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DeVory Darkins · 36.6K views · 5.6K likes
Analysis Summary
Ask yourself: “Who gets to be a full, complicated person in this video and who gets reduced to a type?”
In-group/Out-group framing
Leveraging your tendency to automatically trust information from "our people" and distrust outsiders. Once groups are established, people apply different standards of evidence depending on who is speaking.
Social Identity Theory (Tajfel & Turner, 1979); Cialdini's Unity principle (2016)
Worth Noting
Positive elements
- Provides accessible breakdown of recent clips explaining Trump's 'strategic ambiguity' tactic with historical context like North Korea negotiations.
Be Aware
Cautionary elements
- In-group/out-group framing that characterizes Democrats as uniformly hypocritical to preempt their anti-war arguments.
Influence Dimensions
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Transcript
Is the administration actively considering putting US boots on the ground? What do you want to say about the president's plans for troops on the ground? As >> will we need the boots on the ground to go in and disrupt that? >> There was no imminent threat to the United States. Matter of fact, there was not even an imminent threat to Israel. >> But the American people deserve answers from the administration. So, in today's video, what we have here is the continuous debate regarding the president refusing to condemn the idea that he could potentially decide to put boots on ground in the country of Iran. I'm going to explain what's really behind him doing that. And secondly, Democrats continue to show their level of hypocrisy, uh, as you guys know. So, before we go any further, let me play you uh, exactly what Mike Waltz told Kristen Welker regarding this idea of boots on the ground. Take a listen. President Trump has privately shown serious interest in US boots on the ground in Iran. >> Well, I'm not going to get ahead of those conversations. I can tell you unlike his predecessors, uh both Obama and Biden, uh President Trump is never going to take options off his off the table. I'm a former special operator. we have uh troops and assets that are focused on seizing weapons of mass destruction if needed and if so ordered. But again, you know, I just go back to how consistent the president has been on this point in his campaigns in 2016, 2020, 2024, he has consistently said Iran can never have a nuke. He'll do what's necessary to make sure they don't. Uh, and I could tell you uh what the American people, my former constituents voted for was a president who means what he says, stands on his red lines, doesn't back away from him as his predecessors did, and never takes a bad deal that's going to keep the American people less safe in the long run. >> All right, so let me give you three reasons why the president refuses to condemn the idea of putting boots on ground in the country of Iran. It's called strategic ambiguity. I'm going to talk about my escalation methods in the media without ruling them out. Why would he do that? Well, let's go through them. Number one, it's psychological warfare. Number two, it's negotiation leverage. And number three, it's a deterrence. The bottom line is, if you look at the history of the president going all the way back to his negotiations regarding North Korea, he would always make statements that on the surface seem to be an act of escalation, but they never actually happened. Uh, and you'd think by now the media would be hip to this, but apparently not. Let's go to Caroline Levik because she was asked the same question. Take a listen. >> Yeah, and and the president had an interesting exchange on Air Force One over the weekend. Caroline, I want to get your take about this idea of troops on the ground. Mothers out there are worried that we're going to have a draft, that they're going to see their sons get in and and daughters get involved in this. What do you want to say about the president's plans for troops on the ground? As we know, it's been largely an air campaign up until now. >> It has been and it will continue to be. And President Trump wisely does not remove options off of the table. I know a lot of politicians like to do that quickly. Uh but the president as commander-in-chief wants to continue to uh assess the success of this military operation. Uh it's not part of the current plan right now, but the president again wisely keeps his options on the table. But as commander-in-chief, there's no greater priority or responsibility to this president than, of course, protecting the American people and protecting our troops and our bases in the Middle East, which Iran has been threatening for 47 years. They have killed and maimed thousands of American soldiers. And President Trump was not going to allow Iran to to attack our bases and our troops and our men and women in the Middle East first. And that's why he took this historic action by launching Operation Epic Fury. Yeah. >> Now, there's no doubt that some people don't like the idea of what you're hearing. Again, the president is not committed to that yet. He's left it on the table, and I've already explained to you why that is. Secondly, for the people who really disagree with all of this, uh if you disagree with this so much, would you entertain the idea of closing all military bases in a lot of the countries around the world, whether that is Japan, South Korea, Germany, Europe, uh Saudi Arabia, you know, I mean, should should we just close them all? I mean, I mean, how far do you want to take this idea that we should not be involved whatsoever, even though the Iranian regime is on record? It's an objective fact of killing American soldiers throughout history, even when there wasn't an actual campaign against them. I mean, how far do we really want to take this? Uh, and that's my main push back to people who essentially disagree with what the president's doing here. So, speaking of disagreement, let's go to Hakeem Jeff because this is what he had to say about the idea. Take a look. on. Is there any scenario where you would support sending US forces to be on the ground in Iran? Leader Jeff? >> No. And in fact, candidate Trump suggested uh that under no circumstances should American servicemen and women be put into harm's way in this particular type of situation, particularly as it relates to another endless war in the Middle East. And we are deeply saddened right now uh by the loss of six brave and heroic service men and women who have already lost their lives. And we'll continue to pray for their families and their loved ones. But the American people deserve answers from the administration as to how we're going to actually move forward in a way that makes America safer, not more vulnerable. >> Well, ask you a question. Do you like this flannel that I have on here? because I've been wearing this for quite some time now because I'm a believer and what you wear says a lot about you. Nineline Apparel is the company uh out of Savannah, Georgia, owned and operated by military personnel, dedicating what they do here to our men and women. So, if you are looking for a brand that you can not only trust but be proud to wear because you support our men and women in armed services, all you have to do is shop Nine Apparel. Use my promo code D'vori. Everything is in the link in the description below. Okay, so just so we're clear, number one, I don't look at Democrats as far as a shiny example of their love and support for the military. I would never look towards them, if that makes sense. Uh, number two, there's no question the president owes the American people the continuous answers or clarity on why we're doing this and where this is going ultimately. Because if this continues to drag on, that will become a problem ultimately. Which brings me to point number three. The only way this is truly going to be a success is that whoever the new regime will be, they will not repeat the same mistakes against their own people and against the United States of America. If the president can achieve that, then in my opinion, this has been a major success. And it should not require boots on the ground for the record. But when you get a statement like this from Lindsey Graham, it definitely makes you pause. Take a listen. >> And we're going to win. Israel and the United States. You just wait to see what comes in the next two weeks. >> Two the next two weeks meaning what? >> We're going to blow the hell out of these people. This regime is in a death row now. It is going to be on its knees. It's going to fall. And when it falls, we're going to have peace like no other time. We're going to have prosperity unlike anyone could ever imagine. Peace brings prosperity. You can't do it by talking. The Democrats criticize this operation. They didn't do a damn thing. These men and women in the military should make us all proud. >> RIP boil. Number two, are you telling us you want the United Arab Emirates and the Saudis to lash out and strike Iran right now? >> I want them to get in the fight. We, you know, we sell them weapons. Iran is striking their country. They have good capability about the straight of hormones. What if the What if the regime fell? Then you never had anybody in Iran in the future that wants to close the straight. What if you had Iran with people who don't want to build a nuclear weapon to kill us all? What if you had Iran in the future that doesn't support Hezblah Hamas and the Hoodies? That's where we're headed. Donald J. Trump is going to bring this terrorist regime down. We're going to have partners in Iran and we're going to open up a gateway to peace. >> You can hear it in Lindsey Graham's voice that he truly loves this. He wants this. He wants war. There's no question about that. And although there's plenty of criticism to go around about the history of our foreign policy, again, I would defer to the president currently right now because he's not an ideologue. I don't think he's doing this because he's obsessed with war and he's a war hawk, you know. I think he's doing this because he's done the calculations. He's got the intelligence. He's got the briefings. I think they've looked at the data here. Uh and again, if the Iranian regime did not want to play ball whatsoever, we're not willing to exercise what we would call diplomacy in the Western civilization, the way we do things, uh then what options were truly left here. Now, some people who definitely disagree with this on the left claim, well, Iran doesn't pose a threat to the United States of America, even though on the record, as far as the objective truth is concerned, they've killed thousands of American citizens over decades. But they don't ever want to acknowledge that because it doesn't work to their narrative, if that makes sense. So, one, I don't support boots on ground, two, I support strategic strikes, and three, this better get over with as quickly as possible. Right. Let's go to uh Representative Cory Mills out of Florida. I think he had the same thing to say. Take a listen. >> You've taken out the military. We've taken out the Navy. We've taken out the Air Force here, but you still have the boots on the ground, the the these uh Iranians that have the the IRGC that have the assault rifles, and they're the ones that controlling the people. Will we need the boots on the ground to go in and disrupt that? >> Well, I don't support boots on the ground. So, let me just make that very clear. That's something that we would need to look at under article 1, section 8, clause 11, authorities, declarations of war. what we're in right now is strategic uh military objectives uh hitting the industry but also going after their mobile launch sites as well as their uh drone manufacturing. I mean the Shahed 136 which is their kind of one-way drone or unmanned aerial system is what actually was responsible for things like hitting the radar towers in Baharrain hitting the actual soldiers in Kuwait and other areas but also the hotels in Dubai. So, uh, it's really about eliminating those capabilities and capacities. And as you pointed out earlier, the the US or the Iranian Navy has been completely eliminated. The IRGC is being denigrated. And I think that they'll be soon ready for a national transitional government where the people of Iran, not the US, not Israel, not others, can take their own fate into their own hands. Now the interesting part about this whole debate is on one hand you had a group of people accusing Israel of a genocide but on the other hand these are the same people who are who are silent about the genocide that occurred in the country of Iran by that regime. Right? That's number one. Number two you also have these people who passed out over USAD being cut but again they have nothing to say about the genocide that occurred in Iran. So why am I bringing these points up? It's because we pick and choose what's politically convenient for us. Iran right now is not a political convenience for a lot of people, especially people with Trump derangement syndrome or Israel derangement syndrome. Okay? It just isn't. So, they got to be against it. And the interesting part about it, if you guys need an example of that, all you have to do is go back and read all of the statements from Democrats throughout the years who all threatened to do the exact same thing the president is doing today, but now all of a sudden they say what he's doing is illegal. Listen to this. >> In 2020, you wrote about Iran after you met with the foreign minister. Quote quote, I have no delusions about Iran. There are adversary responsible for the killing of thousands of Americans and unacceptable levels of support for terrorist organizations throughout the Middle East. So you're you're taking issue with the way this war is being conducted. You take issue with the fact that they are that they killed the Ayatollah and they're taking out the missile facilities and taking out the nuclear enrichment facilities. So there are all sorts of regimes that I oppose around the world, but that doesn't mean that I advocate for the United States military to go in with aerial campaigns and ground campaigns to eliminate that leadership because what we have vast experience with, especially in the Middle East, is that leads to more destabilization, more problems, more threats against the United States. And again, let's be clear. Even though Donald Trump says that his goal is regime change, it doesn't look as if we're going to do anything except substitute one hardline leader with another hardline leader. And that in the end is going to make Iran a place that continues to engage in provocations throughout the region against the United States after our military campaign is done. This in the end just doesn't seem to achieve anything other than waste a billion dollars a day and drive up prices for Americans here at home. Well, regarding the oil prices, which we'll talk about here shortly because the White House has responded to that already. Um, I don't really think that is a long-term issue. It is a short-term one. Uh, secondly, Iraq is a much better country today than it was 20 25 years ago. It's not even the same country anymore. They actually hold elections for the record. Uh, and again, number three, we're using air and naval assets to execute these campaigns. CIA is now arming uh these local groups who have been a part of the uprising. So, I think it's only a matter of time to give the people of Iran the opportunity to choose their destiny, so to speak. Uh, and I think that is a noble goal. I don't think there's anything wrong with that as of yet. U, but the oil prices is becoming a new issue for the White House, as you guys are aware. And so, here's what Caroline Levit had to say about that this morning. Take a listen. >> Now, with respect to what's happening with gas prices right now, this is a short-term disruption for the long-term gain of taking out the rogue Iranian terrorist regime. and finally ending their restriction of the free flow of energy in the Middle East and in the Strait of Hermoose. And even with this short-term period throughout Operation Epic Fury, the president and his energy team are on the ball. They've announced political risk insurance for cargo vessels and oil ships that are going to be moving through the straight. They've announced that the US Navy, if and when necessary, will escort those tankers to ensure that oil can move. The president is also tapping into our newfound market in Venezuela where again there were a lot of panicans about that military operation and look at the success. We are working in a cooperative manner with the interim authorities to bring that oil into the market as expeditiously as possible. And so again this is a short-term disruption. We're seeing a a slight increase in oil and gas prices, but ultimately taking out the rogue Iranian regime is going to be a good thing for the oil indust industry, and those prices are going to come back down just like they have over the course of the past year because of President Trump's American energy dominance agenda. >> Now, to be fair here, the only thing that's going to make anybody feel good about all of this is the results. So, if they're able to find success in their new strategies as a response to what's taking place uh over in Iran, then it's all good. I mean, listen, anytime there's a conflict, this is the interesting part about it. This is nothing new. This happens every single time. It's a temporary spike and then it comes down. We're not talking about actual inflation here, folks. Okay? So, I I I think people should wait it out and see where we're at a month from now. I think that is an appropriate way to handle this. Now, let's go to the Secretary of Energy because he's the guy in charge. Here's what he had to say. >> The Trump administration has been allin on lowering energy prices and I would say quite successfully. We've seen a dramatic decline in in gasoline prices and diesel prices. Soon you will see it in electricity prices as well. So Trump administration in stark contrast to the Biden administration, his goal has been to lower energy prices. The Biden administration quite successful in raising energy prices. Gasoline today still a$1.50 a gallon cheaper than it was in the middle of the Biden administration. But you're right, we want it back below $3 a gallon and it will be again before too long. Well, what do you mean by too long? How much longer? Um, look, you you never know exactly the time frame of this, but in the worst case, this is a week's this is not a month's thing. So, that's what the Secretary of Energy had to say. And so, it really comes down to whether or not you believe uh who's telling the truth. Uh, and I think it's all based on your essential uh perspective about this entire situation. You either support what's happening or you don't, right? And if you don't, you'll find every reasons why this is all lies. And if you do, you'll probably be able to reason with what the administration's been saying up to this point. But I don't think it really matters what side you're on. I think what matters is what does the results show? And we're about to find that out over the next month. So, give me your thoughts in the comments section below to these updates today. What do you make of the president's strategy regarding boots on ground? He's refusing to rule it out. Uh do you agree with me? It's just more of a negotiation tactic than anything else. And then obviously the rising oil prices and what the administration plans to do about that. Give me your thoughts and everything you got in the comment section below. Now, let's go to our next video, which is a really stunning one. So, the president on Air Force One after the service uh honoring the six service members who lost their lives in Kuwait, uh the Iranian oil refineries went up in flames. I mean, this almost looked like it was the apocalypse all over again. Uh if you guys miss out on that update and more, click on that video because it's coming up right now.
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