Charlie James discusses US B-1B bomber strikes on Iran and takes calls.

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Charlie James: I guess I was about 10 years old um when the B-1A bomber um came out, and it was canceled by Jimmy Carter just a couple of years later. But I had this model, and I put that model together. And it was so—it was so... I used to do models all the time. Um, airplane models—I got into NASCAR models for a little bit. Um, but the uh the airplane models were my absolute favorite. Um, but I thought that B-1 bomber was just so very cool. Well, now we got the B-1B bomber, and it is being used for the first time in the Iranian war. We have uh deployed the B-1 bomber. US Central Command deployed the B-1 during its mission on Tuesday, signaling a significant escalation in US attacks uh in Iran. The B-1B Lancer can fly at supersonic speeds while carrying 75,000 pound payload, according to the Air Force. Um, we don't know what or where it was used. The US launched an 11th night of strikes against Iran last night. US Central Command announced, sharing video from the attacks. In a statement, US Central Command said the strikes targeted Iranian military operation centers, maritime capabilities, aircraft hangars, drone storage facilities, and military strateg—uh, logistics. So that's going to continue. That's going to continue until they learn their lesson. Or at least, let me just say this: with gas what, I came in today $3.80-something a gallon? Yeah, popped up a little bit over the past couple of days. We got to get this thing done. Whatever it takes to bring that the—the that leadership in that country to their knees, that's what need needs to be done. That's what's got to be done. So, but we are making some progress, because now Great Britain, which what we hear, that's where those B-1s are launching from, uh, they're allowing us to use their airspace. We've also got a bunch of foreign countries saying that they're going to share in uh keeping the Strait of Hormuz safe, so a lot of that is good news. We just got to handle the main thing, and that's Iran and making sure they never have a nuclear weapon, and they give up control of the Strait of Hormuz or whatever control that they assume that they have. WORD Talkline: 800-905-0989, that's also the Common Sense Retirement Planning text line. Let's go to Donald in Hartwell, Georgia. How you doing, Donald? Donald: Well now, Charlie, you was talking about the B-1 bomber. I was at a air show in Athens, Georgia, and this was in the early 90s. And the B-1 bomber was the main attraction. Charlie James: Oh, I bet. Donald: And it came—the the guys kept talking about it, you know, on the loudspeaker. It was a big—it was a big air show. And the guys kept talking about it from the—on the loudspeakers: "Oh yeah, he's coming from the south, and he'll be here in 5 minutes." That thing came over, and he was—he was 60—might have been 3 to 600 feet off the gr—off the deck. And when he come by, he went straight up! And when he went straight up, you could see right up his exhaust. Charlie James: Oh, wow. Donald: Every car—every car that was in the parking lot that had a alarm system went off. That's how loud it was. Charlie James: Oh, really? Donald: And listen to this: if you've ever been to a a a drag strip, top fuel drag strip? Charlie James: Yeah, yeah. Donald: You smell—you smell nitromethane? Charlie James: Oh, yeah. Donald: That's what that thing—it was it's nitromethane and kerosene mixed in that in that aircraft. That's what it smelt like. I don't know if that's what it is, but that's what it smelled like. Charlie James: Yeah, I bet. You know what, I can tell you're from Hartwell, Georgia, because you sound just like Lewis Grizzard! You sound just like Lewis Grizzard, buddy. Donald: Well, hell, I just got off work, you know, I worked my ass off, 60 years old, you know, that's it. But that's—that's exactly what it smelled like. If you've been to a drag strip, you smell nitromethane, you know what it smells like. At their mix in kerosene and nitromethane together. Charlie J ...

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