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Allen Jackson NOW | Allen Jackson: Iran Agreement | Allen Jackson NOW | June 24, 2026
- Well, good evening and welcome to nashville.
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- I'm alan jackson.
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- For decades, iran invested enormous resources
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- Into becoming a military power in the middle east.
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- It built the region's largest ballistic missile arsenal,
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- Developed a sophisticated drone program, expanded its naval
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- Capabilities and armed
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- Terrorist proxies across multiple countries.
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- The iranian regime believed those capabilities
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- Gave it leverage throughout the region.
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- Well, what happened over the course of this conflict
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- Suggests that assumption was badly misplaced.
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- U.s. admiral brad cooper recently testified
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- Before congress.
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- He said thousands of iranian missiles and drones
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- Were effectively intercepted during the fighting.
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- He reported that over 160 iranian naval vessels were
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- Destroyed.
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- That 82% of iran's air defense systems were knocked out,
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- And that an iranian air force is now effectively grounded.
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- Those are not simply battlefield statistics.
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- They represent
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- Years of military capability that may have been erased by
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- The united states and israel in just a matter of weeks.
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- Yet there is another lesson emerging from this conflict,
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- And it less to do with iran than with america's allies.
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- While american forces carry the burden of confronting iran.
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- Many nato allies chose not to participate.
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- War secretary pete hegseth has publicly criticized
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- Several european nations
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- For refusing military base access and flight support.
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- He argued that those decisions
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- Placed american servicemembers lives at greater risk.
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- This conflict demonstrated once again that the united states
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- Possesses military capabilities unlike any nation on earth.
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- But it also raised questions
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- If the united states is willing to shoulder the burden
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- When confronting dangerous regimes.
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- Can america count on nato when it matters most?
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- And does china and russia study what happened?
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- What conclusions are they drawing?
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- Not only about american power, but about the reliability of the
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- Alliance that america leads?
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- Iran's regime has
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- Exported terror and instability in the region for decades.
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- I'm grateful for the bold
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- And courageous approach being taken
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- By this administration in confronting evil.
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- The united states only stepped into a direct confrontation
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- With iran.
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- You would expect a nato alliance built on decades
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- Of shared defense to show up in a meaningful way.
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- Instead, what do we see?
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- Well, spain outright refused cooperation.
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- They blocked u.s.
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- Use of key bases and restricted airspace,
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- Directly limiting u.s.
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- Military operations.
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- Italy?
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- Well, they denied the use of an air base by u.s.
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- Warplanes that were carrying weapons.
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- President trump said recently that italy not letting u.s.
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- Forces use landing strips and runways
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- Was a great logistical inconvenience.
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- Well, the u.k.
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- First delayed and then limited base access.
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- Despite being america's closest ally, germany.
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- They criticized the u.s.
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- For acting without european input.
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- Let's call this what it is.
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- This is a stress test for nato.
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- And the results? well they're shaky.
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- Maybe it's time that we reframe what a friend is.
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- We all know the difference between
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- A friend and word and a friend.
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- Indeed, a friend in word
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- Who is at present when you need a deed is not a true friend.
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- Let's also take a step back and look at the big picture.
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- There's a strategy that has been in play
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- Within our nation for decades.
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- It's the ascendancy of globalism and the diminishment
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- Of nationalism,
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- The worldview that has
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- Held globalism up and the values that guide their decisions.
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- Well, they're not in sync with a biblical worldview.
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- If you want to promote
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- The globalist worldview, the effect is
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- You have to diminish your other allegiances.
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- So what ends up happening is you have to diminish america
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- In order to promote globalism.
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- We have seen previous leaders in the white house push
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- For globalism policies like an open border,
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- Where there's free movement with no boundaries,
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- Where we as a nation feel international responsibility
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- And a shared burden of helping
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- Resettle anyone who wants to come in.
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- No questions asked.
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- Well, another example instead of dealing
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- With the iranian nuclear threat directly, then president obama,
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- He pursued a deal negotiated alongside eu nations.
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- Russia, china.
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- With the un security council's oversight.
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- It was obama who, upon entering the white house,
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- Famously went on what some would consider an apology
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- Tour highlighting america's mistakes and missteps.
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- In one of his first speeches in europe in 2009.
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- He said, and i quote, in america,
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- There's a failure
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- To appreciate europe's leading role in the world.
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- There have been times where america showed arrogance
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- And have been dismissive, even derisive.
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- End quote.
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- It fits the globalist ideal of a humbled america integrated
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- Into the global community rather than a dominant superpower.
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- We've seen the push for globalism
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- And the diminishment of america play out
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- Even across the sports landscape.
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- Over the years, we've seen nba players kneel
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- During our national anthem
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- In protest and cherry pick historical grievances.
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- Yet the nba will do anything to get into the chinese market
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- To get extra bucks.
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- They'll play games in china.
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- Celebrate the culture of china.
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- Yet they stay silent on china's isolationism, authoritarianism
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- And their horrible treatment of women.
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- The nba has given broadcast
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- Rights to china's state television.
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- They're worth billions of dollars, and they made china
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- The centerpiece of the league's international growth strategy.
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- A recent investigation also found that the nba owners
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- Collectively held
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- More than $10 billion in china related investments.
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- I don't think that's good business.
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- I don't think that's commendable.
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- I think that's fractured character and a godless soul,
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- Because the goal of business isn't
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- Just to make as much money as you can.
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- The goal of business is to make money
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- While you maintain your dignity and character as a human being.
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- As christ followers,
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- We have an assignment to be salt and light.
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- We have an assignment to bring a biblical worldview
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- Forward in our homes, at our jobs, in the boardroom.
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- Everywhere we go,
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- That's the gift of christians in any culture.
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- As christ followers,
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- Our influence should bring it
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- Uplift to the behaviors in those places.
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- Well, in a moment, we'll talk with the military
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- And strategic analyst chuck nash.
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- I'll be right back.
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- I'll be right back.
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- Well, tonight we're joined by the military and strategic
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- Analyst and retired navy captain chuck nash.
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- Welcome to the show, sir.
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- Thank you.
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- Pastor, it's a pleasure to be back with you.
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- Well, it is always a treat.
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- As of late last week, the memorandum of understanding
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- Between the u.s. and iran has been signed.
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- The details of the 14 points in the memo were released.
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- Let's just start with your reaction to that.
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- First reaction
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- Was i thought it was a little weak,
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- And then i started thinking about it.
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- And you cannot come to any conclusion other than the fact
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- That, president trump has his finger on the pulse.
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- And, i believe what this is, is he's asking for certain things
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- That the iranians would not want to agree to,
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- And he's offering up things that our side is going.
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- Why is he offering that? what?
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- What's with this $300 billion here?
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- And this and that?
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- I think this is actually, quite frankly, designed
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- To force the iranians to accept certain things.
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- And if they back off of the other things,
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- Then nothing really happens.
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- No, there's no transfer of wealth. yes.
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- You can open up the,
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- The strait of hormuz that benefits the entire world,
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- Not just the iranians. it benefits everybody.
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- Yeah, you can sell your oil. that's fine.
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- But we're
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- Not going to really transfer any significant amount of money
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- That we control which of the frozen assets.
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- And we will only allow, those things
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- To be unfrozen for specific things like buying u.s.
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- Farm goods.
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- So if they back off, if they fail to,
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- Measure up
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- In the discussions that are forthcoming, not the mou,
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- But the mou just sets the stage for the
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- The actual hard negotiations if they back off.
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- All that's been happening
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- Is our intelligence community has been mapping out
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- Who is in the leadership currently, where they live,
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- How they get to work,
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- Who their friends are, all of that kind of stuff.
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- We've got persistent surveillance
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- All along the coast of iran.
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- If they try to use, weapons against,
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- Merchant traffic in the strait of hormuz or against u.s.
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- Forces, we'll take that out.
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- So the intelligence community has been wide awake
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- Cataloging everything.
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- If they back off of this thing,
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- Which i think this may actually be designed to do,
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- Is so that the president can say, look, i tried everything.
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- We even held out an olive branch.
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- We offered them money.
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- We offered them everything, and they're jerks.
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- So we'll deal with them like jerks.
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- Well, the
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- Conflict with iran showcased american military
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- Expertise in a remarkable way, but i thought it exposed
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- Our nato allies in some ways.
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- Watch this comment
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- From secretary hegseth, and i want to ask your opinion.
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- Okay.
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- For too long, nato has been a paper tiger
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- And a one way street.
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- No more.
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- And that's what the hague summit is all about.
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- That's what defense spending commitments are all about.
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- Transforming nato back into a real military alliance
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- That's focused on hard power and real deterrence.
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- A nato 3.0.
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- Can you help us understand nato a little bit?
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- Spain, italy.
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- They kind of tapped out on participating.
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- Are they really the friends and allies we need?
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- The secretary spot on on this.
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- Back in my day, when we worked with nato,
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- It was more robust than it is today.
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- And we used to joke nato was an acronym
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- And it stood for no action talk, only.
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- Today, when you
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- Look at what they're spending or not spending,
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- They, they seem to want to hold out
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- This, this threat that the russians are coming.
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- The russians are coming.
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- The russians can't even handle
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- The ukrainians, for goodness sakes.
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- They're not going to attack nato.
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- And if they were to attack nato with the us, be involved?
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- Yes, we'd be involved.
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- I think what's happening here is the secretary himself
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- Is following along with what
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- President trump did about a year ago.
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- And he said, look, you guys either
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- Need to belly up to the bar and start paying your your dues
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- Or we're going to take a look
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- At this whole arrangement because this is unjust.
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- The americans are no
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- Longer going to provide your domestic social programs
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- The cushion
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- When you should be spending money on your own defense.
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- You know, the biggest complaint i've heard in the media,
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- The biggest concern, at least,
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- Has to do with the release of funds
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- For iran, the reconstruction fund.
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- But trump has been adamant
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- They're not getting $0.10, he said, until they've complied
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- With the criteria of the deal, is money.
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- The bottom line for iran
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- Is that really what they need is cash
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- So they can fuel their economy and feed their proxies?
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- Absolutely, positively they are.
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- Yeah.
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- The inflation is probably close to 100% at this point.
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- The reality is absolutely worthless.
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- They've got shortages across the board gas lines,
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- Not to mention the fact that their major city, tehran,
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- Is running out, literally running out of water,
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- And they've got water trucks driving around
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- Because the reservoirs are so,
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- So depleted.
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- So they are in a real mess not to count
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- All of the destruction that the bombings have caused.
- 00:12:19.486 --> 00:12:23.456
- So taken across the board, they're in terrible shape,
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- And they've got to get
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- Things flowing, or there will be another uprising.
- 00:12:30.697 --> 00:12:34.734
- And you can already tell the regime is cracking down.
- 00:12:34.734 --> 00:12:37.771
- They're moving back to the executions again,
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- And they're toughening up
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- Because they see this pressure building.
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- And as we've talked before, pastor,
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- My ultimate solution to this whole thing
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- Is to have the regular military
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- Take up arms with the people against the,
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- Islamic revolutionary guard corps, the irgc.
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- And the more the people suffer, the closer
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- That eventuality exists.
- 00:13:05.498 --> 00:13:09.436
- Well, you know,
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- The media has tried to cast this as if iran won.
- 00:13:10.804 --> 00:13:14.107
- And i was i was fascinated by trump's response.
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- I asked him that question. listen to what he said.
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- The navy is gone.
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- There are forces gone.
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- Their leaders are all dead.
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- The whole country's a mess.
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- Their economy shut.
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- The you know, the times, the fake new york times said.
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- Oh, it's about the same as it was four months ago.
- 00:13:34.327 --> 00:13:36.429
- Now, four months ago, they had a navy 159 ships, to be exact.
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- It's gone. the whole navy is gone.
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- There are 250 airplanes all gone.
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- They're there.
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- Anti-aircraft is gone.
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- Their radar is gone.
- 00:13:50.277 --> 00:13:53.213
- Captain, that's plain enough for me to understand.
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- We won the conflict, am i right?
- 00:13:55.215 --> 00:13:58.051
- Yeah. yeah. militarily.
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- There's absolutely no question
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- As to, where things stand.
- 00:14:03.523 --> 00:14:06.092
- The real issue is, after the kinetic work is done,
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- What happens? what's the outcome?
- 00:14:10.630 --> 00:14:12.632
- And on that point, there is no way.
- 00:14:12.632 --> 00:14:15.969
- After all of this there, president trump
- 00:14:15.969 --> 00:14:18.238
- Is going to accept anything other
- 00:14:18.238 --> 00:14:20.340
- Than a really good deal for the united states.
- 00:14:20.340 --> 00:14:23.109
- Period. stop.
- 00:14:23.109 --> 00:14:24.878
- He will not allow,
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- Not just his critics, but he will not allow the sacrifices
- 00:14:27.113 --> 00:14:29.950
- This country has done
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- And that the iranian people have suffered through,
- 00:14:31.017 --> 00:14:33.887
- To go in vain. it's not going to happen.
- 00:14:33.887 --> 00:14:36.222
- Well, chuck, we need to take a short break.
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- Can you stand by for another segment?
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- I certainly will.
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- I'll be right back.
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- We're back now
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- With military and strategic analyst chuck nash.
- 00:15:05.514 --> 00:15:08.551
- Secretary of state marco rubio is in the persian gulf
- 00:15:08.551 --> 00:15:11.120
- This week for talks with key u.s.
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- Allies
- 00:15:13.089 --> 00:15:14.290
- To discuss shipping and security for the strait of hormuz.
- 00:15:14.290 --> 00:15:17.493
- What should or could we expect from those conversations?
- 00:15:17.493 --> 00:15:21.464
- Well, hopefully they'll, step up.
- 00:15:22.231 --> 00:15:25.401
- The countries in the region,
- 00:15:25.401 --> 00:15:28.037
- Have received kinetic activity from the iranians.
- 00:15:28.037 --> 00:15:32.675
- So they're not very happy about this.
- 00:15:32.675 --> 00:15:34.810
- But by the same token, i think they're all on board.
- 00:15:34.810 --> 00:15:38.447
- It's the
- 00:15:38.714 --> 00:15:39.782
- Nato allies that have shown a lot of the weakness.
- 00:15:39.782 --> 00:15:42.218
- So if they're going to do anything, now is,
- 00:15:42.218 --> 00:15:47.056
- Past time, but at least, better late than never.
- 00:15:47.056 --> 00:15:50.393
- So they're going to need to step up,
- 00:15:50.393 --> 00:15:52.895
- And everybody needs to hold a unified front
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- Against the iranians.
- 00:15:55.631 --> 00:15:56.832
- Now is not the time to show any weakness.
- 00:15:56.832 --> 00:15:59.201
- And, just like, you know, the iron lady, margaret
- 00:15:59.201 --> 00:16:02.171
- Thatcher said to george bush at one point, don't go.
- 00:16:02.171 --> 00:16:05.474
- We need army now, george.
- 00:16:05.474 --> 00:16:07.009
- Well, now is not the time to show any weakness
- 00:16:07.009 --> 00:16:10.112
- In dealing with the iranians, because they are
- 00:16:10.112 --> 00:16:12.281
- They're tough negotiators and they are,
- 00:16:12.281 --> 00:16:16.452
- Well, duplicitous comes to mind.
- 00:16:16.452 --> 00:16:18.721
- They will cheat on everything, which is why any of the things
- 00:16:18.721 --> 00:16:23.559
- Going forward that are agreed to must have u.s.
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- Inspectors, not just u.n..
- 00:16:26.662 --> 00:16:28.564
- The u.n. inspectors were sort of,
- 00:16:28.564 --> 00:16:33.169
- Jerked around previously.
- 00:16:33.736 --> 00:16:36.272
- So we have to get u.s.
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- Inspectors on these teams
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- To make sure
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- That the iranians are upholding
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- Their their side of the bargain.
- 00:16:42.411 --> 00:16:44.146
- And if they start cheating by subsidizing their, proxies,
- 00:16:44.146 --> 00:16:49.618
- Especially hezbollah and houthi, then,
- 00:16:50.419 --> 00:16:53.956
- Things are going to get real bad for the leadership,
- 00:16:53.956 --> 00:16:56.392
- Which is why the intelligence community
- 00:16:56.392 --> 00:16:58.661
- Continues to map out who is in charge inside of iran.
- 00:16:58.661 --> 00:17:02.565
- And the israelis are instrumental
- 00:17:02.565 --> 00:17:05.968
- In coming up with the accurate,
- 00:17:05.968 --> 00:17:09.238
- The tree of who's who in the zoo.
- 00:17:09.238 --> 00:17:13.008
- Well, israel's made it very clear
- 00:17:13.776 --> 00:17:15.277
- They weren't a part of the negotiations on this.
- 00:17:15.277 --> 00:17:17.413
- And president trump
- 00:17:17.413 --> 00:17:18.714
- Has been pretty direct
- 00:17:18.714 --> 00:17:19.949
- In some of these rebukes for israeli leadership.
- 00:17:19.949 --> 00:17:23.119
- What should we understand about our relationships
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- With our ally in that region at this point?
- 00:17:25.688 --> 00:17:28.858
- The israelis live in a tough neighborhood.
- 00:17:29.758 --> 00:17:31.660
- They are surrounded
- 00:17:31.660 --> 00:17:32.695
- By people who would love to slit their throat.
- 00:17:32.695 --> 00:17:36.065
- The it not just the neighboring countries,
- 00:17:36.065 --> 00:17:39.735
- But, the, the various,
- 00:17:39.735 --> 00:17:43.305
- Ethnics that are living
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- Inside of israel, let alone, gaza.
- 00:17:45.674 --> 00:17:50.079
- So they have to always be alert
- 00:17:50.079 --> 00:17:55.784
- And be ready and act in their own self-interest.
- 00:17:55.784 --> 00:17:59.522
- The united states, if our interests align,
- 00:17:59.522 --> 00:18:02.825
- That's fine for them.
- 00:18:02.825 --> 00:18:04.193
- But they will never stop acting in their own best interests,
- 00:18:04.193 --> 00:18:07.096
- Nor should they.
- 00:18:07.096 --> 00:18:08.197
- It's a it's a matter of of of national survival.
- 00:18:08.197 --> 00:18:12.234
- Well, let's switch over to russia and ukraine.
- 00:18:13.202 --> 00:18:15.905
- Late last week, ukraine dropped their biggest drone
- 00:18:15.905 --> 00:18:18.374
- Barrage of the entire war on moscow.
- 00:18:18.374 --> 00:18:20.976
- They torched the city's main oil refineries.
- 00:18:20.976 --> 00:18:23.746
- You know, zelensky stated the attack was in retaliation,
- 00:18:23.746 --> 00:18:26.849
- And russia said they're going to retaliate.
- 00:18:26.849 --> 00:18:29.185
- Is anybody really winning that war?
- 00:18:29.185 --> 00:18:31.253
- I think the ukrainians have really turned a corner on this.
- 00:18:32.421 --> 00:18:35.157
- And, they have shown that there are domestic
- 00:18:35.157 --> 00:18:38.227
- Production of these drones that they're producing hundreds
- 00:18:38.227 --> 00:18:41.397
- Of thousands of these things, and the ability to reach deep,
- 00:18:41.397 --> 00:18:45.701
- Into, russia and strike moscow
- 00:18:46.302 --> 00:18:49.838
- Has really, flipped over the apple cart for,
- 00:18:50.739 --> 00:18:54.643
- Putin because he's been telling the russian people, no,
- 00:18:54.643 --> 00:18:57.446
- Don't worry about it. don't worry about it.
- 00:18:57.446 --> 00:18:58.814
- We've got this under control.
- 00:18:58.814 --> 00:19:00.716
- We can crush them anytime we want to.
- 00:19:00.716 --> 00:19:02.685
- No, they can't.
- 00:19:02.685 --> 00:19:03.919
- And and the ukrainians have adopted a new method of warfare
- 00:19:03.919 --> 00:19:08.991
- That has enabled them asymmetric leverage like i've never seen.
- 00:19:08.991 --> 00:19:13.862
- And i don't think many others have seen.
- 00:19:13.862 --> 00:19:16.065
- They are really been creative in what they're doing.
- 00:19:16.065 --> 00:19:19.602
- The russians have been slow to respond.
- 00:19:19.602 --> 00:19:22.504
- And because of that, the russians have suffered
- 00:19:22.504 --> 00:19:24.506
- Dramatically.
- 00:19:24.506 --> 00:19:25.374
- The the losses, the carnage, actually
- 00:19:25.374 --> 00:19:28.844
- On both sides, but in particular on the russian side
- 00:19:28.844 --> 00:19:32.314
- Is just absolutely incredible.
- 00:19:32.314 --> 00:19:34.750
- And we're learning a tremendous amount
- 00:19:34.750 --> 00:19:37.953
- About russian technology and their weaponry.
- 00:19:37.953 --> 00:19:41.457
- There is a program that the ukrainians have started.
- 00:19:41.457 --> 00:19:44.627
- It's called trophy lab.
- 00:19:44.627 --> 00:19:46.595
- And what they've got is 115 separate,
- 00:19:46.595 --> 00:19:49.999
- Military items in 79 different, categories that they are
- 00:19:49.999 --> 00:19:55.671
- Opening up to western, defense
- 00:19:55.671 --> 00:19:59.842
- Contractors and western nations.
- 00:19:59.842 --> 00:20:02.711
- And they're saying, hey, here's all this russian stuff.
- 00:20:02.711 --> 00:20:05.247
- You want it,
- 00:20:05.247 --> 00:20:05.781
- You want blueprints,
- 00:20:05.781 --> 00:20:07.049
- From it, you want technical specifications.
- 00:20:07.049 --> 00:20:09.551
- So when you stop and think what
- 00:20:09.551 --> 00:20:12.354
- What is being learned here is going to essentially make
- 00:20:12.354 --> 00:20:17.593
- Everything from russian mobile
- 00:20:18.193 --> 00:20:20.729
- Artillery to their hypersonic cruise missiles.
- 00:20:20.729 --> 00:20:24.533
- They've got specimens of all those things.
- 00:20:24.533 --> 00:20:26.969
- And so now we're reverse engineering it
- 00:20:26.969 --> 00:20:29.471
- To know exactly how to negate it.
- 00:20:29.471 --> 00:20:32.875
- So, just as the chinese equipment
- 00:20:32.875 --> 00:20:36.145
- Seemed rather,
- 00:20:36.145 --> 00:20:38.814
- Useless when we snatched maduro,
- 00:20:38.814 --> 00:20:42.351
- I think we've, we're coming to know
- 00:20:42.351 --> 00:20:45.054
- The russian equipment just as well.
- 00:20:45.054 --> 00:20:46.855
- If not better.
- 00:20:46.855 --> 00:20:49.591
- Well, captain chuck nash, you made more than 960
- 00:20:49.591 --> 00:20:52.828
- Successful landings on an aircraft carrier.
- 00:20:52.828 --> 00:20:56.298
- But your courage continues to bring hope to us.
- 00:20:56.298 --> 00:20:59.201
- Thank you for your service and for your candor.
- 00:20:59.201 --> 00:21:02.371
- Well, thank you, sir.
- 00:21:02.371 --> 00:21:03.305
- The good lord was watching out over me,
- 00:21:03.305 --> 00:21:05.007
- I can tell you that for a fact.
- 00:21:05.007 --> 00:21:07.343
- Well, i believe he still is.
- 00:21:07.343 --> 00:21:08.610
- And i trust he's watching over all of us.
- 00:21:08.610 --> 00:21:10.546
- Thanks for your time.
- 00:21:10.546 --> 00:21:12.247
- My pleasure.
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- In a moment, we'll be back with some of your emails.
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- In a moment, we'll be back with some of your emails.
- 00:21:23.986 --> 00:21:28.892
- Thank you for taking the time to share
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- Your thoughts and opinions with us.
- 00:21:31.428 --> 00:21:32.996
- We always look forward to your emails.
- 00:21:32.996 --> 00:21:35.299
- A viewer on youtube noted as one who's gone
- 00:21:35.299 --> 00:21:38.268
- To war, as one having a part in war planning.
- 00:21:38.268 --> 00:21:41.672
- As anxious as one might become
- 00:21:41.672 --> 00:21:43.407
- For the police to issue and expend all order,
- 00:21:43.407 --> 00:21:46.677
- I appreciate the deliberate patient diplomacy.
- 00:21:46.677 --> 00:21:49.046
- First,
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- It's an approach before issuing a search and destroy order.
- 00:21:50.280 --> 00:21:53.450
- Just my thoughts.
- 00:21:53.450 --> 00:21:54.451
- God be glorified above all.
- 00:21:54.451 --> 00:21:57.454
- Well, i agree, i have watched president trump with admiration
- 00:21:57.454 --> 00:22:01.024
- At the restraint he has shown, and i trust that
- 00:22:01.024 --> 00:22:04.862
- There will come an outcome that will spare the destruction
- 00:22:04.862 --> 00:22:08.966
- That will come if the iranian leadership
- 00:22:08.966 --> 00:22:11.268
- Continues in their stubbornness.
- 00:22:11.268 --> 00:22:12.803
- It's a good time for us to pray at the end of the day.
- 00:22:12.803 --> 00:22:15.172
- We want the best for the iranian people.
- 00:22:15.172 --> 00:22:16.940
- I have been praying for weeks and weeks
- 00:22:16.940 --> 00:22:19.076
- That there would come a freedom in iran
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- That they haven't had for 50 years.
- 00:22:20.778 --> 00:22:23.013
- A freedom to acknowledge jesus in the streets of tehran
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- Without fear of reprisal.
- 00:22:25.616 --> 00:22:27.418
- Only god can bring about that outcome, but he is able.
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- Thank you for spending a few moments of your day with us.
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- God is moving in the earth.
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- Let's join him. god bless you and good night.
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