BREAKING: Netanyahu’s Terror Attack on Lebanon Destroys Trump’s Ceasefire. Tucker Reacts.
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What triggered the ceasefire announcement by Donald Trump?
Last night at 6.32 Eastern Time, right in the middle of dinner, Donald Trump sent out a truth post, his version of Twitter, in which he announced a ceasefire with Iran. Here's exactly what he said. This would be one hour and 28 minutes before... the total destruction of Iran that he'd been promising, the use of, the implied use of nuclear weapons or some other weapon of mass destruction, a weapon powerful enough to eliminate an entire country in one night, as he said. So that, that's what people were expecting to see. That's what he'd promised to deliver. And instead, this statement. Subject to the Islamic Republic of Iran agreeing to the complete, immediate, and safe opening of the Strait of Hormuz, I agree to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks.
We've already met and exceeded all military objectives and are very far along with the definitive agreement concerning long term peace with Iran and peace in the Middle East. We received a 10 point proposal from Iran and believe it is a workable basis on which to negotiate. Almost all the various points of past contention have been agreed to between the U.S. and Iran. But a two-week period will allow the agreement to be finalized and consummated. On behalf of the United States of America as president, and also representing the countries of the Middle East, it's an honor to have this long-term problem close to resolution. Well, amen. Cold water on a hot day. The nation, the world breathed a sigh of relief and particularly pleased for people who have fought in previous wars.
People in the GWAT generation, people who are conspicuously absent from the Fox News analysis of this war, people who know what it is to fight wars. Because one of the things that people who fight wars or see them up close learn is that almost anything is better than war. Even a step back or a step down, even giving up something you want while bitter is better than total war because there is nothing worse in this life than total war.
How did Netanyahu's actions affect the ceasefire agreement?
And that's a generational lesson. Every generation that experiences total war learns that lesson. And so the most eloquent lesson. writing about why war is bad is written by people who have seen it and experienced it. Every big war produces in a generation of writers calling for no more wars. And then predictably, inevitably, cyclically, the next generation forgets that lesson, maybe the key lesson of existence, and the cycle of wars continues. So last night seemed like A victory for the United States, even though it was, strictly speaking, probably a loss. Now, the president didn't explain what's in this 10-point plan, this proposed agreement that he'd received from the government of Iran. But we know roughly what was in it.
There have been a bunch of versions of it floating around. Are they real? 10-point, 15-point? It's impossible to know. But the big picture points are known. And first among them is the current government of Iran will stay in power. That's the first point. So regime change did not work. Everyone admits that now, including the Israeli government with whom we're embarked on this adventure. Everyone understands that there is no way to dislodge the current government short of nuclear weapons. And so when this ends, whenever it does, the regime, the Ayatollahs, the terror regime, as they say on Fox News, will be in place. And that's not a win. That's a loss. U.S. military bases in the region have been destroyed, certainly badly damaged, from some of the military, U.S.
military personnel have withdrawn, retreated. That's not good. That's not a display of power. That's a display of weakness. So there's no way to spin that. That's a loss. This war has cost hundreds of billions of dollars of US dollars, taxpayer dollars. That money comes from debt, from selling our debt, our treasuries to other countries. So that's a loss. That's a big loss. Commodities prices have risen, not as dramatically as they might if this were to continue, but they've risen a lot. That's a loss. That's a tax on people who buy things in the United States.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What triggered the ceasefire announcement by Donald Trump?
0:05–2:05
2
How did Netanyahu's actions affect the ceasefire agreement?
2:05–6:36
3
What lessons can be learned from past wars regarding total conflict?
6:36–11:12
4
What are the implications of Iran's 10-point proposal?
11:12–18:10
5
How does the current geopolitical landscape affect U.S. interests?
18:10–22:27
6
What role does Hezbollah play in the current conflict?
22:27–31:05
7
How is the Iranian military adapting to recent conflicts?
31:05–38:03
8
What future scenarios are possible for U.S.-Israel relations?
38:03–2:20:46
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