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Randy Fine: for 47 years, there has been a war involving Iran. It has been a war against the United States. It started 47 years ago…

On the recordApril 16, 2026
for 47 years, there has been a war involving Iran. It has been a war against the United States. It started 47 years ago with: ``Death to America.'' When they chanted it, they meant it. It started in 1979, when they took our hostages. In 1983, when Iran killed 241 Americans, including 220 marines, Iran recognized they were at war with us. In 1996, at Khobar Towers, Iran, in their war for death to America, killed 19 more Americans. From 2003 to 2011, Iran, thinking they were at war with America, killed over 600 of our soldiers who were in Iraq. On October 7, 2023, Iran, realizing death to America, war with America, killed 46 Americans who were living in Israel. Iran has not just been at war with us. They have been at war with their own people. We can hear tears for the schoolchildren who died, but we do not hear the tears for the 35,000 Iranians that we know of who they killed in January. We don't hear the cries for the Iranian people because of their war with their own people that has kept the internet off in their country for months now. We will hear that we should just have more diplomacy. The 47 years of diplomacy are not enough. Make no mistake, Iran uses diplomacy as a weapon to create cover for their nuclear program. We have to understand what is at stake today as President Trump makes extraordinary steps. For 47 years, as Iran has declared war with us, they have tried to build a nuclear weapon. They have enough material to build a couple.…
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Randy Fine
Florida

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Addressing the ongoing conflict between Iran and the United States and its implications.

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