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EPISODE · Apr 7, 2026 · 7 MIN

Caller Topics - Iran & Trump Deadline & Straight of Hormuz

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With the 8 p.m. deadline rapidly approaching, callers are flooding the lines to debate President Trump’s high-stakes ultimatum and the potential for a massive military strike. The conversation centers on the critical need to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to global oil traffic, with many listeners expressing strong support for the President's "peace through strength" approach while others voice concerns over the risk of a broader regional war.

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00:00 All right, let's go to Todd and fountain in Todd welcome. 00:18 Two, three. 00:28 Yes. 00:33 60 days is almost up. They've got to go get approval. They've given the Democrats and some of the Republicans enough money to where they won't vote to completely take out Iran. 00:47 and uh... their their stalling they're going to exactly what i read always does they stalled a good this they do that they stalled and then they turned around i mean look during that day they shot down at f fifteen with with the short amount of heat seeker right uh... you know with the what's that be steel keeping actually everything right there but i go k you shot one of our fathers down to just with everything all avoid here we come 01:15 Yeah, and why would you, I mean the question would be like they're about to submit. You know, you've got them in the armbar and they're about to submit. Why do you let them up now? 01:32 them up when you got your opponent on the mat, you don't let them up until they tap out. Flat out. I'm not understanding exactly what's going on. I make special forces, so I understand combat and I've been over there playing in the sand. I don't like it. And all I can say is if he does turn them spec ops boys loose over there, they have one thing on their mind. 02:01 get the job done so I can get back home and get a beer and whatever stands in their way. Walt let you know Todd you being egg special forces what what what is the mindset of those guys right now you just said go get it done. I mean are the are they are they a nervous are they you know are they raring to go what how are they feeling right now. So here's the thing is the spec ops group. 02:32 We are the biggest proponents for peace that there is. We don't want to be there. We don't want to have to do to you what we're trained to do. But if we're told to be there, we're going to do it. So what's going through their mind is, I've got a job to do. I've got a job to do. Same thing that goes through everybody else's mind when they get up in the morning. 03:02 And you know, I got to get to work. got to do this because I got this and I got this. There's it's a little bit more complicated because there's is way more on a dangerous scale. I've got to protect me. I've got to protect my buddy to each side of me. He's going to protect me. He's going to protect himself and he's going to protect the buddy on the other side. And as a team, you work together. That's their mindset. Go in, get the job done so I can get home. 03:32 in my way I'm taking out now under there's laws and all this other stuff but and we're highly specialized at it and it depends on which groups they're sending in because each um I was 7th but we all had our different specialities I mean you got you got a 10th which is the mountain group they may send them I don't know if it's kind of flat but you know it might be you know 04:01 they said delta and that's a completely that's a completely different story because half them boys already have tombstones uh... that don't exist on paper that's not a that's not a lie that's not a joke that's a fact yeah uh... if you ever meet them 04:19 They're very intimidating. That's that's yeah, I can imagine. Well, Todd, keep me in mind. I mean, when this thing is is over and said and done, I'd love to get some of your expertise about that. I appreciate you call this afternoon. Thank you. Yes, sir. Thank you. Take care. Let's go to Doug in Simpsonville. Doug, what do you think? 04:45 yeah was talking about you know the mine you know uh... escorting ships through the straight that's a dangerous bit uh... by the way i sent you email uh... to elaborate some of the stuff i talked about last week about that uh... the little boats that have missiles on them with you know the color before six also alluded to uh... and the mines uh... so they they 05:15 Their mine layers have apparently been taken out, but they have a lot of mines t ...

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