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4:07617-266-6868 is the number. President Trump now saying, the war with Iran will end, quote unquote, very soon. And it looks like maybe, again, it's a fluid situation. But he is now willing to leave the regime, or at least parts of it, intact. Good idea, bad idea, 617-266-6868, Verna in Arlington. Thanks for holding Verna, and welcome. Hey, hi there. Good morning, Jeff, and all of Kooner Country there. I just want to say hello to everybody. And I want to express being Armenian of background, and knowing also Persian Armenians, Iranian Armenians as well, as the worldwide Armenian community outside of Armenia as well. Obviously, the Turks and Turkey tried to obliterate and eliminate the Armenian nation and country

5:13under the First World War, the Armenian genocide, as many people know. And under Muslim rule, one of their principles is lying. And that they utilize as a reason to further their goals and their objectives. People need to know this. I mean, I even worked one time at a retail place, and there was a Muslim employee that we were just having, whatever together, lunch or something. And he says, you know, Islam is a religion of peace. And I said, no, it might be a peace among yourselves. But against the rest of the world, it's jihad. It's not peace. And they want to overcome triumph over the rest of the world, as is, you know, what you're reporting and other people are saying as well. So I think people really need to understand this, that the religion of Islam, the Muslims, are not, it's not a principle or a religion of peace with the rest of the world.

6:15It's a religion of hate and war against the rest of the world to bring them to conversion to Islam. And this needs to be known. Armenians know this because of the Armenian genocide. They tried to kill and obliterate all the church's institutions, the hospitals, the homes, and everything and steal everything. And this is their goal till now. Unfortunately, they are human beings. They are children of God. And it is our responsibility to pray first and foremost. First line of defense on anything and offense is prayer and then action, whatever the right action is. So I am 100 percent, 1000 percent behind Trump in this endeavor. And I just want to put that out there and I just really commend everybody that supports this effort to rid us of the evil. And the long kind of religious fanaticism and extremism here. So I just turn it over to you, Jeff. Verna, I have to ask you, if Trump doesn't go all the way and have regime change, that he leaves this new supreme leader in power and parts of his regime, elements of his regime in power.

7:28As he's now being pressed to do by many within his own inner circle. Will you consider this still a victory or do you think this will be bad for a bad decision by Trump? In other words, do you want him to go all the way or do you think he should declare victory and end this war now? I mean, even this new supreme leader who's impotent as they say, I think I responsibilities to pray. But I think we need to finish the job like World War One, World War Two, the other. We need to finish the job and complete it. I believe and that's what I would support him in doing. Verna, thank you very much for that call. All right, Verna says finish the job. Agree, disagree, six, one, seven, two, six, six, sixty eight, sixty eight, my stroke, Mike. Where do you want me to go to next, Mike? Sonny in Plymouth. Thanks for holding Sonny and welcome.

8:30Hi, Jeff. Thanks for taking my call. My pleasure. Jeff, I'm a Navy veteran and I'm a Trump supporter. But I believe if we don't finish this job, we're going to have to go back in a year or two years. And even if we stop the bombing tomorrow, does that mean Iran stops on the proxies? Stop attacking our bases in the Middle East? Does that mean Israel stops their bombing campaign? There's too many variables. We started this and we need to finish it and we might not have any choice. Well, Sonny, what do you say? I mean, I'm not saying it's Trump's argument, but he's starting to make some arguments in that direction, which is what he's being told in private, which is, you know, yeah, they'll try to reconstitute their program, of course. But they've been so set back.

9:33They've been so beaten and decimated and so much of their military and their nuclear ballistic program has been demolished. That it's going to take them a long time to get back to where they were just until recently. Is that good enough for you, Sonny, or do you want them to just go in there and finish them off once and for all? If they're going to have the oil revenues and they're going to be bringing in money, they showed you how they were capable of building one of 200 missiles a month. They stopped those programs up again and maybe next year, the fact that 200 missiles a month. No, I hear you. I hear you. That's the counter argument. That's what some of the other people are telling Trump. Don't stop. No one knows what the future holds, but you deserve a weather app that can help. Weather Bug is easy to use and provides forecasts for your every need. From storm warnings to pollen levels, write at your fingertips. Get the fastest local alerts and comprehensive 10-day forecasts wherever you are.

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12:40The best equipment to stream or games at once with multi-view or stream your favorite podcast on iHeartRadio. That's the magic of Exfinity. It's seamlessly in tune with you. Exfinity. Imagine that. Restrictions apply. Flag football is exploding and iFlag is leading the way. As the Guinness World Record holder, iFlag hosts premiere flag football tournaments nationwide. For boys, girls, high school girls, and adults. From first-time players to elite competitors, iFlag delivers top-level competition, unforgettable experiences, and a community built around the game. Ready to be part of it? Join the movement. Find your tournament and learn more at iFlag.org. That's iFlag.org. CJ in Boston. Thanks for holding CJ and welcome. Good morning, Jeff. Hi, CJ. Look, the new Supreme Leader, Komani, the very least of his worries is worrying about dying, because they'd have little use being impotent with 72 versions.

13:43That's a great point, CJ. What 72 versions for him now? It's all for nothing. The only thing worse than that, Jeff, would be if the population finds out he's gay. But seriously speaking, Jeff, the president made a big mistake when he said he was going to be boots on the ground. Terran is, excuse me, Iran is twice the size of Texas, with over 33, 93 million people. I mean, it was a big mistake. You know, we know where he's coming from. He thought he wouldn't intimidate them, but they don't intimidate easily. And that's what the problem is. They don't intimidate. They don't back down. If the president leaves shot of what his objective was,

14:45he would have lost all credibility. You don't back down from your initial military objective. And that's what he's done here. The way he can get out of this is. Give Iran in the capital city of Tehran, a goodbye kiss on behalf of all Americans. Line up those B 52s and those, those bombers. Continue to fly over Tehran and bomb every building that's in that city. That will leave a lasting message for those people are not to play Iran. With the United States of America without using a military force. Give them a week's notice. That's what he should be doing right now. Give everybody in the capital city a week's notice to evacuate that city.

15:47Because we're going to turn it into rubble. Then he can walk away with his head, his head up high. Having, having reached his initiative. And I think there'll be little that the mullahs could possibly do. I, I think that's the only way out here that. Otherwise, you know, if he puts boots on the ground, there's a very good chance we'll lose the maternal elections. Nobody wants boots on the ground. And as I said, the size of that country and the population there, it's not going to be a cake walk. Use what you can in the air on the ocean to stabilize what's going on. Jeff right now, we're using 20 million barrels of oil a day in America. We produce 13 million with the president may consider holding back. The export of the 13 million helps stabilize the oil prices here in the United States. You know, that's the least of our problems. But America should always, always on a military operation reach their objective.

16:47Anything shot of that. Is a defeat. Interesting. And the president on behalf of the American, a American people cannot be defeated. And just one more. I'd love you and I know this cone lightly on this cone. I mean, he, Junior, you know, he might, if he's assassinated as a good chance, he will be. You know, and he, and he follows in his father's footsteps and gets up there and needs a big dollar and he demands those 72 virgins. He might run into the same problem as father, because when his father went up and demanded a 72 virgins, I'll have said to him, look, I have 72 beautiful women beyond that book, but they're not virgins. He said, I don't care. I'll take him. He says, but is there anything else I should know before I walk to that door with those 72 beautiful women? He said, yeah, every single one of them has an STD. Uh, CJ, God bless you, man.

17:49CJ, thank you very, very much for that call. 617-266-6868 is the number. Look, let me ask all of you this. Does Trump need to continue to hammer Iran for another couple more days? As CJ put it to really, you know, let them know that we've broken the back of the entire Iranian military, maybe have Israel come in and grab the enriched uranium. Do you want to leave the enriched uranium behind, or is that too much of a risk? And should they take out this new Supreme Leader, how many, how many junior? Maybe knock him out as a kind of a parting gift. I mean, they'll find someone else, another cleric, to take his place. But in other words, short of toppling the regime. Will it be seen as a defeat for the United States? As CJ put it, we did not achieve all of our goals.

18:52If there is no regime change, I'm just curious. Now, just so that all of you know, this is breaking as I speak to you, it looks now like the French, the Brits, and NATO are starting to get the sense that the war is coming to an end very soon. And they want to seem like they're on the winning side. So great Britain now has given us permission to fly our big B-52 bombers from British bases. So to help us finish off some of these air campaigns and bombing campaigns that we now want to implement and impose on leash on the Iranians. Apparently today, it's going to be the most intense day of the bombing. Both Pete Exeth and President Trump said, we are now going to hit Iran even harder to try to force the Ayatollas to cry uncle and to completely give up the straight of Hormuz. So we shall see, but the Brits now are offering us their bases.

19:56So we can fly our big B-52 bombers to unleash, as Trump said, fire and fury and death from above. Furthermore, the French Macron has now given us 10 ships to help clear the straight of Hormuz. So that we can continue to keep that shipping lane open and to help us escort ship containers and tankers so that oil will continue to flow from the Persian Gulf and these other Gulf states to the rest of the world. So the French are now giving us a helping hand with the straight of Hormuz. And the British now, after basically not giving us access to their bases, are now giving us access to their bases for our bombers to take off from to continue to pound and pummel the Iranians. So my question to you, is this war now coming to an end?

20:57When Trump says it will end very soon, do you believe him? And do you think it's the right thing to do? Or should he finish the job? 617-2666-6868? Lisa in Medford. Thanks for holding Lisa and welcome. Are you? Hi, Lisa. Hi, how you doing? Good, good, how are you? Good, good. I just wanted to make a quick comment that I agree with CJ and that I believe we should absolutely finish the job. I don't know why Trump is saying boots on the ground. We don't need another Somala. This should have happened in 1993. It should have happened in 2001 from 9-11. It should have been happening a long time ago. And these people that are over there that want their freedom, they deserve it. And that's number one. But number two, I read somewhere where Trump said to the effect that the United States

21:57has to agree to whoever they're going to put in for a leader over there. Now, do we really have that authority? Well, we have to take out how many the sun, the junior, and try to find someone to replace him. And that's what Trump is frustrated about. They can't find anyone. Look, Lisa, I'll give it to you in a nutshell. They can crush the Ayatollas. We have the military power to do that. Trump, though, doesn't want to see Iran break apart, you know, like in Syria or Iraq, where you have these different factions and groups and regions and everything is fragmenting and warlords and civil war. He doesn't want that. He wants a leader that can govern from Tehran, but basically be on our wavelength, work with us. He says he can't find a partner. He's looking for one, he can't find one. So what he's being told is if you can't find one, just leave.

23:00Don't, if it's not there, it's not there. What say you? Lisa, we're up against the break. Do me a favor. Hang on. No one knows what the future holds, but you deserve a weather app that can help. Weatherbug is easy to use and provides forecasts for your every need. From storm warnings to pollen levels, write at your fingertips. Get the fastest local alerts and comprehensive 10-day forecasts wherever you are. It's hyper-local real-time customizable alerts. Make sure the weather never takes you by surprise so you can plan every day with confidence. Download the free weather bug app from the app store today and start getting accurate weather forecasts 24-7. Start off stocks, bonds, options, crypto, and now generated assets which allow you to turn any idea into an investable index with AI. It all starts with your prompt. From renewable energy companies with high free cash flow to semiconductor suppliers growing revenue over 20% year over year,

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26:08That's iFlag.org. Bob in Saugus. Thanks for holding Bob and welcome. Oh, thank you, Jeff. Hi, Bob. I got a question about Mara Healy and Michelle Wu. They were so happy that they broke the glass ceiling. Did you know that if a female, 18 years old or older, went down to the selective service, which you have to sign up for, they cannot sign up because they're female. I don't hear any of these women saying, I am woman, hear me roar, you know, like that song from the early 70s. Well, how come a woman doesn't have to sign up for selective service? If they, that we got women in the military, we have women police officers, firefighters, construction workers, so you can't say that the week is next, and that we got.

27:08But I never heard a woman said, you know, I went down the city hall to sign up for selective service, and they wouldn't let me do it because I'm a female. I've never heard that. Well, Bob, look, you're right. If there ever was a draft in this country, they would draft the men, but not the women. And I think you make an excellent point. If feminists say that women are as strong as men, equal to men, the same as men, that's their argument that they're, you know, that they're the same. So, and you already have women in the military and you have women police officers and firefighters, and you could run down the whole list. Well, then they should be eligible for the draft. They should be drafted just like the men. And, you know, and to me, if we had to start drafting people to go fight our wars, I think we'd be fighting a lot less wars because everybody would have as they call skin in the game. But this way with an all-volunteer military, I know I'm a little bit off topic now to your point,

28:09but with an all-volunteer military notice, you know, all these politicians, they're always eager to send other people's children to war. They never seem to send their own. And that's because they, we have an all-volunteer force. And, you know, one of the reasons why we used to win our wars and win them quickly and decisively, overwhelmingly, was because we had the draft. Everybody's trying, well, then it was just men, but everybody's son, you know, everybody's father, everybody's uncle, everybody's nephew, everybody, you know, everybody, they were on the front lines. So, the whole country said, you better win, you better win fast and you better win with overwhelming power and strength. And now we have an all-volunteer military less than 1% of the population, and they constantly bear the brunt of war, after war, after war, deployment, after deployment, after deployment.

29:09And that's why, you know, when I said, no U.S. boots on the ground, I meant it. Go send your son to fight and die. Go send your daughter to fight and die. Why are we sending our sons and daughters to fight and die? But no, Bob, I think you make an absolutely excellent point. Women should be in the draft just like the men. I'm sorry, fair is fair. If they want full equality, and they say that men and women are now the same, well, okay, then they should be first to be saying, draft us like the men. Bob, thank you very much for that call. John in Ponton, thanks for holding John, and welcome. I'm sure I don't have much time. I know it's not the mission of USA or the responsibility, but to think that we would leave the Iranian people with the IRGC still intact, the military, they get all the boots on the ground to just,

30:12oh, I'm just afraid for the Iranian people if we leave an Ayatollah in charge. And I know it's a tough call. I have no idea what Trump's going to be able to do. John, my fear is it's going to be a slaughter. I hope it doesn't happen, but I fear it's going to be like the Taliban when they came back. I mean, I know the Ayatollahs haven't been overthrown and they're coming back the way the Taliban was. But I'm just saying, when Biden pulled out of Afghanistan with our tail between our legs, my God, the Taliban, the way they went after opponents, people who worked with us, women in particular, what they did to women in that country. And that's my fear. My fear is because look, there are videos coming out. You can see these Iranians cheering the bombs that were dropping. They're pumping their fists in the air. You know, they're supporting us as best they can from their whatever balconies or on the rooftop or whatever.

31:12They're going to be hunted down every single one of them. Look at the Australian female soccer team. You know, they went to play internationally and some of the women refused to sing the National Anthem of Iran because they're in solidarity with us and in protest to all those people that were massacred by those, you know, those, those butchers, those fascist Ayatollahs, what was it a month ago? And now they've been called traitors by the mullahs and if they come back, they're going to be hanged. And so Trump literally pleaded with the Prime Minister of Australia because that's where they were playing in Australia. And he said, for God's sake, don't send them back to their deaths, give them asylum. And Trump said, if you won't give these women asylum, I will. Now luckily, the Australian Prime Minister has done the right thing and he's granted these soccer players, these Iranian women asylum. Oh, and God bless them. But I'm worried about those poor people that are supporting us in Iran.

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