Lt. Col. Bob Maginnis: Israel Needs to Send a Strong Message to Iran to Prevent ‘Regular Occurrences’

CAVUTO Lieutenant Colonel Bob ░░░░░░░░ Divided We Stand The ░░░░░░░░ Scheme for a One ░░░░░░░░ Government Always good to ░░░░░░░░ you Colonel I just ░░░░░░░░ to get your thoughts ░░░░░░░░ Israel s likely response ░░░░░░░░ you think it might ░░░░░░░░ as you ve heard ░░░░░░░░ Iran They plan you ░░░░░░░░ catastrophic attacks if such ░░░░░░░░ come their way and ░░░░░░░░ and forth and back ░░░░░░░░ forth So where do ░░░░░░░░ see this going MAGINNIS ░░░░░░░░ Neil you don t ░░░░░░░░ on the defense all ░░░░░░░░ time You have to ░░░░░░░░ some hurt to the ░░░░░░░░ Now obviously in April ░░░░░░░░ Israeli response to the ░░░░░░░░ phalanx of missiles was ░░░░░░░░ tepid and they just ░░░░░░░░ what they could do ░░░░░░░░ time I think they ░░░░░░░░ to really deliver a ░░░░░░░░ clear strong message to ░░░░░░░░ this from becoming a ░░░░░░░░ occurrence So I do ░░░░░░░░ that you know they ░░░░░░░░ looking at strategic sites ░░░░░░░░ Iran At the same ░░░░░░░░ we need to understand ░░░░░░░░ the Iranian culture is ░░░░░░░░ fragile politically and the ░░░░░░░░ is very nervous After ░░░░░░░░ Haniyeh was killed under ░░░░░░░░ thumb CAVUTO Right MAGINNIS ░░░░░░░░ was killed here recently ░░░░░░░░ the Israelis And so ░░░░░░░░ s a lot in ░░░░░░░░ calculation I would go ░░░░░░░░ a nuclear perhaps a ░░░░░░░░ or an Iranian oil ░░░░░░░░ They have to get ░░░░░░░░ very clear message They ░░░░░░░░ to suffer a consequence ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ this continuing CAVUTO United ░░░░░░░░ according to President Biden ░░░░░░░░ fully fully fully supportive ░░░░░░░░ Israel Do you concur ░░░░░░░░ that MAGINNIS Well if ░░░░░░░░ are they would have ░░░░░░░░ deterrence shields up a ░░░░░░░░ time ago You know ░░░░░░░░ all I think this ░░░░░░░░ goes back to August ░░░░░░░░ and to Iran They ░░░░░░░░ watching next door in ░░░░░░░░ and how we pulled ░░░░░░░░ of there They ve ░░░░░░░░ what s gone on ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine They ve watched ░░░░░░░░ we ve been less ░░░░░░░░ resilient in the Western ░░░░░░░░ and of course they ░░░░░░░░ watched as we you ░░░░░░░░ kind of took a ░░░░░░░░ after our troops have ░░░░░░░░ you know targeted 180 ░░░░░░░░ times in Iraq Syria ░░░░░░░░ Jordan And most recently ░░░░░░░░ late January of this ░░░░░░░░ we lost three soldiers ░░░░░░░░ 47 wounded at Tower ░░░░░░░░ in northeast Jordan So ░░░░░░░░ is a repeat offender ░░░░░░░░ re going to continue ░░░░░░░░ what they can using ░░░░░░░░ proxies And at the ░░░░░░░░ time they have a ░░░░░░░░ delicate situation at home ░░░░░░░░ that s why I ░░░░░░░░ the Ayatollah is probably ░░░░░░░░ hiding At the same ░░░░░░░░ he s going to ░░░░░░░░ a sermon this Friday ░░░░░░░░ Tehran to send a ░░░░░░░░ clear message much like ░░░░░░░░ did in 2020 after ░░░░░░░░ killed Soleimani And so ░░░░░░░░ is a delicate situation ░░░░░░░░ need to be involved ░░░░░░░░ need to demonstrate deterrence ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ this on and off ░░░░░░░░ into the future CAVUTO ░░░░░░░░ Bob Maginnis always good ░░░░░░░░ you Thank you so ░░░░░░░░ my friend We are ░░░░░░░░ that Israel has not ░░░░░░░░ its posture in southern ░░░░░░░░ of course with these ░░░░░░░░ and surgical strikes on ░░░░░░░░ operations They have taken ░░░░░░░░ now anywhere from seven ░░░░░░░░ a dozen top commanders ░░░░░░░░ operatives including one just ░░░░░░░░ today who was responsible ░░░░░░░░ getting weaponry to Hezbollah ░░░░░░░░ Also Hamas bigwig was ░░░░░░░░ out in Beirut today ░░░░░░░░ well That is undeterred ░░░░░░░░ Israeli forces continuing these ░░░░░░░░ operations we re told ░░░░░░░░ nothing has changed in ░░░░░░░░ regard Now the big ░░░░░░░░ is on to see ░░░░░░░░ Israel responds to this ░░░░░░░░ attacks And therein lies ░░░░░░░░ very curious development If ░░░░░░░░ response is deemed too ░░░░░░░░ then you get Iran ░░░░░░░░ If that s deemed ░░░░░░░░ strong you get Israel ░░░░░░░░ to that other countries ░░░░░░░░ getting involved The read ░░░░░░░░ the ambassador for Israel ░░░░░░░░ the United Nations right ░░░░░░░░ this.”