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Erick Stakelbeck: Chaos in Syria | Stakelbeck Tonight

December 9, 2024 | 23:27

Erick Stakelbeck discusses the recent overthrow of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria by Islamic jihadists. He highlights the main rebel group, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), an offshoot of Al Qaeda, and the concerns about their rule in Syria. Stakelbeck also examines the winners and losers in this Syrian revolution, with Iran and Russia being the losers and Turkey emerging as a potential winner. He then discusses the trial of Daniel Penny, a Marine veteran who was cleared of charges in the death of a homeless man. The episode concludes with a discussion on President Trump's visit to Paris and the importance of border security and revival in America.

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Stakelbeck Tonight | Erick Stakelbeck: Chaos in Syria | Stakelbeck Tonight | December 9, 2024

Welcome to stakelbeck tonight.
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I'm erick stakelbeckck.
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And just when you thought
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The middle east couldn't get any more chaotic,
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We just witnessed one of the most monumental
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Events to take place in that region this century.
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On saturday, the regime of bashar al-assad
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Was overthrown, known in syria as islamic jihadists
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Swept into the capital city of damascus.
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Assad's family had ruled syria with an iron fist for 54 years,
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But he was forced to flee to moscow,
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Where he will now live in exile under the watchful eye
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Of his longtime ally, vladimir putin.
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Even putin couldn't save assad from the lightning assault
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That began on november 27th, when islamic radicals
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Linked to al qaida stormed out of northwestern syria
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And swept through major cities like aleppo, hama and homs
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With little resistance and finally seized damascus.
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Now, the main player among this collection of rebel groups
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That toppled assad is called hayat tahrir al-sham or h t.
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As for sure, it's an offshoot of al qaida,
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Which is devoted
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To turning syria into an islamic state ruled by sharia law.
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Each has been designated
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As a terrorist group by the us government.
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In other words, they are not freedom fighters
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And syria
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Isn't going to suddenly become a bastion of democracy.
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The leader of fds is mohammed al golani, and in his victory
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Speech at a mosque in damascus,
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He pledged to make syria welcoming for all, including
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Druze, christians, kurds and moderate arabs.
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Folks don't buy it.
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The united states has a $10 million bounty on al golani
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For his previous terrorist activities, and it's rare
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That jihadi changed their spots once they get power.
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Israel knows this very well.
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That's why the israeli air force spent sunday bombing syria's
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Chemical weapons stockpiles and long range rockets.
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They don't want assad's
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Advanced weapons to fall into the hands of the jihadis.
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Israel has also created a buffer zone along its border
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With syria.
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The message to the jihadis is keep away or else.
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Prime minister
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Benjamin netanyahu visited the border on sunday
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To deliver that message
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And to point out when i'm going
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To break down more in just a minute,
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That the iranian axis just suffered a massive blow.
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Take a look.
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This is a historic day for the middle east.
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The collapse of the assad regime,
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The tyranny in damascus offers great opportunity,
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But also is fraught with significant dangers.
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This collapse is a direct result of our forceful action
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Against hezbollah and iran, assad's main supporters.
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It set off a chain reaction of all those
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Who want to free themselves from this tyranny
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And its oppression.
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But it also means we have to take action
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Against possible threats.
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One of them is the collapse of the separation
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Of forces agreement from 1974 between israel and syria.
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This agreement held for 50 years.
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Last night it collapsed.
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The syrian army abandoned its positions.
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We gave the israeli army the order
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To take over those positions to ensure
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That no hostile force embeds itself right
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Next to the border of israel.
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This is a
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Temporary defensive position
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Until a suitable arrangement is found.
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Equally, we send a hand of peace
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To all those beyond our border in syria, to the druze,
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To the kurds, to the christians, and to the muslims
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Who want to live in peace with israel.
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We're going to follow events very carefully.
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If we can establish
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Neighborly relations and a peaceful relations
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With the new forces emerging in syria.
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That's our desire.
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But if we do not, we will do whatever it takes
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To defend the state of israel and the border of israel.
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Folks, i really think that's the correct posture
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For israel to take and also for the united states.
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Look,
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The dust hasn't
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Even settled in syria and there may be more surprises to come.
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So let's watch, wait and pray, in particular
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For syria's christian minority that they do not fall
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Into the crosshairs of the jihadists.
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In the meantime, who are the big winners
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And losers in this syrian revolution?
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Well, the biggest loser is clearly iran.
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The iranian regime had made syria the linchpin
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Of its entire middle east strategy.
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They used syria for years as its main transit point
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To transport weapons to hezbollah and also fighters
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To attack israel.
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Now, that's all gone.
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In a span of a few months, iran's ring of fire
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That once surrounded israel has completely collapsed
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In the wake of the october 7th massacre.
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Israel smashed hamas
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And hezbollah and destroyed iran's air defenses.
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And now assad has fallen mainly because
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Iran and hezbollah were too weak to defend him.
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Likewise, the other big loser in all of this is russia,
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Which was too distracted by its war in ukraine to bail
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Assad out
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Without his irani and russian and hezbollah protectors.
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Assad was a sitting duck.
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The jihadis knew it and they made their big move
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With plenty of support from the big winner in syria.
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Turkey looked for this naito member nation that is led
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By a radical islamist in res tayyip erdogan
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To begin flexing its muscles even more in the region.
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What does that mean for israel?
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What comes next in syria?
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And why should you be paying attention?
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Or tbn israel correspondent yair pinto joins us
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From jerusalem with the inside story next.
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He's host of the brand new show
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Boots on the ground, seen right here on tbn.
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Every thursday night.
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And he is our tv in israel.
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Correspondent yeah.
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Pinto joins us now from jerusalem.
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Yeah.
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What is the feeling right now in israel?
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Is there
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A sense that you may have gotten rid of one problem in syria
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And now you have a new one with the jihadists?
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Well, yes,
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I think the situation is that there are no good guys.
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It's either a terrorist group that is linked with al qaida
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Or the former assad regime that was ruling
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Syria and was an enemy
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Of the state of israel for more than 50 years.
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I grew up learning in officer school
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How to battle the syrian tanks and their syrian tactics.
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And now there is no syrian regime anymore.
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The middle east is changing completely
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And at the rapid pace, we really don't know what
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Will be the next situation and who will lead this country.
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Yeah, great point.
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In israel right now, obviously on high alert. yeah.
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What do you think the government sees?
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Look, these are islamic jihadists.
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They're not freedom fighters, obviously.
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The main rebel group is al qaida linked.
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And it seems to israel is taking on one hand
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A wait and see attitude, but on the other hand,
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Making some preemptive moves. right.
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Seizing mount hermon and creating that buffer zone
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Between israel and syria, also bombing chemical weapons
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Stockpiles, etc., seems like a wise move by israel.
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Yes. yes, definitely.
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I think that israel, since october seven, has learned
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That we cannot trust anyone with the security
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Of the citizens of israel and with taking control
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Of strategic locations on our borders.
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So what israel is doing now is creating a buffer zone in the
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Gaza strip. that's one
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Creating a buffer zone in south lebanon, that's two.
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And now because of the situation in syria,
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We're also creating our own buffer zone
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Between israel and syria.
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So we're taking all the strategic points,
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Meaning the hands
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On, which is the highest
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Mountain in syria and in israel on the border.
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And we're taking control with idf forces there.
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We are taking we have troops and tanks and armored vehicles
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In that demilitarized zone, which was supposed to be
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Controlled by the united nations peacekeeping force in syria,
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Which was actually saved by the idf troops, because
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We had to go inside syria and save them from the rebels.
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So this is the situation.
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It's kind of,
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You know, raises some question
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About the ability of the international community
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And the united nations to actually keep the peace
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Between israel and its neighbors.
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Yeah, you and. i were again.
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Israel has to take control and to protect its own people
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And its own security. it's common sense.
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You and i were talking off camera. yeah.
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Look, the moves, the terrible moves
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Made by the iranian regime over the past year,
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Since october 7th, now they find themselves in as weak
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A position as we've seen since 1979 when they came to power.
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Can you talk real quick about iran
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Being the big loser in all of this
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And turkey potentially being the big winner?
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Yes. and
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In the situation as it is now, it looks like turkey
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Has an open invitation to take control over syria
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And to bring its forces closer to israel.
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That's on the one hand.
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On the second hand, we see that iran has been severely weakened
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And all its strategy, its proxies are almost nonexistent,
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Except for the houthies
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And maybe a few iranian militias in iraq.
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But when a terrorist organization and an extreme
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Ideology regime is with its backs to the wall,
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You can expect some radical decisions.
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So i wouldn't be so happy about the situation as it is now.
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And i think that the islamic republic of iran will
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Push either to create an
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Explosive terrorist attack, a massive rocket attack,
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Or make a run for the nuclear bomb
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In order to gain some power, some respect in this region
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That it really lost
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In this war against israel in the past year.
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Yeah, the nuclear bomb seems to be
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Iran's only insurance policy left.
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Hey, about 15 seconds.
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Tell us real quick, my friend, about boots on the ground.
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Your great new show.
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Well, yes, this show is basically
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To give you our viewers
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Information on what is happening in israel every week from us
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Israelis officers
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That serve in the idf
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And are part of the
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Reserve units of this country so that you can pray
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For the peace of jerusalem,
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Knowing what really is happening here.
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Of course, no one does it better than our tv
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In israel, correspondent yair pinto.
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Check out boots on the ground. yeah, stay safe.
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God bless. we will see you again soon.
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And coming up after the break, a major development
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Today in a key trial happening in new york city.
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Also, president trump with a major visit to paris
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Over the weekend.
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We break it all down with david harris jr.
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Next, don█t move.
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Next, don█t move.
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Welcome back to stakelbeck tonight, u.s.
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Marine veteran daniel penny has been cleared of all charges
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In the death of jordan.
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Neely a disturbed homeless man who was threatening passengers
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On a new york city subway train last year.
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The fact that penny was even on trial in the first place
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Shows yet again
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That we have a very big problem in our justice system.
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It's a problem
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That president
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Trump knows all too well and one he's vowed to fix
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When he takes office once again six weeks from today.
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But if you watched him lead in paris this weekend,
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You might think he's already our commander in chief.
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Joining us now to break it
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All down is david harris, junior host of the pulse on newsmax
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Tv and a bold author, speaker, podcaster and entrepreneur.
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David, great to see you.
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This daniel penny verdict,
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You've been talking about this on your ex
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Account, number one, an outrage that ever went to trial.
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But number two,
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Does this send a message, david, with president
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Trump coming into office that, look, the madness
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That's been happening, our justice system,
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It's got to change and maybe it's about to.
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Yeah, i think it absolutely sends a message.
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Erick and thanks for having me on.
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It's an honor to be with you.
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I think it boldly sends a message from the new york
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American people there that they want law and order
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And they want justice just as bad
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As the rest of the country does, or these progressive da's
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To try to push this agenda to try to hold daniel penny
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Hostage and accountable for the drug use.
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The flagrant violent abuse of this
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This individual that was, you know, a crack a crack addict.
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He was somebody that was loud and vulgar.
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He was somebody that was threatening women and children.
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I mean, i think americans want people
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That are going to stand up for them.
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They want men to be masculine and to show some respect
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And honor for others that are in
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That are in a situation like this.
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I think i would have probably done the exact same thing.
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Yeah.
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Got the guy in a headlock and said, you're going to sit here
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And you're going to stay here until the police show up.
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But had this verdict came down any other way?
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Every single warm blooded, patriotic man
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That sees an injustice
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Taking place would probably think
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Two or three times before getting involved.
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They'd say, wait a minute,
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If i can't stand up for innocent women
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And children around me,
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Then i might not just i might not put myself in harm's way.
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So this was definitely a win for justice.
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It was a win for the heroic act of daniel penny.
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And i already see there's outrage from
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Some of those that want
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To stoke the whole black lives matter flame and saying, oh, now
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Any white guy can just put a guy black man a joke.
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This isn't about race.
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It should never, never be about race.
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It's about what's right and wrong.
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So i think that the
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The jurors in new york absolutely sent a clear message.
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They want law and order
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And they want to stand up for heroes
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That are there when the police aren't.
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And it was a relief.
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It was refreshing to see david.
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And look, this whole narrative of toxic masculinity,
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Racism, homophobia, islamophobia, etc..
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Do you think
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That could be on its way out
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After the
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American people repudiated it in large numbers on november 5th
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And with president trump about to take the helm once again?
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I think it has.
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I think
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Everything that
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Has to do with this woke mob agenda is suffering.
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It's deflated. it's on its last legs.
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Americans are tired of it.
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They're tired of the cancel culture.
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They're tired of being put into boxes and saying,
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You have to prescribe for this box
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Or to this box or you're only in this box.
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America is just want to be left alone.
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We want to feel safe in our own homes.
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We want to feel safe in our environment.
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We want to be able to go to the church
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That we want to go to.
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We don't want to deal with the the tyrannical mandates that,
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You know what?
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I'm actually appreciative that covid came out like it did.
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It was horrible for so many people
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That wish it would have never happened.
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But the fact that it did happen showed us
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Which leaders, people in office that were elected to serve us,
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The american people,
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Which ones are that actually they're for power,
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Which ones are there to actually serve the american people.
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So when it comes to the woke agenda,
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When it comes to the cancel culture,
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I think it's on its last legs.
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Americans are tired of it.
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We don't want to be put in a box.
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We want to be left alone. we want to feel safe.
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We want to know that our
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Elected leaders have our backs and are putting americans first.
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And that's the resounding win that we gave president donald j.
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Trump in november to become our next and again
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Commander in chief. and david, well said.
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I think we're more unified as a country
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Than we expected, than we even knew.
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Judging by the election result on november 5th,
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We're repudiating the madness.
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We're going to make america sane again.
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Hey, about a minute left before the break, dave,
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Then we will bring you right back.
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Speaking of leadership, president trump in paris
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This weekend for the grand reopening
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Of the notre-dame cathedral.
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Wow. was pretty striking to me
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To see world leaders lining up to shake his hand.
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Trump is back, and i think the world has taken notice.
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What did you pick up from that event over the weekend?
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Well, the respect
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From all of those world leaders,
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Everybody wanted to shake his hand.
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Everybody wanted to get close.
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Zelinski there with a big smile on his face,
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Hoping that the gravy train doesn't stop. but it will.
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But what we saw was leadership in action and in motion.
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And when somebody understands and recognizes
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Someone as a true leader, they honor them.
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And that is us.
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That is america. we are being honored again.
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President trump is not even back
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In the oval office yet, and world
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Leaders have already taken notice.
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They know what's to come.
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They know how he conducted his first four years.
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They know that president trump was not somebody
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That they could be.
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They could play with, they could play with.
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They couldn't push him around. they couldn't bully him.
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President trump is sharp.
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He's exactly who i believe got appointed and called
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To be our next commander in chief.
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And i actually believe that it was god's grace and mercy
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To allow us to experience the last four years underneath.
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Joe biden and kamala harris.
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We needed a wake up call.
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We needed to see exactly what i believe
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The democrat party is all about.
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They're all about power and control.
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They'd like to turn us
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Into the ussa, united socialist states of america.
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They'd like for nobody to be able to go to church.
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They'd like, you know, if you listen to their religion,
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What they talk about, it's he and she.
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It's god is a he and a and a her.
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It's so it's it's amoral.
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It's not biblical.
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It's, in my opinion, completely anti christ in nature.
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And yet that's exactly what the democrat party
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Has been championing along with abortions,
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Just like they had outside their convention, an abortion clinic
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In a bus rolling around there, the not for america.
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And president trump is.
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So yeah, we saw leadership in action on the world stage.
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Amen, david.
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Well said.
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And also the border madness,
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Which we're going to dig into with you after the break.
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More with newsmax tv host david harris jr.
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After the break. stick around.
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After the break. stick around.
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Welcome back to stakelbeck tonight.
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We're talking to author, podcaster,
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Entrepreneur and speaker david harris.
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Junior folks
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Check him out on x and across social media and of course,
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Watch his great show on newsmax tv.
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The polls.
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David, we talk about the madness at our southern border.
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It seems to me to be the source of a lot of the evil in america
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Right now, whether it's the fentanyl
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Crisis, human trafficking, drug trafficking, etc..
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Do you think this will be agenda
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Number one for president trump?
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Six weeks from today
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When he takes office, turning around the situation
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At the southern border
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And what kind of impact
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And that lawlessness
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That we've been battling over the past four years?
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Well, i think it's going to be top of his agenda on day one.
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He understands that the border is one of the main reasons
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Why americans overwhelmingly supported him.
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Our border has been wide open.
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There's been no help whatsoever from canada or mexico
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Just in the last few weeks since president trump is
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Is been appointed a president elect.
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Mexico, the president of mexico has come out and said, hey,
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We're actually going to work with the president.
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Trump
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To make sure that these caravans
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Stop going into the united states.
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How did president trump get this done?
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He got it done with tariffs, understanding
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That we allow so much to come in from other countries
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And we don't tariff it, we don't tax it.
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We don't make sure that they pay when it comes in.
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And he's very bold when it comes to those tariffs.
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And he and he should be
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Because the amount of fitting
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All that's come into this country is overwhelming.
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There's so many tens of thousands of lives that die
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Every single year because of fentanyl
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And the amount of children
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That are being trafficked across the border.
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It's so disturbing.
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Over 380,000 is last i heard from tom homan,
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The new appointed border border czar.
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Over 380,000 children have gone missing.
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This is something that should be on
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Every single person's heart,
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Especially if you're a christian.
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And i know what's on the top of president trump's heart.
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So i believe he will enact the policies
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That gave us the safest border in at least a 40, 40 years.
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You will do that probably on day one
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And make sure that our border is secure.
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Yeah.
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David, you said that over 300,000 children missing.
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And it brings me to one of the great issues,
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I think, of the past four years when the great evil
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Is really the transit of kids and all that madness.
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Defending children, i believe, as a christian
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Especially,
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Should be priority number one,
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Not only for us as the american people,
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But for the new administration.
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Do you see hopefully
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A cultural turnaround here and a turning back to god?
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Is that possible?
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Is revival on the table in the next four years?
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I think it is, erick.
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I absolutely see that.
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I actually saw an article just yesterday
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That bible sales in the united states have soared.
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People are turning back to their faith.
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People are understanding that we are in a spiritual
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Battle in this nation.
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And as you pointed out, erick, it's over our children.
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That's one thing that will unite
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Every single parent
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Is understanding that there is a war waging for our kids.
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If they can't go after them and take them out in the womb
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Like abortion wants to do, then it's can we castrate them?
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Can we keep them from being able to procreate later on in life?
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Can we still their identity?
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Can we tell them that god
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Screwed up when he created them and put them in a boy's body
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Or in a girl's body?
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Can we feed that lie to them early?
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And that's exactly what the woke
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Lgbt mafia agenda is all about.
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It's antichrist.
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It is against the very order
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And divine order of how god created adam and eve,
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Not adam and steve.
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So i think americans are waking up to that.
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I believe that
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Americans are feeling the need to get more in tune with
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With their faith and with their creator.
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And that's an a that's a very, very exciting thing to witness.
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I think it's only going to continue in the coming years.
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Amen, david. well said.
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Six weeks, my friend, until donald trump takes office.
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David, we will have you back soon.
00:22:17.789 --> 00:22:19.490
Keep up the great work.
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David harris judy, check him out, folks on newsmax tv.
00:22:20.658 --> 00:22:23.094
It's called the pulse.
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God bless, david.
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We'll see you again soon.
00:22:24.796 --> 00:22:25.997
And folks, coming up after the break, my final thoughts.
00:22:25.997 --> 00:22:28.433
And david just talked about it on this moment
00:22:28.433 --> 00:22:30.935
Of great opportunity for america and the body of christ.
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That's next.
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That's next.
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Welcome back.
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Stakelbeck tonight, folks.
00:22:40.542 --> 00:22:41.743
As we wrap up, david harris, junior and i were just talking
00:22:41.743 --> 00:22:43.511
About the golden opportunity we had before us as a nation
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These next four years and makes me
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Think of the book of galatians chapter six, verse ten.
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Therefore,
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As we have opportunity, let us do good to all people.
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Aspire
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To those who belong to the family of believers
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That applies here in the united states.
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It also applies to those syrian christians folks.
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They are members of the body of christ.
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Keep them in your prayers right now.
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Scary times for them.
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Tomorrow, johnny moore and sammy rodriguez are here,
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An all star panel.
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And on wednesday, robbie starbuck and rob pazienza
00:23:12.640 --> 00:23:15.977
Talking about winning the culture war in america.
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It's going to be good until tomorrow.
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God bless you and we'll see you soon.
00:23:20.882 --> 00:23:20.882

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