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Jonathan Schanzer

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669 total appearances

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The President's Daily Brief
PDB Situation Report | December 21st, 2024: Ceasefire Looms in Israel & Ukraine’s Key Moments in 2024

Look, the answer to that is obviously no. If the Iranian regime continues to agitate for the destruction of the state of Israel and makes it a key pillar of what the regime pushes for from a policy perspective, from a military perspective, we've got problems, right? We saw what those problems look like up close for 14 months, right? Seven-front war being waged against Israel.

The President's Daily Brief
PDB Situation Report | December 21st, 2024: Ceasefire Looms in Israel & Ukraine’s Key Moments in 2024

Look, the answer to that is obviously no. If the Iranian regime continues to agitate for the destruction of the state of Israel and makes it a key pillar of what the regime pushes for from a policy perspective, from a military perspective, we've got problems, right? We saw what those problems look like up close for 14 months, right? Seven-front war being waged against Israel.

The President's Daily Brief
PDB Situation Report | December 21st, 2024: Ceasefire Looms in Israel & Ukraine’s Key Moments in 2024

Look, the answer to that is obviously no. If the Iranian regime continues to agitate for the destruction of the state of Israel and makes it a key pillar of what the regime pushes for from a policy perspective, from a military perspective, we've got problems, right? We saw what those problems look like up close for 14 months, right? Seven-front war being waged against Israel.

The President's Daily Brief
PDB Situation Report | December 21st, 2024: Ceasefire Looms in Israel & Ukraine’s Key Moments in 2024

and the United States. Don't forget that the U.S. was sustaining fire from Shiite militias in Iraq and Syria and Yemen throughout this entire process, and the Iranians were driving all of it. So we're going to have to solve this problem. Ultimately, I think that comes down to a policy embraced by the incoming Trump administration

The President's Daily Brief
PDB Situation Report | December 21st, 2024: Ceasefire Looms in Israel & Ukraine’s Key Moments in 2024

and the United States. Don't forget that the U.S. was sustaining fire from Shiite militias in Iraq and Syria and Yemen throughout this entire process, and the Iranians were driving all of it. So we're going to have to solve this problem. Ultimately, I think that comes down to a policy embraced by the incoming Trump administration

The President's Daily Brief
PDB Situation Report | December 21st, 2024: Ceasefire Looms in Israel & Ukraine’s Key Moments in 2024

and the United States. Don't forget that the U.S. was sustaining fire from Shiite militias in Iraq and Syria and Yemen throughout this entire process, and the Iranians were driving all of it. So we're going to have to solve this problem. Ultimately, I think that comes down to a policy embraced by the incoming Trump administration

The President's Daily Brief
PDB Situation Report | December 21st, 2024: Ceasefire Looms in Israel & Ukraine’s Key Moments in 2024

of regime change now regime change is like a dirty word here in washington here in the swamp we don't talk about that anymore because you know we did it in iraq and afghanistan and people said well you know that failed so we shouldn't try to do it again right that america is bad at it well I think we've over learned those lessons.

The President's Daily Brief
PDB Situation Report | December 21st, 2024: Ceasefire Looms in Israel & Ukraine’s Key Moments in 2024

of regime change now regime change is like a dirty word here in washington here in the swamp we don't talk about that anymore because you know we did it in iraq and afghanistan and people said well you know that failed so we shouldn't try to do it again right that america is bad at it well I think we've over learned those lessons.

The President's Daily Brief
PDB Situation Report | December 21st, 2024: Ceasefire Looms in Israel & Ukraine’s Key Moments in 2024

of regime change now regime change is like a dirty word here in washington here in the swamp we don't talk about that anymore because you know we did it in iraq and afghanistan and people said well you know that failed so we shouldn't try to do it again right that america is bad at it well I think we've over learned those lessons.

The President's Daily Brief
PDB Situation Report | December 21st, 2024: Ceasefire Looms in Israel & Ukraine’s Key Moments in 2024

I think we're now too timid when it comes to the real threats that America faces. And by the way, doesn't mean if we're in favor of regime change, we don't have to put boots on the ground. We don't have to start sacrificing our blood and treasure in far flung places. We can support the Iranian people and we can support Iran's neighbors.

The President's Daily Brief
PDB Situation Report | December 21st, 2024: Ceasefire Looms in Israel & Ukraine’s Key Moments in 2024

I think we're now too timid when it comes to the real threats that America faces. And by the way, doesn't mean if we're in favor of regime change, we don't have to put boots on the ground. We don't have to start sacrificing our blood and treasure in far flung places. We can support the Iranian people and we can support Iran's neighbors.

The President's Daily Brief
PDB Situation Report | December 21st, 2024: Ceasefire Looms in Israel & Ukraine’s Key Moments in 2024

I think we're now too timid when it comes to the real threats that America faces. And by the way, doesn't mean if we're in favor of regime change, we don't have to put boots on the ground. We don't have to start sacrificing our blood and treasure in far flung places. We can support the Iranian people and we can support Iran's neighbors.

The President's Daily Brief
PDB Situation Report | December 21st, 2024: Ceasefire Looms in Israel & Ukraine’s Key Moments in 2024

to help bring down this regime that has been a thorn in our side since 1979. So, what does that look like?

The President's Daily Brief
PDB Situation Report | December 21st, 2024: Ceasefire Looms in Israel & Ukraine’s Key Moments in 2024

to help bring down this regime that has been a thorn in our side since 1979. So, what does that look like?

The President's Daily Brief
PDB Situation Report | December 21st, 2024: Ceasefire Looms in Israel & Ukraine’s Key Moments in 2024

to help bring down this regime that has been a thorn in our side since 1979. So, what does that look like?

The President's Daily Brief
PDB Situation Report | December 21st, 2024: Ceasefire Looms in Israel & Ukraine’s Key Moments in 2024

Yeah, I mean, look, I would argue that the vast majority of the Iranian people hate their regime. There are a ton of minorities that hate the regime, but there are also, you know, there are Persians that hate the regime. They believe that their regime is wasted, their oil revenue, that they have wasted military expenditures.

The President's Daily Brief
PDB Situation Report | December 21st, 2024: Ceasefire Looms in Israel & Ukraine’s Key Moments in 2024

Yeah, I mean, look, I would argue that the vast majority of the Iranian people hate their regime. There are a ton of minorities that hate the regime, but there are also, you know, there are Persians that hate the regime. They believe that their regime is wasted, their oil revenue, that they have wasted military expenditures.

The President's Daily Brief
PDB Situation Report | December 21st, 2024: Ceasefire Looms in Israel & Ukraine’s Key Moments in 2024

Yeah, I mean, look, I would argue that the vast majority of the Iranian people hate their regime. There are a ton of minorities that hate the regime, but there are also, you know, there are Persians that hate the regime. They believe that their regime is wasted, their oil revenue, that they have wasted military expenditures.

The President's Daily Brief
PDB Situation Report | December 21st, 2024: Ceasefire Looms in Israel & Ukraine’s Key Moments in 2024

And by the way, the repression that the regime has placed on its own people, this has run its course. And so we need to provide the people of Iran with cash, with intelligence, with communication systems, maybe even weapons as required to help them really develop a strategy and an execution. that would bring down this regime that is thoroughly hated.

The President's Daily Brief
PDB Situation Report | December 21st, 2024: Ceasefire Looms in Israel & Ukraine’s Key Moments in 2024

And by the way, the repression that the regime has placed on its own people, this has run its course. And so we need to provide the people of Iran with cash, with intelligence, with communication systems, maybe even weapons as required to help them really develop a strategy and an execution. that would bring down this regime that is thoroughly hated.