Transcript [00:00] If you think back to um the very [00:03] beginning of this war, right in the [00:05] opening days, Trump said that he is that [00:09] he will accept nothing less than [00:10] unconditional surrender. Okay? And he [00:13] was echoing uh that was the first time [00:15] we heard those words since Franklin [00:17] Delanor Roosevelt said them about the [00:19] Imperial Japanese and Nazi Germany, [00:21] unconditional surrender. and and that [00:23] was music to my ears because those are [00:25] the only those are also the last two [00:27] examples of an evil ideology actually [00:29] being brought to its knees and that's [00:31] really what we need here. So I was happy [00:32] to hear that him talking about [00:33] unconditional surrender. [00:35] >> Then when the and then Trump, you know, [00:39] they start the war and they start [00:40] hammering Iran and then uh and and then [00:45] eventually Trump puts this uh this [00:47] ultimatum. I'm just walking through the [00:48] steps and you'll see why it's not really [00:50] a ceasefire. Trump puts this ultimatum [00:52] on that he's going to start hitting all [00:53] kinds of civil infrastructure if they [00:55] don't open the Straits of Hormuz [00:57] immediately and come to the table. So [01:00] they open they they say they're going to [01:01] open the Straits of Hormuz. Let's say [01:02] they open them because they didn't [01:03] really but let's say they agree they're [01:05] going to open the Straits of Hormuz. [01:06] They come to the table and then the [01:08] negotiations break down in one day and [01:11] JD Vance comes out and his statement [01:13] after the of the negotiations was we [01:15] gave them our last and final offer. And [01:19] Trump then tweet uh says to Maria Barto [01:22] Romo that he told his people that he's [01:25] not even willing to accept 90 or 95% of [01:28] his demands. He wants 100% of his [01:30] demands and they walked away from the [01:32] table and then Trump announces a [01:33] blockade. So let's understand what [01:35] happened here. This if there's going to [01:37] be an unconditional surrender, right? If [01:39] you're fighting someone and you want [01:40] them to surrender, of course when they [01:43] come to the table to surrender the guns [01:44] go silent and then you sit there and you [01:47] want them to submit and surrender. I [01:49] mean, the Japanese surrender to the [01:50] Americans in a negotiating room. It [01:52] doesn't happen on a battlefield. It's [01:54] not like the ancient warfare where [01:55] someone waves a white flag. They they do [01:58] it in a room. And I believe that what [02:00] happened here is very simple. Trump [02:02] wanted an unconditional surrender with [02:04] all of his demands met. The Iranians [02:07] come to the table. They're not willing [02:08] to do that. He says, "Okay, I'm now [02:10] going to lay siege to your nation." [02:12] Siege warfare is a type of warfare. It's [02:15] a We read about it in the Bible. It's [02:17] one of the most ancient forms of [02:18] warfare. It's not shooting. It's not [02:20] shooting things. It's not loud, but it [02:23] is a form of warfare. And this this [02:26] blockade on Iran is not simply a power [02:29] play for the Straits of Hormuz. They [02:30] blockaded all Iranian ports. It's [02:33] essentially a siege on the Iranian [02:35] nation. In other words, I believe what's [02:37] just happened here is that Trump thought [02:39] he could get an unconditional surrender. [02:41] He couldn't. He reiterated his demand [02:43] for one by saying, "I want 100%." and [02:46] then he laid siege to Iran and now Iran [02:48] is under siege and panicking and it's [02:50] it's simply a different stage of the [02:52] war. It's a different type of warfare. [02:54] So I think on the Iran front this isn't [02:56] actually a ceasefire. It looks like one [02:58] and it's in Trump's interest to call it [03:00] one. There's no reason not to call it a [03:02] ceasefire. Let everyone calm down. Let [03:04] the price of oil calm down. Let the [03:05] Iranians, you know, you know, think [03:08] that, you know, that there's someone to [03:09] talk to on the other side. It it there's [03:11] nothing to be gained by saying no, this [03:13] isn't really a ceasefire. But if we read [03:15] between the lines, you follow the the [03:17] flow of things, it really is not a [03:20] ceasefire. It's really just war by a [03:21] different method. [03:23] >> It's really interesting with President [03:25] Trump, and you're right, he he's been [03:26] the greatest friend to Israel [03:28] potentially forever. He did tweet enough [03:32] is enough, and he's obviously under [03:34] pressure from different quarters, and I [03:35] understand that. He then always and he [03:37] does this time and time again whenever [03:39] he's publicly a little bit harsh when it [03:41] comes to Israel or BB you know within 24 [03:44] or 48 hours something will come out that [03:47] is reassuring that is stroking that is [03:49] complimentary and he did that of course [03:51] just moments ago maybe hours ago and he [03:54] said how how wonderful Israel is even if [03:57] you don't like Israel they're they're [03:58] our greatest friend that they win they [04:00] fight hard they're an incredible ally [04:02] what do you make of that and it happens [04:05] doesn't It's like it it happens all the [04:08] time. I remember at the end of the [04:09] 12-day war, you probably remember this [04:11] at the very last day of it where the [04:14] ceasefire went into effect and then Iran [04:16] fired a few missiles right after the [04:18] ceasefire went into effect. So, Israel [04:20] sent Israel sent F-15s over um you know [04:23] to to bomb Iran in retaliation and Trump [04:26] called BB and told him to turn them [04:28] around and bring them back and he [04:29] dropped an Fbomb and all of the Israel [04:32] haters on the right. [04:34] >> Yeah. Uh because I I don't have any I [04:35] mean the left forget about they were all [04:37] like yeah you see he really hates BB and [04:38] I'm like oh come on you know [04:40] >> we told you [04:42] >> I think that I I I'm not worried about [04:44] that relationship at all. But I'll say [04:46] this this last tweet complimenting [04:48] Israel was not only a signal to Israel [04:50] and and it was about something much [04:52] bigger. [04:53] >> Right now one of the issues going on is [04:56] that the Houthis are threatening to [04:59] close the Babal Mand straight because [05:01] they're a proxy of Iran and they've been [05:02] saber rattling about that. The Iranians [05:04] have been saying that in their state [05:06] media that they're going to cause [05:07] greater disruption by by closing the [05:09] Baba Mandibra. And your and your viewers [05:10] should know what that is. That's the [05:12] that's the opening to the Red Sea, which [05:15] is the other main trade route. And for [05:17] Saudi oil, it now that it's been [05:20] rerouted to the western part of the [05:21] country, it then comes down the Red Sea [05:24] through the Babande Strait to go out to [05:25] Asia. And if the Houthis start shelling [05:28] uh shipping vessels in the Babamande [05:30] Strait, it could cause major [05:32] disruptions. And they're threatening [05:33] that. And the qu this begs the question [05:36] what's wrong with the Saudis [05:39] uh because the Saudis [05:41] all through this war that the Saudis, [05:43] the Amiradis, the Qataris, the Kuwaitis [05:45] haven't really joined the war and we [05:47] know that. And one of and people have [05:48] been asking, "Oh, how come they haven't [05:50] joined the war?" And frankly, I believe [05:52] that the real reason they haven't joined [05:53] the war is that there's absolutely no [05:54] reason for them to. The Israelis and the [05:56] Americans have such careful coordination [05:58] between their air forces and everything [06:00] they're doing. The last thing they need [06:02] is a couple Saudi pilots showing up [06:04] saying, "All right, we're part of the [06:05] team now." Like, what are they going to [06:06] do with them? It's like, "Go make [06:07] coffee." You know, like we don't know [06:09] what to do. So, it's not the Americans [06:11] and Israelis need help. But, but still, [06:13] it's been a question in the media. Why [06:15] haven't the Gulf States joined the war? [06:17] However, one area that the Saudis could [06:20] actually make themselves useful with one [06:22] of the top five in terms of equipment, [06:25] one of the top five armies in the world. [06:28] The Saudis have ridiculous amount of [06:29] equipment. Why don't they go deal with [06:31] the Houthis on their in their backyard? [06:34] The Saudis are actually saying they want [06:36] they're afraid of the Houthis closing [06:37] the Babib Strait and they want the [06:39] Americans to deal with it. Go deal with [06:41] the Houthis. So this tweet was I think [06:44] was was saying something to the NATO [06:46] countries who've been impotent and and [06:48] and and standing on the sidelines and [06:51] the word impotent. That's that's [06:54] actually complimentary. [06:56] >> Yeah. I mean they've been pathetic. [06:58] >> Give them too much credit and and and [07:00] but I think I think Trump was signaling [07:01] to those other nations like all of you [07:04] people complaining about Israel, look, [07:06] we have real allies and we have fake [07:08] allies and Israel is a real ally. They [07:10] step up to the plate. They fight [07:12] themselves. They know how to win. They [07:14] know how to do it. They put themselves [07:15] out there. And you guys are all sitting [07:17] on the sidelines going tisk, tis, tisk, [07:19] and none of you lift a finger. I think [07:21] he was he was signaling to them as well [07:23] what a real ally is uh in Israel.
