Like it or not, we're free to tell the truth and not care who doesn't

like it.

I want to begin this morning with the airstrikes that the Biden administration conducted in

Syria. There is a clip from Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin that I want us to consider

before we begin this conversation conversation but there is a consistency

there is a consistency in American foreign policy and that consistency transcends every

administration no matter which administration is your favorite, which one you hate the most,

there is always a consistent trend in every single administration, and that is one of war.

That is one of dropping bombs across the Middle East and in the global South.

But before we get into that, let's take a listen to Lloyd Austin as he explains why they conducted these strikes.

We're very deliberate about our approach,

as you would expect this to be.

We allowed and encourage the Iraqis to investigate

and develop intelligence, and that was very helpful to us and refining a target.

And let me just finally say it, I'm really proud of the men and women in our force who carried out to strike,

as you would expect they perform in a very professional manner,

and we're grateful for their service.

Can you say why this was important to do this circuitarian? Was this your recommendation? It was my recommendation. We said a number of times we will

respond at you know on our timeline and once again we want to be sure that the connectivity

and want to be sure that we've had the right targets.

When did the president authorize the strikes? What did the president authorize the strikes?

When did the president authorize the strikes for you on the call with him?

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