Conservative Commentator (8:10)

or if you'd like for short, you

Narrator/Host (8:13)

can just call it the Donroe Doctrine. More Pete Hegseth earlier today, fear mongering about radical narco communism. Because you do know also using that as a pretext for the United States to invade. Well, they were invited to invade Ecuador by Ecuador's MAGA leader. You know we have ground troops at war in Ecuador as of two days ago. You're aware of that. Anyway, here's what Hegset says play this clip. Led astray by competing forces. Radical narco communism and anarcho tyranny which threaten our people, borders and sovereign lands in the name of a false sovereignty

Conservative Commentator (8:50)

or a false peace.

Narrator/Host (8:52)

And you've got MAGA Republican senators like Langford saying it's bumpy, it's difficult here, people are suffering in the United States, but it's cuz we're at war. We're literally at war. Oh, so we are at a war. So you admit it here, play this clip right now while literally we're at

Liberal Commentator (9:09)

a war with Iran right now.

Narrator/Host (9:11)

So it is very important that we actually have all of our homeland security fully funded. Then you have Congressmember the fact that you have to get them to admit that we're at a war. Right? Then you have Congressmember McCormick saying this is gonna be bumpy, but this is what the American people want. We want bumpy. By the way, remember when MAGA Republicans last year when Donald Trump promised that everything was gonna be great in 24 hours, that things would be amazing. Remember they said, no, no, no, no, no. When Donald Trump's doing these tariffs against the world, it's gonna be bumpy, but we're gonna be sacrificing for Donald Trump. Remember they said that. Anyway, here's what McCormick said.

Conservative Commentator (9:49)

There's now two major producers of oil, that 30% of the oil reserves in the world are in Venezuela and Iran. And they will be under more favorable regimes that aren't trying to support our adversaries and destroy America. And so this is, this is going to be bumpy in the, in the short term. This is great for America, great for energy prices, great for energy security in the longer run. And thank God we are blessed in America with natural resources that can provide our energy and a president that's willing to unlock them.

Narrator/Host (10:21)

By the way, great montage made this morning by CNN showing Trump administration officials calling the invasion of Iran a war, while Donald Trump saying it's not a war. I mean it was Donald Trump saying it's a war. Republicans saying it's not a war on the Hill because if it's a war, you need a war power authorization by Congress. Play this clip, then we may have casualties.

Conservative Commentator (10:47)

That often happens in war. We're doing very well on, on the war front. We set the terms of this war

Narrator/Host (10:55)

from start to finish. 9,000Americans have been able to leave the region since the start of this war. Nobody should classify this as war. It is combat operations.

Liberal Commentator (11:03)

I wouldn't call this a war as Much as I'd call it conflict. That should be very short and sweet. I don't know if this is technically a war. We have declared war. So if we haven't declared war, then

Narrator/Host (11:15)

I don't see that the president asked

Liberal Commentator (11:17)

us to declare war yet, but they

Narrator/Host (11:19)

have declared war on us.

Conservative Commentator (11:20)

Do you consider it a war?

Narrator/Host (11:22)

It's a significant military operation.

Liberal Commentator (11:24)

Strategic strikes are not war. They have declared war on us. I don't believe in the semantics. We've talked about the language this morning.

Narrator/Host (11:31)

We're not at war right now.

Liberal Commentator (11:34)

Four days in to a very specific, clear mission and operation.

Narrator/Host (11:42)

I think Congressmember Himes puts it success, puts it succinctly right here. Let's play it.

Liberal Commentator (11:47)

Americans are going to feel this in the pocketbook already. You see the White House in an absolute panic over gas prices, coming up with wild ideas. Let's do a, you know, a one year holiday on the federal excise tax of gas to bring that price down. They're just flailing for ideas because they understand that the, this terrible decision that they have taken is going to end this presidency. We're going to have a lame Duck president for three years with 20 to 30% approval ratings. Now, by the way, that causes me no heartburn. You know, making this president a lame duck is going to be a wonderful thing for the republic. But you know, the cost that the American people are going to pay, both in blood and treasure, is going to be tragic. It's going to be felt in the pocketbook and of course it's going to have a dramatic impact on the midterms.

Narrator/Host (12:35)

And then you have this Emirati billionaire Caliph Ahmed Al Habtor slamming Donald Trump. This Emirati billionaire says the following who gave you the authority? Posted this morning. Who gave you the authority to drag our region into war with Iran? And what basis did you make this dangerous decision? Who gave you permission to turn our region into a battlefield? He goes on to say, did you calculate the collateral damage before pulling the trigger? Did you consider that the first who suffered from this escalation will be the countries of the region itself? The people of this region have the right to ask as well. Was this decision yours alone? Did it come from the result of pressures from Netanyahu and his government? You've now placed the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council and Arab countries at the heart of a danger they did not choose. He goes on to say, for before the ink has dried on the Board of Peace initiative that you announce in the name of peace and the instability we find ourselves facing military escalation that endangers the entire region. So where did those initiatives go and what is the fate of the commitments made in the name of peace? Most of the funding proposed in those initiatives came from the countries of the region themselves and from Arab Gulf countries that contributed billions of dollars on the basis of supporting stability and development. And these countries have the right to ask today, where did this money go and are we funding peace initiatives or are we funding a war that exposes us to danger? There. He says it right there. And as Sina Tosi explains, by every credible account, right now, the Islamic Republic's base has been radicalized, more mobilized more. They've been on the streets since Saturday. There are no signs of defections or regime splintering. And that's just the fact. You may not like to hear that. That's just the truth of what's happening right now. When Trump killed the ayatollah the way he did, that did not the consequence of that was an unpopular ayatollah is who's 85 years old, is now viewed as a martyr within the community. And now his more extremist son is now going to be running the show. That's what's going down. That's just the fact. We may not like the facts, but those are the facts. Hit subscribe let's get to 7 million subscribers. Thanks everybody for watching. Want to stay plugged in? Become a subscriber to our substack@midasplus.com you'll get daily recaps from Ron Filipkowski ad, free episodes of our podcast and more exclusive content Only available@midasplus.com. To realize the future America needs, we understand what's needed from us to face each threat head on. We've earned our place in the fight for our nation's future. We are Marines. We were made for this. How many discounts does USAA Auto Insurance offer?

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