Dennis Prager Show - President Trump: Iran is Standing Down
Aired: 2020-01-08
Duration: 06:22


=== Nations Tolerate Iran's Destructive Path (06:00) ===

[00:00:02]  All of our soldiers are safe and only minimal damage was sustained at our military bases.
[00:00:11]  Our great American forces are prepared for anything.
[00:00:16]  Iran appears to be standing down, which is a good thing for all parties concerned and a very good thing for the world.
[00:00:25]  No American or Iraqi lives were lost.
[00:00:29]  Because of the precautions taken, the dispersal of forces, and an early warning system that worked very well.
[00:00:40]  I salute the incredible skill and courage of America's men and women in uniform for far too long, all the way back to 1979 to be exact.
[00:00:52]  Nations have tolerated Iran's destructive and...
[00:00:56]  Destabilizing behavior in the Middle East and beyond.
[00:01:00]  Those days are over.
[00:01:02]  Iran has been the leading sponsor of terrorism and their pursuit of nuclear weapons threatens the civilized world.
[00:01:12]  We will never let that happen.
[00:01:16]  Last week, we took decisive action to stop a ruthless terrorist from threatening American lives.
[00:01:25]  At my direction, the United States military eliminated the world's top terrorist, Qasem Soleimani.
[00:01:35]  As the head of the Quds Force, Soleimani was personally responsible for some of the absolutely worst atrocities.
[00:01:46]  He trained terrorist armies, including Hezbollah, launching terrorist strikes against civilian targets.
[00:01:54]  He fueled bloody civil wars all across the region.
[00:01:59]  He viciously wounded and murdered thousands of US troops, including the planting of roadside bombs that maim and dismember their victims.
[00:02:13]  Soleimani directed the recent attacks on US personnel in Iraq that badly wounded four service members and killed one American.
[00:02:23]  And he orchestrated the violent assault on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.
[00:02:28]  In recent days, he was planning new attacks on American targets, but we stopped him.
[00:02:36]  Soleimani's hands were drenched in both American and Iranian blood.
[00:02:42]  He should have been terminated long ago.
[00:02:46]  By removing Soleimani, we have sent a powerful message to terrorists.
[00:02:52]  If you value your own life, you will not threaten the lives of our people.
[00:02:56]  As we continue to evaluate options in response to Iranian aggression, the United States will immediately impose additional punishing economic sanctions on the Iranian regime.
[00:03:10]  These powerful sanctions will remain until Iran changes its behavior.
[00:03:17]  In recent months alone, Iran has seen ships in international waters.
[00:03:22]  Fired an unprovoked strike on Saudi Arabia and shot down two U.S. drones.
[00:03:29]  Iran's hostilities substantially increased after the foolish Iran nuclear deal was signed in 2013. And they were given $150 billion, not to mention $1.8 billion in cash.
[00:03:46]  Instead of saying thank you to the United States, they chanted death to America.
[00:03:52]  In fact, they chanted death to America the day the agreement was signed.
[00:03:57]  Then Iran went on a terror spree funded by the money from the deal and created hell in Yemen, Syria, Lebanon, Afghanistan, and Iraq.
[00:04:11]  The missiles fired last night at us and our allies were paid for with the funds made available by the last administration.
[00:04:21]  The regime also greatly tightened the reins on their own country, even recently killing 1,500 people at the many protests that are taking place all throughout Iran.
[00:04:36]  The very defective JCPOA expires shortly anyway and gives Iran a clear and quick path to nuclear breakout.
[00:04:48]  Iran must abandon its nuclear ambitions and end its support for terrorism.
[00:04:56]  The time has come for the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Russia and China to recognize this reality.
[00:05:06]  They must now break away from the remnants of the Iran deal, or JCPOA. And we must all work together toward making a deal with Iran.
[00:05:18]  That makes the world a safer and more peaceful place.
[00:05:22]  We must also make a deal that allows Iran to thrive and prosper and take advantage of its enormous untapped potential.
[00:05:32]  Iran can be a great country.
[00:05:34]  Peace and stability cannot prevail in the Middle East as long as Iran continues to foment violence, unrest, hatred, and war.
[00:05:45]  The civilized world must send a clear and unified message to the Iranian regime.

=== Ask NATO For More Involvement (00:34) ===

[00:05:50]  Your campaign of terror, murder, mayhem will not be tolerated any longer.
[00:05:57]  It will not be allowed to go forward.
[00:06:04]  Today, I am going to ask NATO to become much more involved.
[00:06:10]  In the Middle East process, over the last three years, under my leadership, our economy is stronger than ever before, and America has achieved energy independence.
[00:06:21]  Correct.