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Stakelbeck Tonight | Erick Stakelbeck: Iran Is Collapsing | Stakelbeck Tonight | March 18, 2026
- Welcome to stakelbeck tonight.
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- I'm erick stakelbeck
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- And day by day iran's regime is being decimated.
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- A collection of butchers, jihadists and modern day
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- Nazis who have spent 47 years murdering and maiming
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- Is now facing judgment courtesy of the u.s.
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- And israeli militaries.
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- The latest regime tyrant to fall is iran's now
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- Former intelligence minister ismail khatib,
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- One of the regime's most important officials.
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- He was killed early today in tehran in an israeli airstrike.
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- Khatib helped lead
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- The regime's brutal repression of the iranian people,
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- And had a major hand in the january slaughter
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- Of at least 32,000 iranians.
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- He was also an islamic cleric who was close to supreme leader
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- Ayatollah khamenei, and like khamenei, he is now no more.
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- The take out of cutie follows tuesday's double
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- Elimination of two other high ranking regime kingpins.
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- Israeli airstrikes eliminated ali larijani,
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- Who israel says was the de facto
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- Leader of iran in the wake of khamenei's death.
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- Also killed was the head of iran's basij paramilitary force,
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- Along with several other top basij officials.
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- Folks, this is very significant because the basij
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- Are what i call the skull crackers.
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- This is the goon squad that the regime unleashes on the streets
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- To attack and intimidate the iranian people.
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- Think of the nazi brownshirts,
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- Only more numerous and more powerful.
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- Likewise, their masters in iran's islamic revolutionary
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- Guard corps can be compared to hitler's ss.
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- But again, only more powerful and influential.
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- The more the basij and the irgc are weakened,
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- The better chance the iranian people
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- Will take to the streets and finally seize their freedom.
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- The united states and israel are creating the conditions
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- On the ground for a new iran.
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- God willing.
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- Now, as we've laid out,
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- The regime's leadership is being taken out one by one.
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- In just 19 days since operation epic, fury began,
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- Iran's air force, navy and missile defenses
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- Have all been destroyed and its ballistic
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- Missile and drone launches have plummeted.
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- The u.s.
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- And israel,
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- Working side by side, are completely obliterating
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- Iran's entire military and terror infrastructure
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- In stunning fashion.
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- President trump posted today that the world's number one
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- State sponsor of terrorism is being put out of business.
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- Finally, after nearly half a century of mayhem,
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- We have a commander in chief
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- Who is holding the ayatollahs accountable.
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- Here's more from the president.
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- Iran is just a military operation.
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- To me, iran is something that was essentially
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- Largely over in 2 or 3 days,
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- Because the navy was wiped out almost immediately.
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- The air force came next.
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- The anti-aircraft came next.
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- Mean we're flying over iran.
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- We could take out their electric capacity in one hour.
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- We have all that.
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- But there's nothing they can do right now
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- Because everything is knocked out.
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- They have no again, no radar, no anti-aircraft.
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- They have nothing. and,
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- We don't.
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- And it was a decision i made.
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- We discussed it.
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- Pete, marco, jd all of us.
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- Chris. we discussed it.
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- We can knock out their electricity
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- In a matter of minutes. if we wanted to.
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- There's nothing they can do about it.
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- We can knock out their oil in kharg island.
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- The only thing we didn't take down was zero.
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- Because if we knock out, i call the pipes very complex.
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- But if you do that, it will take them forever to rebuild.
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- Meaning, whoever.
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- And hopefully it's a sane group of people.
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- But whoever it is, it's going to be running that.
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- And we're going to
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- Try to get people that are going to run it well.
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- And, you know, it's going to be a prosperous, wonderful place.
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- It used to be, you know, if you go back,
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- It used to be a very the people are great.
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- The people are smart and energetic and
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- It used to be very successful.
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- Now it's a country run by fear.
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- It's a country where they tell protesters,
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- Don't go outside because if you do, we're going to kill you.
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- And now
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- It is desperation time for iran's regime.
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- That's why they're trying to shut down the strait of hormuz.
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- They think that if they drive up oil and gas prices,
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- President trump and prime minister
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- Netanyahu will back down and end the operation.
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- Yet once again, the mullahs have overplayed their hand
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- And the prime minister are intent on finishing the job.
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- Europe, on the other hand, watch.
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- The president has a sense of.
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- Your war against iran is really going to tap on international.
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- Who said that the president
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- Look that he's lucky i exist.
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- That's all i can say.
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- Because if you're going to allow countries that are
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- Sick and demented and they are demented
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- To have nuclear weapons,
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- They everybody in the whole world should be very thankful.
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- And i'm disappointed in nato, very disappointed.
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- I'm disappointed in a couple of other countries too. but,
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- They should be very thankful that this group of people
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- Feels the way we do, because if a country like iran
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- Was allowed to have the power of a nuclear weapon,
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- If we didn't stop them, i stopped them twice.
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- I love your i spend a lot of time in europe.
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- It's a different place that bad things have happened to you.
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- Very bad things.
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- And you better do
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- Something about immigration
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- And you better do something
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- About energy, or you won't have a europe.
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- He's right folks, it is becoming very obvious.
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- If it wasn't already before, that israel is america's
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- Most dependable ally in the world.
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- And with great britain in shambles under its current
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- Left wing government, it's really not even close anymore.
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- Coming up, we'll talk to a former israeli brigadier
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- General who's got the inside story
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- On the iran war and what comes next.
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- Don't move.
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- Don't move.
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- Welcome back to stakelbeck tonight.
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- Iran's regime is under intense pressure right now.
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- But as we've been telling you, the united states and israel
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- Are doing all of the heavy
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- Lifting while much of the world sits on the sidelines.
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- Joining us now to break it down more is former israeli
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- Brigadier general yossi cooper vasseur, director
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- Of the jerusalem institute for strategy and security.
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- General, it is always great to see you.
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- Hey, it looks like europe doesn't have much of a stomach
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- To get in the fight here and help out,
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- Even to help reopen the strait of hormuz.
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- But, general,
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- Do you think there's a possibility with the arab
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- And muslim nations
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- Like the uae, saudi arabia coming under fire by iran,
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- That perhaps the arab and muslim nations could join in
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- In this conflict against the regime?
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- Well, thank you for having me, first of all.
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- And secondly,
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- There is a chance
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- That this is going to happen, but the odds are not very high
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- Because everybody looks at israel, and
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- Especially the united states, is the those who can really make,
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- What, what's necessary to be done in the gulf.
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- And nobody else believes
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- In themselves, in themselves, that they can make a difference.
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- So they prefer to sit on the sidelines, as you said.
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- And, some of them,
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- They have this feeling that they're so weak that they even
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- Think about getting involved, especially the europeans.
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- It's, it's devastating to see them, like that.
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- But this is where they stand.
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- It's really stunning, general.
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- But on the flip side, it really seems to me
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- That israel is emerging as a global superpower,
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- Not just a regional powerhouse, but a global superpower.
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- Do you see it that way?
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- Obviously, israel's military might on full display right now,
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- Economic as well.
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- Do you see israel?
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- We hope for a new middle east
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- When the dust settles from this conflict.
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- But you also see israel emerging as a world powerhouse.
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- Well, we are
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- Satisfied with our position as a regional superpower.
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- We have the capabilities to be more than that,
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- Maybe from time to time when necessary.
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- If the united states will call us to help it
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- To and other missions, we might be there.
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- But, we focus on the middle east.
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- And i think that if we manage
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- To, together with the united states,
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- To reshape the middle east in a way that is, it
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- Is going to be much stable, a much more pacified
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- And without the iranian regime that,
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- Is the major source of instability and the terror,
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- Then, we shall contribute to the stability of the world
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- And, we'll do that gladly, because this is going
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- To affect our security and the united states security
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- And the western world, the security and the regional,
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- Pragmatic state security is the most important for us.
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- Yeah. general. well said.
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- And it seems that if this regime in iran
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- Is out of the way, finally,
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- Then president trump's vision of abraham accords
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- And as you said, a new middle east can really take shape.
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- President trump has
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- Said he wants the unconditional surrender of iran's regime.
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- We've seen several top iranian leaders
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- Eliminated in just the past two days alone.
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- How likely is that general, that this regime or what's
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- Left of it, would come to the table and surrender?
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- We are not there yet.
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- We need some more time in order to bring the iranian regime
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- To the conclusion that it has to surrender all.
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- But even better, if we can create the conditions
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- That would enable the people of iran
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- To go back to the streets and remove this regime from power,
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- It would be even better.
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- But, those two things that we are trying to
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- Accomplish in this war are not yet achievable.
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- I think we should need some more time.
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- Not a very long time.
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- I think the original plan was for 4 to 6 weeks.
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- You know, in the middle of week three.
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- Let's, be patient and,
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- Continue to put pressure on the iranian regime.
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- We can its capabilities
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- And create the conditions for the people to go to the streets
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- And we just have to be patient.
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- And in doing so, we cannot every morning
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- Wake up and see, have we have we always,
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- You know, when we deal, whether or not. yeah.
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- It's, like you in the car, you know.
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- Yeah.
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- Well be patient and this time to go from one place to another.
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- It very much has to happen before this is going to happen.
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- Yeah.
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- Key points and one look, iran
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- Had decades and decades of building up
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- This military and terror infrastructure.
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- That said, what are the big goals,
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- Do you think still left for the u.s.
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- And israeli militaries?
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- I guess to completely decimate iran's ballistic
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- Missile capabilities would be number one.
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- And of course, any nuclear
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- Capabilities that are left, i would suppose.
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- Well, first of all, we have to decimate the capabilities
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- Of the strategic level, both the nuclear weapons, dreams
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- That they have and the, and ballistic missiles project.
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- That's first and foremost.
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- Secondly,
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- We have to keep weakening the regime's, security forces
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- So that when the people of iran goes to the streets,
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- They will be able to remain safe.
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- Thirdly, i think most important in this respect
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- Is, to open the whole straits,
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- Make sure that the shipping in the state is safe.
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- And, we don't we don't need the neither
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- The united states nor israel.
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- When they are together, they need the europeans
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- Or the gulf states to,
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- Lend a hand.
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- We can do that by ourselves.
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- You know, it's it's another thing that takes time.
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- We need to take care of the entire, iranian navy.
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- Need to take care of the iranian,
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- Capabilities
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- To strike the shipping from, from the ground.
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- They have missiles.
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- They have all kinds of,
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- And then small navy, small vessels that can do the job.
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- We have to take care of all these capabilities.
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- It's going to take some more weeks, and,
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- We should be able to open the, the straits.
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- And once the straits to open, it's just going to be clear
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- That the regime is left without any power. yeah.
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- And at the same time,
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- We should weaken the regime's capability by,
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- Harming its economic, capability to stay in power.
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- And we started doing that today.
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- Was, hitting the, oil the gas facilities in bushehr.
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- Yeah, yeah, they're being pushed against the wall.
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- And like you said, look,
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- It takes patience, general, but more than worth it
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- To topple the world's number one state sponsor of terrorism.
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- Hey, about 20s left real quick.
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- Hezbollah in the north.
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- Is the idf ready to deliver?
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- Hopefully a crushing, crushing
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- Blow to hezbollah, iran's main proxy about 20s left.
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- We deliver crushing blow,
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- Hits on, hezbollah and we create the conditions
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- For the lebanese
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- Armed forces to finally do what they're supposed to do.
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- And disarm hezbollah.
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- And, this is the way to enable the people of the the residents
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- Of southern lebanon to go back to their villages.
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- This is the way to,
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- Put forward
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- A plan
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- That would lead the lebanon
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- To a totally different place than it is today.
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- Yeah.
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- Iran's entire ring of fire is collapsing before our eyes.
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- It's amazing to see. general yoshioka, supervisor.
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- Always great to see you, my friend. thanks so much.
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- God bless. keep up the great work.
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- Much more coming up after the break.
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- Stick around.
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- Stick around.
- 00:14:08.009 --> 00:14:10.747
- Welcome back to stakelbeck tonight, folks.
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- We say it off.
- 00:14:13.784 --> 00:14:14.751
- And here on this show, we are locked right now
- 00:14:14.751 --> 00:14:16.987
- In a battle with dark forces for the soul of america.
- 00:14:16.987 --> 00:14:20.924
- And for 25 years, the national hispanic christian leadership
- 00:14:20.924 --> 00:14:24.661
- Conference has been preparing for this very moment.
- 00:14:24.661 --> 00:14:28.432
- The new dlc is a movement that equips pastors, defends
- 00:14:28.432 --> 00:14:32.436
- Religious freedom, and stands for life giving a voice
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- To millions of believers across america and beyond.
- 00:14:35.439 --> 00:14:39.376
- Joining us now to share more are tony suarez, vice president
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- Of the clc, and doctor joseph castleberry,
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- Author of the book the new pilgrim's
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- How immigrants are renewing america's faith and values.
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- Gentlemen, great to have you both with us.
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- Tony, we'll start with you.
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- There was recently an independent
- 00:14:54.992 --> 00:14:56.526
- Legal review by our friends
- 00:14:56.526 --> 00:14:57.995
- At liberty council that confirmed
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- That now glc represents tens of thousands of churches
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- Through its coalition structure.
- 00:15:03.567 --> 00:15:05.235
- Now, tony, this year marks the 25th anniversary of the glc.
- 00:15:05.235 --> 00:15:08.739
- That's a major milestone
- 00:15:08.739 --> 00:15:10.340
- When you look back to its beginning, way back in 1995.
- 00:15:10.340 --> 00:15:13.877
- Did anyone imagine
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- That the glc would grow into what is now being described
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- As the largest hispanic church association in america?
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- I think all
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- We can say is to god be the glory.
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- You know,
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- I didn't know pastor sam in the mid 90s,
- 00:15:27.791 --> 00:15:28.992
- But i've heard the stories of the prophetic word
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- That was over his life, that there would be this movement
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- That would reconcile
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- Martin luther king's march with billy graham's message.
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- He heard it as a teenager.
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- It was confirmed to him by who would then become his wife.
- 00:15:41.138 --> 00:15:44.374
- And we've just walked it out together.
- 00:15:44.374 --> 00:15:46.476
- I've been i've been running with pastor sam since 2012.
- 00:15:46.476 --> 00:15:49.780
- And what i like to tell people is that it doesn't matter
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- If from the church house
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- To the white house, his house, my house.
- 00:15:54.651 --> 00:15:56.787
- He's a man of integrity, a man of character.
- 00:15:56.787 --> 00:15:59.056
- He has one mission, and it's to change the world
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- With the gospel of the lord jesus christ.
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- And it's just been so special to to walk this out with him
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- And to see what he always told us, what he warned us about.
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- See it come to play.
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- He told us that you are what you tolerate.
- 00:16:13.603 --> 00:16:16.373
- He said today's complacency will become tomorrow's captivity.
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- He told us we're not going to sacrifice truth on the altar.
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- Political expediency.
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- And we saw these things come to play over the last few years.
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- But we've.
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- But i'm thankful for a beacon of truth of light
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- Called the now sclc that has stood in the gap.
- 00:16:31.421 --> 00:16:35.025
- And as we've been declaring revivals
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- Not coming, revival has come to the united states,
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- And it's because of movements
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- Like the sclc that have stood for truth in dark times.
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- Amen.
- 00:16:45.635 --> 00:16:46.069
- And pastor
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- Sam, of course, is a good friend of this
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- Show is on frequently doctor castleberry.
- 00:16:47.938 --> 00:16:50.407
- One of the things i think of when i think of
- 00:16:50.407 --> 00:16:51.808
- Pastor sam and tony and their team is boldness.
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- They speak out.
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- They're unafraid of the consequences.
- 00:16:56.680 --> 00:16:58.348
- They leave it all to god and they speak out.
- 00:16:58.348 --> 00:17:00.050
- They do the right thing on these contentious issues
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- That are in many times dividing america.
- 00:17:03.320 --> 00:17:06.056
- They bring moral clarity.
- 00:17:06.056 --> 00:17:07.357
- Does the nhl,
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- Nhl see they bring moral clarity to these issues in a bold way.
- 00:17:08.692 --> 00:17:12.896
- You work closely with them. how do you see it?
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- Well, that's exactly the thing that most attracted me to.
- 00:17:15.499 --> 00:17:19.069
- Sam's ministry,
- 00:17:19.436 --> 00:17:20.770
- From, from the very beginning,
- 00:17:20.770 --> 00:17:22.072
- Is that he is an american patriot.
- 00:17:22.072 --> 00:17:24.374
- He certainly represents the hispanic community in america
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- And does it very well.
- 00:17:27.911 --> 00:17:29.246
- But he never loses
- 00:17:29.246 --> 00:17:30.313
- Sight of the larger issues of american well-being.
- 00:17:30.313 --> 00:17:33.049
- He has a vision for the future of our country,
- 00:17:33.049 --> 00:17:35.352
- And he sees how hispanic americans
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- And hispanic christians fit into that vision.
- 00:17:37.521 --> 00:17:39.723
- That's always an america first vision. yeah.
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- And you've written extensively about this,
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- Of course, in your new book as well, doctor castleberry
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- And very involved in dc.
- 00:17:46.329 --> 00:17:47.964
- Tony, your team look making a difference legislation.
- 00:17:47.964 --> 00:17:50.934
- And over the years in a bipartisan way, by the way,
- 00:17:50.934 --> 00:17:53.236
- I mean, pastor sam
- 00:17:53.236 --> 00:17:54.337
- With administrations both democrat and republican,
- 00:17:54.337 --> 00:17:56.406
- Has worked closely on various issues.
- 00:17:56.406 --> 00:17:58.608
- But tell us about some of your victories.
- 00:17:58.608 --> 00:18:00.343
- I think of the first steps act in particular.
- 00:18:00.343 --> 00:18:03.480
- Tell us about a few of your legislative victories in dc.
- 00:18:03.480 --> 00:18:06.883
- Yeah, and that's one that really stands out to me.
- 00:18:07.918 --> 00:18:10.187
- And i think it's important to, to to remember
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- That you can't influence if you're not at the table.
- 00:18:13.323 --> 00:18:16.626
- And pastor sam is continually invited to the table
- 00:18:16.626 --> 00:18:20.063
- Regardless of party.
- 00:18:20.063 --> 00:18:21.565
- We're there to be a prophetic voice
- 00:18:21.565 --> 00:18:23.733
- And and say, what thus saith the lord?
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- One thing that stands out to me
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- We were having dinner in the white house.
- 00:18:27.704 --> 00:18:29.339
- It was in 2017.
- 00:18:29.339 --> 00:18:31.308
- During president trump's
- 00:18:31.308 --> 00:18:32.609
- First administration, it was a small group.
- 00:18:32.609 --> 00:18:34.544
- I want to say there was about,
- 00:18:34.544 --> 00:18:35.946
- It was either 24 or 27 of us that were there having dinner.
- 00:18:35.946 --> 00:18:40.383
- And i was at the table with pastor sam.
- 00:18:40.383 --> 00:18:42.886
- Jared was there.
- 00:18:42.886 --> 00:18:43.887
- Ivanka was at that table.
- 00:18:43.887 --> 00:18:45.188
- Pastor paula white was at that table.
- 00:18:45.188 --> 00:18:47.457
- And the question
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- Arose about what matters to hispanic christians.
- 00:18:48.692 --> 00:18:52.529
- And someone at the table said it has to be immigration, right.
- 00:18:52.529 --> 00:18:56.600
- And pastor sam counter said, well, yes, that's one of them.
- 00:18:56.600 --> 00:18:58.835
- But that's not the only thing we care about religious liberty.
- 00:18:58.835 --> 00:19:01.638
- We care about the economy.
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- We care about education, and we care about criminal
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- Justice reform.
- 00:19:05.875 --> 00:19:07.110
- And so that really intrigued jared.
- 00:19:07.110 --> 00:19:08.612
- And they got into a conversation,
- 00:19:08.612 --> 00:19:10.547
- You know, well, pastor sam,
- 00:19:10.547 --> 00:19:11.648
- Reverend rodriguez, what would that look like?
- 00:19:11.648 --> 00:19:13.316
- What does criminal justice reform mean to you?
- 00:19:13.316 --> 00:19:15.785
- So here we are in the white house,
- 00:19:15.785 --> 00:19:17.387
- And pastor sam gets a hold of a paper napkin,
- 00:19:17.387 --> 00:19:19.956
- And he pulls out a pen and he starts writing down notes.
- 00:19:19.956 --> 00:19:22.626
- Okay. one, two, three, four.
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- This is what that would look like.
- 00:19:24.928 --> 00:19:26.663
- Jared said, can i have that napkin?
- 00:19:26.663 --> 00:19:29.065
- And later we watched that napkin literally
- 00:19:29.065 --> 00:19:32.168
- Turn into legislation when the first step act
- 00:19:32.168 --> 00:19:34.604
- Was passed in december of 2018.
- 00:19:34.604 --> 00:19:36.740
- And that's one of those special memories
- 00:19:36.740 --> 00:19:38.408
- That i'll always have with pastor
- 00:19:38.408 --> 00:19:40.110
- Sam watching a napkin turn into legislation
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- For the glory of god.
- 00:19:43.213 --> 00:19:44.547
- Amen. only god.
- 00:19:44.547 --> 00:19:45.715
- And it has become a movement,
- 00:19:45.715 --> 00:19:46.850
- The national hispanic christian leadership conference.
- 00:19:46.850 --> 00:19:48.818
- Doctor casselberry, where do you think it goes from here?
- 00:19:48.818 --> 00:19:51.655
- Look, 25 years major milestone, of course,
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- But it seems a great things lie ahead
- 00:19:53.823 --> 00:19:56.526
- And you guys are only getting started.
- 00:19:56.526 --> 00:19:58.561
- Well, i
- 00:19:58.795 --> 00:19:59.663
- One of the things i highlight in my book
- 00:19:59.663 --> 00:20:01.031
- Is the incredible role that hispanics or hispanic
- 00:20:01.031 --> 00:20:04.167
- Christians are playing in reviving the american church.
- 00:20:04.167 --> 00:20:07.237
- It's not just the church, it's business.
- 00:20:07.237 --> 00:20:09.139
- It's the population.
- 00:20:09.139 --> 00:20:10.273
- It's our families.
- 00:20:10.273 --> 00:20:11.408
- It's all it's all the different aspects of our society.
- 00:20:11.408 --> 00:20:14.177
- But, hispanic churches are having a tremendous role
- 00:20:14.177 --> 00:20:17.614
- In reviving the church in america.
- 00:20:17.614 --> 00:20:20.016
- My latest book is called the sixth great awakening
- 00:20:20.016 --> 00:20:22.252
- And the coming renewal of the american church.
- 00:20:22.252 --> 00:20:24.321
- And i really believe that hispanic churches
- 00:20:24.321 --> 00:20:26.489
- Will have the key role in leading american churches
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- To renewal, revival, awakening in the future. wow.
- 00:20:29.893 --> 00:20:33.096
- Well said, doctor casselberry.
- 00:20:33.096 --> 00:20:34.331
- Tony, you guys are the tip of the spear.
- 00:20:34.331 --> 00:20:36.266
- The national hispanic christian
- 00:20:36.266 --> 00:20:37.434
- Leadership conference 25 years and much more to come.
- 00:20:37.434 --> 00:20:40.737
- Congrats my friend.
- 00:20:40.737 --> 00:20:41.504
- We appreciate it folks.
- 00:20:41.504 --> 00:20:42.439
- Check them out online x across social media
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- Gentlemen god bless you. keep up the great work.
- 00:20:44.841 --> 00:20:47.077
- We'll see you again soon. and happy anniversary.
- 00:20:47.077 --> 00:20:49.579
- Coming up after the break, my final thoughts.
- 00:20:49.579 --> 00:20:51.748
- Look, we've got a battle raging in the middle east right now.
- 00:20:51.748 --> 00:20:54.584
- Where is this all heading?
- 00:20:54.584 --> 00:20:55.985
- What does the bible say about it?
- 00:20:55.985 --> 00:20:57.587
- Will break that down.
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- Next, stick around.
- 00:20:59.089 --> 00:21:04.006
- Next, stick around.
- 00:21:04.006 --> 00:21:06.297
- Welcome back to stakelbeck tonight, folks, as we wrap up
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- Here.
- 00:21:10.034 --> 00:21:11.168
- Great breakdown tonight obviously of what's happening
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- Right now in iran, the u.s.
- 00:21:12.336 --> 00:21:14.038
- And israel
- 00:21:14.038 --> 00:21:15.306
- Taking out the world's number one state sponsor of terrorism.
- 00:21:15.306 --> 00:21:18.542
- And this is really this regime, a demonic death cult.
- 00:21:18.542 --> 00:21:22.413
- These are modern day nazis, folks.
- 00:21:22.413 --> 00:21:24.382
- Don't misunderstand what they are all about.
- 00:21:24.382 --> 00:21:27.051
- This is a regime that has attacked
- 00:21:27.051 --> 00:21:29.353
- Not only people in the middle east, in the region,
- 00:21:29.353 --> 00:21:31.255
- Killed thousands upon thousands, but killed many americans
- 00:21:31.255 --> 00:21:35.092
- In particular, american soldiers in iraq plotted to assassinate
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- President trump.
- 00:21:38.596 --> 00:21:39.663
- And oh, by the way, we're building nuclear weapons
- 00:21:39.663 --> 00:21:42.032
- That no doubt
- 00:21:42.032 --> 00:21:42.833
- They would have loved to use
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- Against a nation they refer to as the great satan,
- 00:21:44.535 --> 00:21:47.338
- The united states.
- 00:21:47.338 --> 00:21:48.339
- Again, this is long overdue.
- 00:21:48.339 --> 00:21:50.574
- The operation that israel and the united states
- 00:21:50.574 --> 00:21:52.977
- Are carrying out right now.
- 00:21:52.977 --> 00:21:54.478
- And it makes me think of psalm six verse ten, all my enemies,
- 00:21:54.478 --> 00:21:58.516
- God says, will be overwhelmed with shame and anguish.
- 00:21:58.516 --> 00:22:02.753
- They will turn back and suddenly be put to shame.
- 00:22:02.753 --> 00:22:06.624
- Wow. i can't think of a better description
- 00:22:06.624 --> 00:22:08.959
- Of what's happening to iran's regime right now.
- 00:22:08.959 --> 00:22:11.328
- And the words suddenly
- 00:22:11.328 --> 00:22:12.830
- Think of these eliminations of iranian terror masters
- 00:22:12.830 --> 00:22:16.133
- Of leaders with so much blood on their hands.
- 00:22:16.133 --> 00:22:19.403
- It's happening again and again every day, and we're covering it
- 00:22:19.403 --> 00:22:22.973
- All, by the way,
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- Not only here and back tonight, every weeknight, of course,
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- But on my youtube channel.
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