

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<v Speaker 2>to that nuclear facility, and the message from Israel to

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<v Speaker 2>Iran is we could get any of these facilities we want.

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<v Speaker 2>Your air defense platforms are just not capable. And the

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<v Speaker 2>difference between you firing weapons and US firing weapons that

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<v Speaker 2>you as ours will actually hit the.

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<v Speaker 1>Target well, sensor Ran seems to be really close to

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<v Speaker 1>a bomb at least that's what the reporting was last week.

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<v Speaker 1>Why didn't Israel just go ahead and take out their

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<v Speaker 1>nuclear facilities?

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<v Speaker 2>It would be too difficult. That would be a very

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<v Speaker 2>serious military campaign. I'm not even sure you'd accomplish that.

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<v Speaker 2>You would set it back if you destroyed it, but

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<v Speaker 2>you would. You know, they've diversed this program through multiple

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<v Speaker 2>different areas up and down inside of Iran, and I

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<v Speaker 2>don't think you know, it would be more than one strike.

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<v Speaker 2>It would be an absolute campaign in order to take

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<v Speaker 2>it out. This facility in particular would be important. It's

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<v Speaker 2>kind of the second phase and that nuclear enrichment process,

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<v Speaker 2>and so you know you have to have all three.

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<v Speaker 2>But also, you know, the intellectual capital now is inside

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<v Speaker 2>of Iran to do this. It's not like when he

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<v Speaker 2>ISRAELI stick out Ostrich in eighty one or took up

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<v Speaker 2>the Syrian one in Iusozo six and sometime in thear

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<v Speaker 2>O seven. They you know, those are facilities built by

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<v Speaker 2>someone else, the North Koreans or the Chinese, those countries

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<v Speaker 2>really had no idea what was going on. They kind

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<v Speaker 2>of outsourced it. Iron's got this capability now that they know,

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<v Speaker 2>they've got scientists, they have the intellectual capital. So you're

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<v Speaker 2>not going as ye's out of the bottle. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>they're not going to ever be set back. Whether it's

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<v Speaker 2>now fifty years from now, Eventually they're going to want

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<v Speaker 2>to develop this kind of nuclear nuclear capability for power,

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<v Speaker 2>and then potentially that does lead to you know, a

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<v Speaker 2>potisla nical weapon.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, golly, that's something to look forward to. Back to

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<v Speaker 1>the strike in Farid Zakaria's point there that it's the

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<v Speaker 1>inevitable obligatory counter strike and ratcheting up, it feels pretty

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<v Speaker 1>clearly to me to be a ratcheting down.

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<v Speaker 2>What do you think, Yeah, I think so deterrence is

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<v Speaker 2>based on offensive capability, and that's what we're talking about

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<v Speaker 2>when we say deterrence is becoming restored. You know, when

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<v Speaker 2>the White House tells Israel, you know, take the w

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<v Speaker 2>nothing got through. Defensive posture does not deter anybody in

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<v Speaker 2>the future. It doesn't you know that the next time

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<v Speaker 2>the Iranians can attack with six hundred missiles or one

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<v Speaker 2>thousand missiles or you know, whatever's in their inventory. Who's

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<v Speaker 2>to say that that won't get through. So so from

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<v Speaker 2>from a just a just a definition perspective, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>there's no there was no deterrence, and that's what Israel

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<v Speaker 2>had to do. Number one is re established the deterrence

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<v Speaker 2>and that's an offensive capability. And so that's what they did.

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<v Speaker 2>And by sending the message that the again the Iranian

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<v Speaker 2>air defense platforms, they went after them. The looks that

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<v Speaker 2>they took out a few of those, some radar sites

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<v Speaker 2>as well. I wouldn't be surprised if they took out

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<v Speaker 2>some along the way. They likely, if Iron is smart,

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<v Speaker 2>they've prepositioned radarf forward in places like Syria and these

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<v Speaker 2>other little locations in the Middle East, as they have

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<v Speaker 2>their fingerprints everywhere there. So I think that from from

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<v Speaker 2>Israel's perspective, they had to strike back offensively. They had

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<v Speaker 2>to have a target hit the ground. And oh, by

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<v Speaker 2>the way, you didn't you didn't see any Chinese or

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<v Speaker 2>Russian air of fence platforms going after why because Roan

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't have any those kind of allies. So this is

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<v Speaker 2>where you know, but for the United States, some of

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<v Speaker 2>those missiles make it, make it make it through the

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<v Speaker 2>other night. But this is a case where it's going

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<v Speaker 2>to have allies that the US has arn doesn't have

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<v Speaker 2>any those allies. And should Israel decide now that I

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<v Speaker 2>think de terrence has been restored, Aron now knows that

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<v Speaker 2>if it wants, all it's going to do is readjust

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<v Speaker 2>that next fire mission and instead of hitting that military

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<v Speaker 2>target in that town, they can hit in Istlan, they

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<v Speaker 2>can hit the whole nuclear facility there.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. I got to say, I learned something last night

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<v Speaker 1>from your tweet. And it's obvious once it's stated, this

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<v Speaker 1>is probably the sort of thing they teach you at

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<v Speaker 1>West Point. But deterrence is restored by showing your offensive capability,

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<v Speaker 1>not your defensive capability. And yeah, yeah, so saying hey, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>I could stop you doesn't work. You got to hit

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<v Speaker 1>them so hard. Yeah, that's really interesting.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yeah, and that's what I think. That's why I

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<v Speaker 2>had to respond, And I thought it might have been

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<v Speaker 2>a little more covert. And who knows what else what's

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<v Speaker 2>going on. There could be cyber attacks going on, There

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<v Speaker 2>could be all kinds of other things that they're doing,

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<v Speaker 2>and people that I've been talking to think that it'll

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<v Speaker 2>go back into more of the shadows now. And you know,

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<v Speaker 2>if you're a scientist, keep your head on a swivel.

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<v Speaker 2>And I think that, or I still not to say

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<v Speaker 2>Israel is not going to attack inside a Syria or

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<v Speaker 2>attack military targets that Iranian hall.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, as I said, as I said earlier, if

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<v Speaker 1>I'm a reigning nuclear scientist, I wouldn't go out for

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<v Speaker 1>a jog at night.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, or have a cup of tea. Here, I have

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<v Speaker 2>this cup of tea. It's going to be really good.

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<v Speaker 2>Give us a shot.

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<v Speaker 1>So, Mike, I asked this, not for political reasons, but

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<v Speaker 1>geo political historical reasons. Have you an answer if you'd like,

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<v Speaker 1>as a dad, as a coach, as a military commander, whatever.

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<v Speaker 1>How pathetic is it the whole don't don't when time

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<v Speaker 1>after time they went ahead and did.

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<v Speaker 2>Did Yeah, yeah, it's you're not a sun also that

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<v Speaker 2>serves right now. So it is very concerning that level

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<v Speaker 2>of rhetoric. And I'm not sure who it's two. Is

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<v Speaker 2>it too Alan or is it actually to a political

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<v Speaker 2>body out in Michigan some place that he's trying to

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<v Speaker 2>gather votes for I mean somebody's size right now. Are

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<v Speaker 2>talking internally as opposed to externally. You used to have

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<v Speaker 2>a country where an administration, you know, there would be

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<v Speaker 2>a sign on the wall that says the priority is

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<v Speaker 2>the country, period, full stop. And anytime someone came up

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<v Speaker 2>with some kind of crazy hair green schemes, it wasn't.

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<v Speaker 2>So how did they do with that? Because if it doesn't,

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<v Speaker 2>we're not going to do it well. Saying things like

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<v Speaker 2>don't or things like take the w you're good to go,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean like it. It's not in the best interest

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<v Speaker 2>of our country. It's in the best interest frankly, that

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<v Speaker 2>Israel puts as much military spank on Iran as possible

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<v Speaker 2>and to beat their capability. Look, they get thousands of

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<v Speaker 2>these rockets. They only sent three hundred the other day.

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<v Speaker 2>If the Iranians would like they could, they could fire

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<v Speaker 2>a thousand, and I guarantee some of them would make

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<v Speaker 2>their way through. They're they're dumb. You know what I

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<v Speaker 2>mean by that? Those ballistic missiles are travel in a

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<v Speaker 2>way that they're not you can't really aim them. They've

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<v Speaker 2>got all kinds of things, and that they're like those

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<v Speaker 2>scud missiles from the nineties, they could hit anywhere, and

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<v Speaker 2>so it's kind of hard to hit them down, and

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<v Speaker 2>so that that could still happen. So let this get

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<v Speaker 2>brat get back to speak softly and carry a big stick,

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<v Speaker 2>not to speak, you know, dumbly and carry you know,

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<v Speaker 2>whatever happens. Mother comes next, you.

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<v Speaker 1>Know, amen to that. So you use the term flack earlier,

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<v Speaker 1>which trip the trigger in my head. Have you watched

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<v Speaker 1>Masters of the Area yet the series? Yeah, what do

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<v Speaker 1>you think of it?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, terrific. I think that story has not been told,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, each of these different interest groups, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>the Army's story always gets told with you know, obviously

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<v Speaker 2>Banded Brothers and Saving Private Ryan the best the best

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<v Speaker 2>movie I've ever seen that replicates combat frankly, and then

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<v Speaker 2>you set the Pacific that series because each of the

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<v Speaker 2>you know, and the story of the Air Force pilots

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<v Speaker 2>has not really been told there. But it also demonstrated

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<v Speaker 2>what that life was like. I mean, they would go out,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe get shot down, if not, they come back, they

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<v Speaker 2>go up, maybe get shut down, come back, they go up,

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<v Speaker 2>they get shot down and become a pow and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, that's not the same as a tactical situation

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<v Speaker 2>on the ground, but the courage of those crews, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>deciding when to bail out at five thousand feet or

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<v Speaker 2>ten thousand feet in you know, non static line parachutes,

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<v Speaker 2>and it just it's incredible and the courage that they show.

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<v Speaker 2>So I'm glad that story was finally told for all

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<v Speaker 2>those those in the eighth the Air Force back at

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<v Speaker 2>the time, which is part of the Army, actually the

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<v Speaker 2>Army Air Force Corps back then. Tremendous story, I.

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<v Speaker 1>Think, yeah, well you understand why for the British version

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<v Speaker 1>of that Churchill's quote. Have never had so many owed

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<v Speaker 1>so much to so few, I mean, as a hell

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<v Speaker 1>of a thing to do right right, exactly? A final

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<v Speaker 1>question for me at least, Mike, we're discussing the situation Ukraine,

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<v Speaker 1>Putin the funding the rest of it earlier, and we're

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<v Speaker 1>discussing the likelihood that certain voices are correct, that Putin

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<v Speaker 1>would continue to press forward and at the very least

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<v Speaker 1>grab up just a little chunk of Poland on some

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<v Speaker 1>pretext and just a bit of estonia. You know, Well,

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<v Speaker 1>Hitler in thirty eight style strategy, how concerned about that?

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<v Speaker 1>Do you think that's paranoia or just a pitch to

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<v Speaker 1>get more funding, or do you think that's a realistic possibility.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, a pitch to get more funding. He's not any

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<v Speaker 2>position to take any of these other lands. He can

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<v Speaker 2>barely contain what he's got in Ukraine right now, although

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<v Speaker 2>from a just a grinding out perspective, he continues to

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<v Speaker 2>do that. But if they do take Poland or Estonia,

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<v Speaker 2>those are NATO countries and that trigger's Article five and

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<v Speaker 2>here we go. But I don't think that that that,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, Russia has that capability. You know, you go

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<v Speaker 2>back to the terrence. Part of that sixty billion dollar

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<v Speaker 2>package would be the terrence because if Russia knew that

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<v Speaker 2>the Ukraine's can draw on that kind of thing, that

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<v Speaker 2>would really, you know, potentially stop them and decide that

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<v Speaker 2>they're going to negotiate at that point in time. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>the other thing too, is we're both seeing both of

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<v Speaker 2>these platforms, both of these theaters. Is the importance of

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<v Speaker 2>air defense. I'll tell you right now, find the air

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<v Speaker 2>defense companies, invest in them, because when these flicks are over,

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<v Speaker 2>countries are going to really recognize the importance of protecting

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<v Speaker 2>their airspace. I think we've talked about that before. But

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<v Speaker 2>it's just more or less really come now to be

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<v Speaker 2>as we saw when Israel like violates the Iranian airspace

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<v Speaker 2>last night without without any kind of problem at all.

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<v Speaker 2>You're seeing even in Ukraine. Now, if Ukraine, if we'd

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<v Speaker 2>let the Ukraine take some of these offensive weapons attacking

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<v Speaker 2>the Russia, they would be have they'd have some real

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<v Speaker 2>problems too. I think they're you know the airpens platforms

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<v Speaker 2>that Iran has. Oh by the way, those are sic

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<v Speaker 2>three hundreds, those are Russian, may Chinese made systems. It's

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<v Speaker 2>all the same crap, and it just goes to show

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<v Speaker 2>the superior of the Western technology in the battlefield right now.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh CNN Military analyst Major Mike Lions Mike always enlightening.

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<v Speaker 1>Really enjoyed the chat. Have a great weekend, looking forward

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<v Speaker 1>to talking again.

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<v Speaker 2>Great guys. Had an aspect's looking forward to the weekend

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<v Speaker 2>taking Oh.

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<v Speaker 1>Cool, have fun, go to the sphere. I went to

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<v Speaker 1>the sphere Armstrong ANDETI