SO WE’RE ABOUT READY TO GO.
SO WE’RE ABOUT READY TO GO. I SAID, I WANT A BETTER
I SAID, I WANT A BETTER DEFINITION.
DEFINITION. >> WERE PLANES IN THE AIR.
>> WERE PLANES IN THE AIR. >> WE’RE ABOUT 0 READY TO GO.
>> WE’RE ABOUT 0 READY TO GO. NO, BUT THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN
NO, BUT THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN PRETTY SOON.
PRETTY SOON. AND THINGS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED
AND THINGS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO A POINT WHERE YOU WOULDN’T
TO A POINT WHERE YOU WOULDN’T TURN BACK OR COULDN’T TURN BACK.
TURN BACK OR COULDN’T TURN BACK. >> PRESIDENT TRUMP EXPLAINING
>> PRESIDENT TRUMP EXPLAINING HOW HE TOOK THE MILITARY FROM
HOW HE TOOK THE MILITARY FROM ABOUT READY TO GO TO CALLING OFF
ABOUT READY TO GO TO CALLING OFF THIS AIR STRIKE AGAINST IRAN.
THIS AIR STRIKE AGAINST IRAN. THIS COMES AFTER THE TIMES
THIS COMES AFTER THE TIMES REPORT MIRLS OFFICIALS WERE
REPORT MIRLS OFFICIALS WERE "EXPECTING A STRIKE LAST NIGHT."
"EXPECTING A STRIKE LAST NIGHT." MANY PEOPLE INCLUDING TRUMP’S
MANY PEOPLE INCLUDING TRUMP’S CRITICS
CRITICS CRITICS SKEPTICAL OF HIS CLAIMS
CRITICS SKEPTICAL OF HIS CLAIMS BECAUSE HE LIES A LOT.
BECAUSE HE LIES A LOT. THIS IS A STORY WHERE TRUMP AND
THIS IS A STORY WHERE TRUMP AND THE "TIMES" ARE IN AGREEMENT.
THE "TIMES" ARE IN AGREEMENT. BOTH EMPHASIZING THAT TRUMP
BOTH EMPHASIZING THAT TRUMP BROUGHT US TO THE BRINK OF A
BROUGHT US TO THE BRINK OF A MAJOR ATTACK, TRUMP SAYING HE
MAJOR ATTACK, TRUMP SAYING HE WAS COCKED AND LOADED AND THERE
WAS COCKED AND LOADED AND THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF THAT.
WAS EVIDENCE OF THAT. WHETHER THE U.S. WAS THIS IS
WHETHER THE U.S. WAS THIS IS CLOSE TO A STRIKE OR FARTHER OR
CLOSE TO A STRIKE OR FARTHER OR NOT CLOSE AT ALL, THAT’S A
NOT CLOSE AT ALL, THAT’S A NUANCED DISTINCTION.
NUANCED DISTINCTION. TRUMP’S CLEARLY IMPROVISING IT
TRUMP’S CLEARLY IMPROVISING IT DURING HAD VACUUM IN CIVILIAN
DURING HAD VACUUM IN CIVILIAN LEADERSHIP FOR THE MILITARY.
LEADERSHIP FOR THE MILITARY. THE ACTING PENTAGON LEAVE THE
THE ACTING PENTAGON LEAVE THE BUILDING IN CONTROVERSY AFTER
BUILDING IN CONTROVERSY AFTER FIVE MONTHS IN THAT ROLE.
FIVE MONTHS IN THAT ROLE. AND SO IF TRUMP WAS REALLY
AND SO IF TRUMP WAS REALLY HEADING TOWARDS A STRIKE, WHO IS
HEADING TOWARDS A STRIKE, WHO IS FEEL FILLING THAT VACUUM FOR
FEEL FILLING THAT VACUUM FOR MILITARY ADVICE.
MILITARY ADVICE. >> TV HOSTS ON FOX NEWS.
>> TV HOSTS ON FOX NEWS. >> THE PRESIDENT WILL HAVE NO
>> THE PRESIDENT WILL HAVE NO CHOICE.
CHOICE. HE WILL BOMB THE HELL OUT OF
HE WILL BOMB THE HELL OUT OF THEM.
THEM. WE HAVE THE MOST ADVANCED
WE HAVE THE MOST ADVANCED WEAPONS SYSTEMS AND A STRONG
WEAPONS SYSTEMS AND A STRONG MESSAGE NEEDS TO BE SENT THAT A
MESSAGE NEEDS TO BE SENT THAT A HUGE PRICE WILL BE PAID IF YOU
HUGE PRICE WILL BE PAID IF YOU TAKE ON THE UNITED STATES OF
TAKE ON THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
AMERICA. >> WHY WOULD WE TALK TO THEM?
>> WHY WOULD WE TALK TO THEM? THEY’RE BLOWING UP ANCHORS OF
THEY’RE BLOWING UP ANCHORS OF ALLIES, THEY BLOW UP OUR DRONE
ALLIES, THEY BLOW UP OUR DRONE AND THEN WE’LL TALK TO THEM?
AND THEN WE’LL TALK TO THEM? >> BUT SINCE TRUMP HELD BACK OPT
>> BUT SINCE TRUMP HELD BACK OPT STRIKE, DOES THAT MEAN HE
STRIKE, DOES THAT MEAN HE ULTIMATELY IGNORED FOX NEWS?
ULTIMATELY IGNORED FOX NEWS? MAYBE NOT.
MAYBE NOT. THERE’S NEW REPORTING TONIGHT
THERE’S NEW REPORTING TONIGHT TUCKER CARLSON WAS PRIVATELY
TUCKER CARLSON WAS PRIVATELY URGING TRUMP AGAINST WAR WITH
URGING TRUMP AGAINST WAR WITH IRAN AND THEN LAST NIGHT HE GAVE
IRAN AND THEN LAST NIGHT HE GAVE THE PRESIDENT CREDIT FOR BEING
THE PRESIDENT CREDIT FOR BEING SKEPTICAL OF THE HAWKS.
SKEPTICAL OF THE HAWKS. >> THE VERY PEOPLE IN SOME CASES
>> THE VERY PEOPLE IN SOME CASES LITERALLY THE SAME PEOPLE WHO
LITERALLY THE SAME PEOPLE WHO LURED US INTO THE IRAQ QUAGMIRE
LURED US INTO THE IRAQ QUAGMIRE 16 YEARS AGO ARE DEMANDING A NEW
16 YEARS AGO ARE DEMANDING A NEW WAR.
WAR. THIS ONE WITH IRAN.
THIS ONE WITH IRAN. THE PRESIDENT TO HIS GREAT
THE PRESIDENT TO HIS GREAT CREDIT APPEARS TO BE SKEPTICAL
CREDIT APPEARS TO BE SKEPTICAL OF THIS, VERY SKEPTICAL.
OF THIS, VERY SKEPTICAL. >> I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR.
>> I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR. IT’S TOTALLY POSSIBLE TRUMP 0
IT’S TOTALLY POSSIBLE TRUMP 0 WOULD DO THE SAME THING
WOULD DO THE SAME THING REGARDLESS OF FOX NEWS, CONSIDER
REGARDLESS OF FOX NEWS, CONSIDER THAT MUCH OF HIS FOREIGN POLICY
THAT MUCH OF HIS FOREIGN POLICY IS KIND OF A REVERSE TEDDY
IS KIND OF A REVERSE TEDDY ROOSEVELT.
ROOSEVELT. SPEAK LOUDLY AND DON’T USE THE
SPEAK LOUDLY AND DON’T USE THE BIG STICK WHATEVER YOU DO.
BIG STICK WHATEVER YOU DO. THE PRESIDENT HAS TALKED UP FIRE
THE PRESIDENT HAS TALKED UP FIRE AND FURY.
AND FURY. HE’S THREATENED IRAN AND NORTH
HE’S THREATENED IRAN AND NORTH KOREA BEFORE BUT HE USUALLY
KOREA BEFORE BUT HE USUALLY PULLS BACK AFTER THE RHETORIC.
PULLS BACK AFTER THE RHETORIC. THE MAIN EXCEPTION WERE THE
THE MAIN EXCEPTION WERE THE LIMITED AIR STRIKES AGAINST
LIMITED AIR STRIKES AGAINST SYRIA.
SYRIA. WILL HE CONTINUE TO PULL BACKING
WILL HE CONTINUE TO PULL BACKING FROM THIS WEEK’S TENSION WITH
FROM THIS WEEK’S TENSION WITH IRAN AND IF SO IS HE CHANNELING
IRAN AND IF SO IS HE CHANNELING HIS INSTINCTS OR TUCKER
HIS INSTINCTS OR TUCKER CARLSON’S?
CARLSON’S? MARKINCEBURG ALSO SERVED AN
MARKINCEBURG ALSO SERVED AN ADVISER ON MIDEAST POLICY IN THE
ADVISER ON MIDEAST POLICY IN THE CARTER ADMINISTRATION.
CARTER ADMINISTRATION. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS VERY
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS VERY PUBLIC WAY THAT DONALD TRUMP HAS
PUBLIC WAY THAT DONALD TRUMP HAS THREATENED AND PULLED BACK?
THREATENED AND PULLED BACK? >> IT’S THE PUBLIC REALITY SHOW
>> IT’S THE PUBLIC REALITY SHOW FOREIGN POLICY VERSION 1.0.
FOREIGN POLICY VERSION 1.0. AND WITH RESPECT TO IRAN, ARI, I
AND WITH RESPECT TO IRAN, ARI, I DON’T THINK THE PRESIDENT KNOWS
DON’T THINK THE PRESIDENT KNOWS FROM ONE DAY TO THE NEXT WHAT HE
FROM ONE DAY TO THE NEXT WHAT HE WANTS TO DO ON IRAN.
WANTS TO DO ON IRAN. THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS THAT
THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS THAT THE WITHDRAWAL FROM THE IRAN
THE WITHDRAWAL FROM THE IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL ACCELERATED THE
NUCLEAR DEAL ACCELERATED THE IMPACT OF AMERICAN SANCTIONS ON
IMPACT OF AMERICAN SANCTIONS ON THE IRANIAN ECONOMY.
THE IRANIAN ECONOMY. I DON’T THINK THAT NEITHER HE
I DON’T THINK THAT NEITHER HE NOR SECRETARY POMPEO NOR JOHN
NOR SECRETARY POMPEO NOR JOHN BOLTON REALLY HAD THE FOGGIEST
BOLTON REALLY HAD THE FOGGIEST NOTION HOW IRAN WOULD REACT.
NOTION HOW IRAN WOULD REACT. YOU KNOW, ARI, REMEMBER THE
YOU KNOW, ARI, REMEMBER THE TITLE OF THAT MOVIE "SOMETHING’S
TITLE OF THAT MOVIE "SOMETHING’S GOT TO GIVE"?
GOT TO GIVE"? THAT’S THE IRANIAN POLICY TODAY.
THAT’S THE IRANIAN POLICY TODAY. THEY CANNOT ACCEPT THE STATUS
THEY CANNOT ACCEPT THE STATUS QUO OF U.S. SANCTIONS.
QUO OF U.S. SANCTIONS. THAT’S WHY THEY’RE PUTTING BOMBS
THAT’S WHY THEY’RE PUTTING BOMBS ON TANKERS.
ON TANKERS. THAT’S WHY THEY’RE GOING TO
THAT’S WHY THEY’RE GOING TO SHOOT DOWN DRONES BE AND WHY
SHOOT DOWN DRONES BE AND WHY THEY’RE PROVIDING MISSILES TO
THEY’RE PROVIDING MISSILES TO HOUTHI REBELS TO SHOOT AT TARGET
HOUTHI REBELS TO SHOOT AT TARGET INSIDE DUBAI.
INSIDE DUBAI. >> HAVE YOU SEEN A PRESIDENT
>> HAVE YOU SEEN A PRESIDENT DELIGHT IN THE WILL HE OR WON’T
DELIGHT IN THE WILL HE OR WON’T HE PARTICIPATE IN THE BOMBING OF
HE PARTICIPATE IN THE BOMBING OF ANOTHER COUNTRY.
ANOTHER COUNTRY. >> YEAH, THIS IDEA SOMEHOW OR
>> YEAH, THIS IDEA SOMEHOW OR OTHER TRUMP DOES NOT HAVE SOME
OTHER TRUMP DOES NOT HAVE SOME METHODOLOGY TO HIS MADNESS ON
METHODOLOGY TO HIS MADNESS ON THIS BELIES THE FACT HE IS
THIS BELIES THE FACT HE IS ENJOYINGS THE SPECTACLE OF
ENJOYINGS THE SPECTACLE OF KEEPING EVERYBODY OFF BALANCE.
KEEPING EVERYBODY OFF BALANCE. >> AND IS THAT IN YOUR VIEW
>> AND IS THAT IN YOUR VIEW PROBLEMATIC IN ANY WAY OR IF YOU
PROBLEMATIC IN ANY WAY OR IF YOU GET THE ULTIMATE RESULT, HOWEVER
GET THE ULTIMATE RESULT, HOWEVER CURIOUSLY OR INEPTLY, ESPECIALLY
CURIOUSLY OR INEPTLY, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE OLD RELIANCE ON ACTING
GIVEN THE OLD RELIANCE ON ACTING CHIEFS AND DEGRADATION OF EXPERT
CHIEFS AND DEGRADATION OF EXPERT FOLKS, DO YOU THINK THAT’S
FOLKS, DO YOU THINK THAT’S BASICALLY A GOOD OUTCOME.
BASICALLY A GOOD OUTCOME. >> NO, BECAUSE IN THE END THE
>> NO, BECAUSE IN THE END THE IRANIANS WON’T ACCEPT THAT AS AN
IRANIANS WON’T ACCEPT THAT AS AN OUTCOME.
OUTCOME. THE IRANIANS HAVE TRIED
THE IRANIANS HAVE TRIED DIPLOMACY.
DIPLOMACY. THE PRESIDENT HAD A BACK CHANNEL
THE PRESIDENT HAD A BACK CHANNEL THROUGH THE PRIME MINISTER OF
THROUGH THE PRIME MINISTER OF JAPAN WHO TRIED TO OPEN UP A
JAPAN WHO TRIED TO OPEN UP A BACK CHANNEL BETWEEN THE IRANIAN
BACK CHANNEL BETWEEN THE IRANIAN GOVERNMENT AND THE PRESIDENT.
GOVERNMENT AND THE PRESIDENT. THE IRANIANS WANT THE EUROPEANS
THE IRANIANS WANT THE EUROPEANS TO PUT PRESSURE ON THE
TO PUT PRESSURE ON THE PRESIDENT.
PRESIDENT. THEY WILL NOT ACCEPT THE STATUS
THEY WILL NOT ACCEPT THE STATUS QUO.
QUO. THEY WILL NOT ACCEPT THE
THEY WILL NOT ACCEPT THE PRESIDENT DECIDING WHEN AND
PRESIDENT DECIDING WHEN AND WHERE HE’S GOING TO LIFT
