Posted on 02/05/2025 6:06:39 AM PST by hardspunned
And the intent here is to give you all of the possible tools to, I'd say, engage with the Iranian government to ensure that going forward, they are less of a malign actor on the world stage. Donald Trump 00:05:03-00:05:30 (27 sec) So this is one that I'm torn about. Everybody wants me to sign it. I'll do that. It's very tough on Iran. It's what we had before. We would have never had the problem -- you would have never had October 7th. We would have never had the problem had the election gone a different way which it should have. But this one I think more than made up for it. I think we're doing things and it shows that more than made up for it. Much more historic.
The Iran situation, hopefully, I'm going to sign it, but hopefully, we're not going to have to use it very much. We will see whether or not we can arrange or work out a deal with Iran. And everybody can live together. And maybe that's possible and maybe it's not possible. So I'm signing this and I'm unhappy to do it. But I really have not so much choice because we have to be strong and firm.
And I hope that it's not going to have to be used in any great measure at all. It'd be great if we could have a Middle East and maybe a world at total peace. Right now, you don't have that. When I left, you had peace all over the world and now you have -- the world is blowing up. As you know, Bibi is coming in to see me later.
Others are coming in to see me. We'll see what we can do. But I'm signing this. And hopefully, it will be a document which won't be very important, will hardly have to be used.
So what kind of deal would you be prepared to make --
Donald Trump 00:06:32-00:06:40 (8 sec) Well, we're going to see. I mean, we're going to see. They cannot have a nuclear weapon. With me, it's very simple, Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon.
We don't want to be tough on Iran. We don't want to be tough on anybody. But they just can't have a nuclear weapon.
Question 00:06:46-00:06:51 (4 sec) And how -- Do you support -- [Inaudible] are you going to engage in conversations with your counterpart in Iran?
Donald Trump 00:06:51-00:06:51 ( sec) I would.
Trump will sign a comprehensive deal with Iran, Saudi Arabia and others. Russia will absolutely give its blessing through the restrained actions of its Iranian proxy.
Trump will NEVER commit US troops to Gaza. Canada will be the 51st state before that happens. That Gaza BS Trump was laying down yesterday, a negotiating ploy for the Iranians. It’s not rocket science, it’s called the Art of the Deal.
Ever hear Trump speak of how stupid Reagan was when he allowed himself to be buffaloed into getting 220 Marines slaughtered?
The only thing “troops” would have to do under his new scenario is to push Gazans into the Sinai - a thankless and dangerous job. We will be well into Vance’s 2nd term before the rubble in Gaza is even cleared. Trump wants more peace agreements, so this position is a negotiating gambit from which to compromise for a deal with SA and Israel first, and then Iran.
Think Bigly! Remember, we’re talking about Mr. “round it on up”.
Yes!
Guess again. He will create a military base in Gaza for aircraft and ships to checkmate the Iranians, Russia, and Turkey. Even though Turkey is a nato member, there’re Muslim and undependable.
Trump loves to pull swords from rocks
with which he cuts gordian knots.
Yup. Always remember to take Trump seriously but not literally. The idiots of the media get it just backwards, hence all the handwaving and squawking.
Oh I see. Set up a military base in hostile territory to contain the bad guys. That worked so well in Iraq and Afghanistan. But I’m sure this time there will be no soldiers killed.
Sorry this ain’t what we voted for.
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