Do you agree with Trump's strike on Iran? (06-23-2025--Hour1)

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And even my like, my first reaction when I heard it was well, I was out in the parking lot and I heard about it, and I was like, well, I'm gonna have to, you know, look up some information, find out what happened, and then when I find out what the initial report was and Trump's statement about it, I agreed, do you I agreed with the decision. That doesn't mean I don't have a lot of concerns about what might happen. But I don't know what's going to happen, so I can't predict what's going to happen. A lot of things could happen. There are a whole bunch of people throwing around all sorts of speculation about what might happen now. But and by the way, that's not completely useless to do, right, because if you are mentally working out the different things that could happen now in the wake of the bombing run, you would be more prepared. Right. And for example, this is now breaking news that the country of Cutter has temporarily closed its airspace. American citizens in Cutter have received an alert to shelter in place. Officials warned that Iran could respond to the US strikes over the weekend with an attack on American interests in Cutter. I don't know what the Kataris must think about that. I don't know if they're because they've because the Kataris in my like, in my view, the Kataris are pals with Hamas. That's why Hamas lives there. The leadership of AMAS has been hiding out in Cutter since October seventh, and Cutter hasn't done anything to extradite them, send them to Israel or anything, or arrest them or anything. So that tells me your your friends. That tells me. Anybody that takes Katari money not my friend. That's me. Also, the summary of the Threat to the United States just issued by the National Terrorism Advisory System bulletin. This is from the US Department of Homeland Security. This was actually issued eleven fifty nine PM or sorry, Yeah, it was issued sorry yesterday, and it expires in September twenty twenty five. The ongoing Iran conflict is causing a heightened threat environment in the United States. Low level cyber attacks against US networks by pro Iranian hacktivists are likely, and cyber actors affiliated with the Iranian government may conduct attacks against US networks. Iran also has a long standing commitment to target US government officials it views as responsible for the death of an Iranian military commander killed in January twenty twenty. That was the strike that took out Solamani, the head of the Revolutionary Guard Corps in Iran. The likelihood of violent extremists in the homeland independently mobilizing two violence in response to the conflict would likely increase if Iranian leadership issued a religious ruling fatois calling for retaliatory violence against targets in America. Multiple recent homeland terrorist attacks have been motivated by anti Semitic or anti Israeli sentiment, and the ongoing Israel Iran conflicts could contribute to US based individuals plotting additional attacks. So again, do you agree with Trump's decision? Here? This from the Associated Press. It was an unprecedented attack years in the making, with some last minute misdirection meant to give the operation a powerful element of surprise. US pilots dropped thirty thousand pound bombs early Sunday on two key underground uranium enrichment plants in Iran, delivering what American military leaders believe is a knockout blow to a nuclear program that Israel views as an existential threat and has been pummeling for more than a week. By the way, I believe that Israel has been taking out all of these all the air defense systems, the missile launchers. They've been taking all of this stuff out knowing that Trump would green light this operation. That's my belie, that's my bet. I think Israel was planning either way to they would do it either way, like they need complete air dominance over Iran, and and they have achieved it. They achieved it within like forty eight hours. I mean, the Iranians were just completely caught asleep literally right. They were targeted in their own beds, wiping out the entire you know, leadership of the military. Nobody then to to order their responses. I heard former. Spokesperson or comms guy for Israeli government, he was on a podcast and he said, this was this is not the war that Iran has been planning, because Iran has been planning war with Israel. They've been engaged in war with Israel and with US. You know, it's not it's not. A a symmetrical war of military to military. It's asymmetric warfare. It's the hacking attempts, it's the you know, the funding of the terrorism, the funneling of the money to the terrorist organizations, hamas hesblah, the hooties, and when Israel went after Hamas what happened October seventh happens. Israel then hits back, Hesbala comes into the fight. Israel then decapitates Hesbala so badly, like they can't even go back and help Iran right now, they're like, sorry, you're on your own. So that was the whole strategy that Iran was using, was We're going to surround Israel. They called it the ring of Fire strategy. We're going to surround Israel with all of these terrorist groups, all these soldiers fighting to annihilate the Jews, and we'll race towards you know, we'll give them the weaponry, will race towards ballistic missiles, and we'll race towards nuclear power and then hopefully get an intercontinental ballistic missile with our space program, and then we can hit anybody and then you would all be operating, all of these armies would be operating under the Iranian umbrella of nuclear protection, and then we wipe the Jews out and then that usher's in the end of times. That's what they believe. That was their plan. So this is not the war that they were expecting to be fighting. So what do you think do you agree with Donald Trump's decision? All right, if you're listening to this show, you know I try to keep up with all sorts of current events, and I know you do too. And you've probably heard me say get your news from multiple sources. 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All right, So the question is do you agree with Trump's decision to bomb bomb bomb Iran? Sorry, that's the only time I'll make that joke. Okay, I just come on like I've been waiting like forty years. To say that. Okay, Ralph, welcome to the program. Hello Ralph. Hey, Uh you know, in the first place, I think we need to tell Iran to go pound sand for a long time, and so you know, as a grandparent and a father of a recently graduated this past Friday, Uh, deputy, uh and everything, I'd rather do it. Now. Let's get we need to get this out of the way. Get the Iranian people freedom, give them a taste of freedom capitalism. And I think they're they're uthe over there or are ready for it? Yeah maybe so Uh. No idea what happens uh in the wake of the of the campaign, according to Trump, right, we just do the one run and like that's that's been it. If Iran, if iron attacks American assets, kills any Americans in retaliation, if they retaliate. I mean, because right now, all all. We're seeing is still like a now like an ever declining number of rockets that are getting sent into Israel and that's that's been about it. But we don't know, right so, uh if if Iran responds in some way, then what then what do we do? I don't know any of that. But regarding the bombing of the nuclear sites, it seems like Israel is going to you know, keep up with its uh uh its air dominance, and it'll take out any other attempts at you know, reconstituting the program. I think, well, and you know, you know, they have been killing our American and wound and Maimee and our soldiers for for years now. Besides all the hoodies and stuff with these I eds and everything they helped uh uh the people they were that are with the technology to these armored vehicles to blow them and stuff. So I mean, they got they've had blood on any country that says death to America, death to Israel. You know, they're they're on a path of destruction. That's what they want. They I mean, you know, there's no reasoning with these people. No. Well, yeah, I agree with all of that, Ralph. I appreciate the call. I agree with the you cannot you cannot reason with them, And I think that's like their strategy was to wait, and Trump susted out very early on that they're just they're just negotiating in bad faith. They're just trying to run the clock out, give them more time, build up more of their stockpiles. And if you think about it, like this outlast strategy, they wanted to wait until Israel had depleted all of their arrow three in once you run out of the AMMO, right then they don't have Israel does not have the industrial capacity to replenish them. And so all they needed was a month, a couple more weeks or whatever like, just keep throwing these things over into Israel and they will eventually run out of the interceptors, maybe another two weeks. Israel knows what their stockpile situation is, and so they knew what this strategy was, and they had to and so they had to go. That was it. They had two goals, the ballistic program and the nuclear program, and that's what they hit. Remember they took out in October I think it was when Iran launched a whole bunch of missiles into Israel and then Israel. Did the bombing runs into Iran and. They had wiped out a bunch of these mixers they're called. I'm not an expert on any of this stuff. I just took a bunch of notes from a bunch of different places over the weekend. But apparently the Israelis knocked out these ballistic missile mixers, which is for the fuel, and they thought, okay, we've bought ourselves now like a year, because in order to replenish all of that and get that capacity back it would take a bit of time. But then China restocked Iran. China resupplied them, and that meant that the Israeli plan wasn't going to work. And so again they know the Iranian strategy is to just keep lobbing more and more missiles into Israel, so they deplete their interceptors. So China resupplies after the attacks by the IDF, then Iran starts ramping up with the intention of creating the largest ballistic missile arsenal in the world. That was the goal. That's what they got the fuel for, That's what they were they wanted. I think at some point, I mean, well I saw oncetat that since October seventh, Iran, the October seventh attack by Hamas, Iran has launched forty five thousand bombs into Israel, forty five thousand bombs from all of these different you know, from Hesbala, from the Hooties, from Hamas, and from Iran itself. And so the idea is, we, if you're the Iran regime, you create such a stockpile of missiles that if you have forty thousand of them all going at once, Israel can't defend itself from that to just overwhelming, right, that was the whole point. And so that was the war they were planning for. This is not the war that Iran was planning for. And so, like I'm watching the responses and it's a lot of you know, the saber rattling, Oh we have our red flag of revenge flying or whatever. But I yeah, again, like, I don't know how much clearer a candidate for president, a former president and now current president Donald Trump, I don't know how much clearer he could have been over the course of the last fifteen years saying Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. And that's what they were trying to get to. And by the way, I know people want to make this about the Iraq War. This is not the Iraq War. Here's a great idea. How about making an escape to a really special and secluded getaway in western North Carolina. Just a quick drive up the mountain and Cabins of Asheville is your connection. Whether you're celebrating an anniversary, a honeymoon, maybe you want to plan a memorable proposal, or get family and friends together for a big old reunion. 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Do you agree with Trump's decision? That's the question email from Gina. She says, I agree with what was done. However, I am concerned of repercussions from sleeper cells here and bombing, et cetera in the Middle East. Trump really did a good job of remaining stealthy. Love your show, thanks Gina. So this is a I've heard this concern too, that they're going to activate sleeper cells all around the world and that sort of thing is start targeting, you know, innocent civilians. And there's a writer that I quote. He goes by the name Sonny, right. And. He says, if he points out, if we're if we're terrified that Iran will respond to conventional conflict with the US by murdering random American civilians, then that is a country that you cannot, under any circumstances allowed to have nuclear weapons, right, Because that's the whole point. Alan says, Yes, I agree, No boots on the ground though. That may have ended dec aids of Iranian nuclear terror threats, but we will see. Tony. Welcome to the show. Hello, Tony, how are you today? Yeah? I disagree with it. I don't think that he should have uh sent bums over there. But let me ask you, what does Israel do for America? That's are you? Are you still there? Yeah? Oh okay, yeah, yeah, sorry you're your phone was glitchy there. So your question is what does Israel do for America? Yeah? Yeah, Like, is that an honest question that that you're going to be open to receiving some information about or are you just trying to argue a point and my answer doesn't really matter because that's kind of how you roll to No. No, I'm really genuinely interested in the answer. I'm really not I'm really not trying to looking for a fight with you today. I'm just check there's a lot of Americans that really do not know what it is that Israel does for America. There's a lot of Americans that don't know, don't have that answer, so if you could provide it, it'll be terrific. Right, So do you so? Do you do you see any value in foreign nations being our allies. Yeah, American has always had had allies. Yeah, but but it's. Always a give and take with those allies. We get resources from them and they get resources from us. Well what what resources? What what resources do we get from Britain? Well I couldn't tell you what it is that we're getting, but it's not it's not like that, you know, we're allied with another country just because we're buddies. I don't think that's the case, you know, I think really, you know, you get why. Aren't we allied? Why aren't we allied with Russia? Then? For example, Well, Russia's been America's enemy since I've been born, right, I mean, you know, right? So why I mean, why is Russia an enemy to America? Yeah? Because if you say it's not because we're buddies. Is that we're talking about. Listen to me for a second. I'm just quit to seeing to answer. What is it that Israel does for America? They are see? I rejected, So I reject the premise of the question because that's why I asked you about whether or not America has allies and we don't, like they don't do stuff for us. Britain doesn't give us stuff. It's mutual aid. It's it's the idea that if you attack these civilizations. Tony, you asked a question. I'm answered, hang on, Tony, I'm answering your question. The alliances are there because we have we have civilizations that share they mutually respected and agreed upon set of values, and so we would prefer peace and you know, economic activity and trading partners and providing an umbrella of security for to allow all of that to occur. And if there are threats to one nation in that alliance, then that is seen as a threat to all of those nations. So you're stronger in numbers. So that's part of what I mean. Would you like Israel as our enemy? I feel like they're a pretty good army. I feel like they got a pretty good military. They're really good on intelligence gathering. So wouldn't we want to be friends with that country. There's a lot of countries that have that type of capability. I'm just asking, who. Does I just answered. I just answered you they are an ally. What is it? So, Tony, here here's how, here's how the conversation would be far more productive. Just make your assertion just make a claim. Don't ask me a question, trying to like trip me up, or trying to suss out some argument whatever. Yeah. No, So just make your assertion. What is it that you are asserting. I'm asserting this that I don't see what Israel does for America. I see what America does, but Israel. See Israel get billions of beings of dollars from the United States taxpayer. I don't think the wicked money from Israel taxpayers are we. No, those the money you're talking about for the UH for the military defense. I'm talking about taxpayer money that goes into the treasuries of Israel. That's not how that works, Tony. That's not how that works. Okay, well, fool somebody else because that's how it works. That's not how all right, So you think, wait, so hang on, I want to I want to be clear. You believe you believe that the American Treasury cuts a check and sends it to the Israeli government. No, no, no, no, no, no, I'm not Come on now, don't get elementary with me. I know I'm trying to understand your bizarre claim here. Huld on for a second, hubble for a second. America gives aid to Israel. Is that true military aid? Listen? Is it true? It's military aid? And what is that military aid? Can what does that consist of? Hold on, let me ask you now, how is that aid paid for? That paid for by the taxpayer. It is paid by the US taxpayer. Okay, well that's our treasury did. And where does it go, Tony? Where does the money go? I don't know how Israel uses it, but I know that I do, and that we don't. Oh no, but Tony, I do I know how it's used. I can tell you how it's used. Hold On, wait a minute. We don't get that same reciprocated bus from Israel. We'll do that. We don't get that, Tony, we use, Tony, Tony, the money that is used for Israel and their military aid goes to American defense contractors. It goes to American defense contractors. They buy our stuff, We buy our stuff for them. It keeps our defense industry paid. It doesn't go to the Jews, Tony. I'm sorry to enlighten you on that doesn't. The Jews aren't taking your money. Alrighty, always a good time chatting with Tony. You know, stories are powerful. They help us make sense of things, to understand experiences. Stories connect us to the people of our past while transcending generations. They help us process the meaning of life and our stories are told through images and videos. Preserve your stories with Creative Video started in nineteen ninety seven and Minhill, North Carolina. 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You seek the best of the best when you are building a team to be the a team, especially when there's a lot of work to do after the disaster that was the Biden Obama years, where we projected weakness and allowed evil to rise. Donna says, you asked on your show if people agree with what Trump did. My answer is a resounding yes. Eric says, get in, do the job to deteriorate Iron's nuclear program, get out without nation build. So far it seems to be working out, much to the dismay of the World War three prognosticators. And regarding Tony's call there, Tony, this is from Melissa. Tony seems to think all relationships must be either monetarily or physically transactional. I'm sorry for all of his family and friends. The simple fact that Israel is an ally amongst the den of snakes is enough. And this is Jim, Welcome to the program. Hello, Jim, Hey, how are you? Hey? I'm good? What's going on? I get frustrated when I hear people like Tony. Because of people like him, we get idiots like Kamala and Joe Biden in the White House. I mean, if he would consider how many countries we give money to and get absolutely nothing back for it, right, we would never have financial woes in this country. Yeah. Now I'm ex military. My old commander when they first went into Iraq, he said, a way to cure that area is just one bomb and turn the whole area into a sheet of glass. Yes, but that would that's what that's. What happens the sand under pressure. Right, No, but that and that's that is not what obviously has occurred. And you know Israel, for example, everybody knows that they have a nuclear weapon, right, it's all assumed to be true that the Israelis have nuclear uh firepower. They have never used it despite I mean you think about like all of the attacks that they have suffered and they've not used that they've not and they could but they don't. Well, and the IDF is no joke. I mean people, they know how to defend themselves. And even what he says, Look how much stuff that Israel has to purchase from the US because they don't have an industrial base. Yeah that well, it has gotten better, but yes, that's why they that's why the relationship is with is for military aid and why they get so much military aid from US. But it's it's our manufacturers. Although I've got a caller John who said he gets some great AMMO from Israel. So that's good to know, Jim. I appreciate the call, so good to hear from you. Let me get over and get Richard on next. Hey, Richard, welcome to the show. Hey, how you doing? This is for Tony? You know, when people were rioting for George Floyd, I don't think George Floyd was paying out money, although other people probably were. But I'm sure. Tony would be an alliance with the whole George Floyd and the rioters. And I don't think George Floyd probably wrote him a check. So he sounds like a leftist. And you know, whether you're an alliance with Al Sharpton. I don't think Al Sharpton is giving him a check either, but I'm sure he's an alliance with the with the far left, and I think he's a Lefty. Tony is. Yeah, Tony is on the left and yeah, and the problem that Tony I think suffers is that he he thinks he is much better at debate than he actually is. And that's why I tried to coach him a little bit in that call, whereas like just make your claim, like make the assertion, because this game of asking me a question to try to argue a point that you haven't articulated, it's just a waste of time, because I'm going to treat your question as a good faith question. If you don't know, you know, why we have allies, well then I'll try to explain why we have allies. If that's really, you know, his ignorance, But it wasn't. He just he wanted to make a point that we shouldn't give any help to Israel because they don't do anything for us. Yes, because he's loyal. He's loyal so the Democratic team. He doesn't want to admit that, so he tries to get around it and think and have us all thinking that he's somehow he's just this intellectual or neutral person. Well, Tony, we know your number, right, We. Know you know he's not right. But I enjoy Look, I enjoy having the debate with him because you know, I was a political science major. Hey, I appreciate the call, Richard, Thank you very much. Let me get Spencer on here before the close of the hour. Hey Spencer, welcome to the show. Thanks for taking that call. Yes, sir, I'm glad that we squashed those nuclear sides. And the main reason is because you only need eighty grade you two thirty five to make a bomb. And it's a simple bomb. I mean, you could use a civil war cannon and all about twenty five kilograms of eighty percent you to thirty five, and part of it's the bullet and part of it's the target, and you get some crazy Palestinian to light the fuse and run. Yeah. I mean the spectra of it is yeah, dirty bombs. And they may have material that they may try to release, you know, I. Mean you're talking about not a dirty bomb. No, I'm saying, but the twelve kiloton. I didn't say what you described was. I said, it's also a there's also dirty bombs. They could release this, uh, this material also, they could smuggle it in in a truck or something. They can fly it over in an airplane or whatever. Like. Once you have the material right, it opens up all of these different ways to murder millions of people. That's why the policy of the US for forty years has been. Iran should not get a nuclear weapon. That's what everybody agreed. Onady, Right, they have six already, m H. And there's no reason to have that. There's no reason to have gone beyond five percent for civilian purposes. There's no reason to have built your facilities under the mountains. Right, you do that because you're building a weapons program. We all know that. Everybody knows that. Yeah, all right, Spence, I appreciate the call. Man. Good to hear from you. Yeah. Marco Rubio laid this out over the weekend. He was on Meet the Press, which I'm convinced people in the administration seek to go on Meet the Press with that Margaret Brennan woman because she just makes them look so much better. She is she is not, She's not good as an interviewer. Tony tweets it's a Pete tweet. Tony says, does Tony get is a different Tony? Does Tony get upset? When we send foreign ad to Ukraine, Ethiopia, Jordan, Egypt and all the other countries? What do they do for us? Yeah, like, at least with Israel, Like they they do give us some stuff like intelligence. They've got really really good intelligence did you not just see what they did to like the entire leadership of the Iranian military. That's really good intelligence. All right, that'll do it for this episode. Thank you so much for listening. 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