GOP Rep. Gimenez: Failed Regime Changes in the Past Doesn’t Mean We Should Stop Trying

BOLDUAN I ve heard ░░░░░░░░ say in the past ░░░░░░░░ for regime change in ░░░░░░░░ I want to play ░░░░░░░░ you what the Vice ░░░░░░░░ J D Vance said ░░░░░░░░ yesterday evening seeming to ░░░░░░░░ the regime change comments ░░░░░░░░ earlier by President Trump ░░░░░░░░ me play this for ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts Vance I ░░░░░░░░ what the president also ░░░░░░░░ is that the Iranian ░░░░░░░░ want to make a ░░░░░░░░ about regime change That ░░░░░░░░ between the Iranian people ░░░░░░░░ the regime I think ░░░░░░░░ the president is saying ░░░░░░░░ clearly Bret is if ░░░░░░░░ Iranian people want to ░░░░░░░░ something about their own ░░░░░░░░ that s up to ░░░░░░░░ Iranian people Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ Is that different from ░░░░░░░░ view Do you would ░░░░░░░░ like to see U ░░░░░░░░ involvement to bring about ░░░░░░░░ change in Iran that ░░░░░░░░ think needs to happen ░░░░░░░░ I think that we ░░░░░░░░ to do more to ░░░░░░░░ bring about regime change ░░░░░░░░ make sure that the ░░░░░░░░ people get to communicate ░░░░░░░░ each other Right now ░░░░░░░░ s government shuts down ░░░░░░░░ internet The Iranian people ░░░░░░░░ resistance inside Iran is ░░░░░░░░ down because they can ░░░░░░░░ communicate with each other ░░░░░░░░ don t know what ░░░░░░░░ going on They have ░░░░░░░░ believe the propaganda that ░░░░░░░░ regime tells them And ░░░░░░░░ look I m going ░░░░░░░░ give you two examples ░░░░░░░░ really a regime change ░░░░░░░░ actually worked Japan and ░░░░░░░░ in World War II ░░░░░░░░ the people you know ░░░░░░░░ went about and had ░░░░░░░░ change and it was ░░░░░░░░ for the world that ░░░░░░░░ of those regimes went ░░░░░░░░ Iran is a threat ░░░░░░░░ s a threat to ░░░░░░░░ It s a threat ░░░░░░░░ the United States and ░░░░░░░░ threat to the international ░░░░░░░░ And it s no ░░░░░░░░ that they ve been ░░░░░░░░ for 40 years they ░░░░░░░░ death to Israel and ░░░░░░░░ to America I believe ░░░░░░░░ I believe they really ░░░░░░░░ to kill us And ░░░░░░░░ the only way that ░░░░░░░░ think we re going ░░░░░░░░ bring about lasting peace ░░░░░░░░ with regime change This ░░░░░░░░ a good start I ░░░░░░░░ you know a regime ░░░░░░░░ wants to kill us ░░░░░░░░ doesn t have nuclear ░░░░░░░░ well that s good ░░░░░░░░ s a good start ░░░░░░░░ in the end we ░░░░░░░░ to see what we ░░░░░░░░ do about helping the ░░░░░░░░ people bring about regime ░░░░░░░░ that will actually bring ░░░░░░░░ peace to the Middle ░░░░░░░░ BOLDUAN But as you ░░░░░░░░ there are also more ░░░░░░░░ examples of U S ░░░░░░░░ in regime change that ░░░░░░░░ not ended nearly as ░░░░░░░░ and well as you ░░░░░░░░ been describing On that ░░░░░░░░ you think GIMENEZ Look ░░░░░░░░ agree with you Yeah ░░░░░░░░ agree with you But ░░░░░░░░ can t just say ░░░░░░░░ it didn t work ░░░░░░░░ Iraq therefore it never ░░░░░░░░ you know look again ░░░░░░░░ is you re talking ░░░░░░░░ Iran a country that ░░░░░░░░ to have nuclear weapons ░░░░░░░░ if we keep this ░░░░░░░░ in place they will ░░░░░░░░ to pursue that and ░░░░░░░░ will be stronger because ░░░░░░░░ have allies in Russia ░░░░░░░░ China that will try ░░░░░░░░ protect them and that ░░░░░░░░ may be more difficult ░░░░░░░░ us to wipe out ░░░░░░░░ nuclear facilities in the ░░░░░░░░ And so you know ░░░░░░░░ you know I think ░░░░░░░░ may be kicking this ░░░░░░░░ down the road four ░░░░░░░░ five years I support ░░░░░░░░ what the president has ░░░░░░░░ all right I do ░░░░░░░░ you know looking at ░░░░░░░░ future you know maybe ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ facing a stronger Iran ░░░░░░░░ know four or five ░░░░░░░░ from now Why do ░░░░░░░░ want a ceasefire Well ░░░░░░░░ they re weak They ░░░░░░░░ getting their behinds kicked ░░░░░░░░ now and they want ░░░░░░░░ breathing room That s ░░░░░░░░ these regimes always do ░░░░░░░░ they find themselves down ░░░░░░░░ want to negotiate Give ░░░░░░░░ some room and now ░░░░░░░░ ll come back I ░░░░░░░░ go back to the ░░░░░░░░ get stronger and then ░░░░░░░░ ll go at it ░░░░░░░░ when I think I ░░░░░░░░ beat you.’”