Trump Strikes IRAN
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President Trump is the most courageous commander-in-chief in modern American history. There is no question about this. What he just did is the bravest move by a president of the United States of my lifetime, bar none, without a doubt. And today, I'm gonna go through exactly why he did what he did, why he did it, when he did it. We're going to go through many of the objections to what he is doing. We're gonna go through what's happening on the ground. We're gonna talk with people who are affected by it. Let's begin with this. The president of the United States made the unbelievably brave decision, and it was a brave decision, to move to end the threat against America and her allies in the Middle East, the core threat, the Iranian regime, that has been percolating, militating, killing Americans and American allies since 1979.
That is the first thing to recognize about what President Trump did. President Trump is doing so because he understands what it means for America to get rid of long-standing enemies, because he understands that the use of force is a necessary component when it comes to America's geopolitical position in the world. He is doing so because he understands better than any American president of my lifetime that America does not need to get bogged down in a long, prolonged, hundreds of thousands of troops on the ground wars, that America needs to flex her power when necessary and do the thing that is right when necessary in order to protect her core interests. One of the things you're hearing tonight from critics of the president is that there was no direct attack on the United States.
Therefore, no sort of military action ought to have been undertaken with regard to Iran. First of all, historically speaking, that's not true. The Iranian government has been responsible for the death of hundreds, if not thousands of Americans over the course of time, ranging from the 1983 barracks bombing in Lebanon via its proxy Hezbollah to the death of hundreds of American soldiers in Iraq during the Iraq war. The Iranian regime has also been responsible for the murder of people abroad, ranging from Europe to South America to obviously the Middle East, where it has activated its proxies against American allies, not just Israel, but also including Saudi Arabia, UAE, and other countries in the region.
The Iranian government is the leading sponsor of terrorism on planet Earth. It has been for decades. The president decided to end that threat earlier this morning. So first of all, the idea, again, that America has never suffered direct attack or has not recently suffered direct attack from Iran is not true. But people say, OK, well, it wasn't a direct attack right now. Iran didn't attack a tower in New York. That's true, but that is not the only reason why you take out a regime, why you go after the leadership. And let's be clear, as of right now. it is becoming increasingly clear that the United States, along with Israel in these airstrikes, for those who have been up on the news today, some of you may be ahead of the news where I am, because again, I'm drinking from a fire hose just having come off of the Sabbath.
Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran, is apparently dead. That is according to the President of the United States. According to Israel, Ali Shamkhani, the head of the National Defense Council, who is the head of legitimately the entire defense apparatus in Iran, also dead. Mohammad Pakpour, commander-in-chief of the IRGC. That's the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps. That's not the Iranian army. It's a different thing. The Iranian army is responsible for protecting the borders of Iran and doing kind of normal army things. The IRGC is responsible for quashing dissent, for spreading terrorism throughout the region. It is essentially the Praetorian Guard. for the leadership of Iran, all the political leadership, people like Massoud Pesheki and the president, totally irrelevant.
The Ayatollahs select, the Supreme Leader of Iran selects the people who are capable of running and the people who are capable of serving in those temporary political positions.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–16:35
2
Which Iranian institutions and leaders were reported killed and why does that matter?
16:35–20:44
3
How did Trump and allies carry out strikes on Iran's top leadership and what were the immediate targets?
20:44–21:20
4
Why does the host argue this operation is a ‘unique geopolitical opportunity’ for the U.S.?
21:20–35:39
5
What historical evidence is cited to justify striking Iran before threats become imminent?
35:39–1:15:37
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