5 Things That Could Destroy America - Victor Davis Hanson | @VDHanson
(0:00) Intro
(2:55) America Is Going To Fall
(24:14) The Iran War
(36:18) Intelligence & Vengeance
(53:38) Life as a Farmer
(59:44) 5 Books That Will Change Your Life
Victor Davis Hanson Says the U.S. Could Destroy Iran in Just 5 Days if They Wanted
"Do you really believe that if the United States military were told to destroy the Iranian regime and destroy Iran, they couldn't do it in a week? They could do it in 5 days and Israel could do it in 6 weeks."
"In the case of Israel, they're afraid that if they were to do that, they would lose all of the support of the United States."
"Why don't we do it? It's not because we're bought off or because of conspiracy theories. We really do believe that the Iranian people deserve a different government."
Communist Cuba is a corrupt failed state and a persistent threat to U.S. national security, sitting less than 100 miles from American shores. While ordinary Cubans endure blackouts, food shortages, and brutality, regime elites continue to hoard the island’s resources for themselves and Cuba’s repressive security apparatus. The United States will keep exposing and sanctioning those who sustain this system. Today, I'm sanctioning a further 11 entities and individuals involved in the development of Cuba’s military capabilities and the exploitation of its mining sector. President Trump's E.O. 14404 for propping up the Cuban regime's exploitation of the island's nickel wealth and its development of military capabilities. https://t.co/OJqjFY8eGa
Congratulations to our newest session of FBI National Academy graduates session 299 - represented by 265 law enforcement officials from around the country.
This session is historic - FBI was honored to be joined by one of the best supporters of law enforcement in the country - @Shaq - who graduated with this session and became an honorary FBI Special Agent.
It’s also the first time ever a National Academy session includes two FBI special agents - representing Pennsylvania and North Carolina - making our partnerships out in the field even stronger.
Congratulations to all - proud to serve alongside each of you. Mission first. 🇺🇸
Life hack: Change your mental approach. Assume good things are still ahead. You are not behind. You are not too late. You are not disqualified by your past. One win can change the entire story. Keep showing up with belief. Life ain't over. Start acting like it.
The @WhiteHouse has released a list of its "Top 250 Victories for People of Faith." Here are the wins for advancing international religious freedom, which include designating Nigeria as a CPC and taking action, visa restriction programs, supporting persecution victims & more. 👇
Study yourself. Your thought patterns. Behavior. Habits. Compulsions. Anxieties. Insecurities. Addictions. These are the very things standing between you and the life you actually want to live. Sit with them. Once you face them, the unconscious becomes conscious. And when you finally understand what they are and how they control you, you awaken. You become... unstoppable.
Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, on Iran, American strength and Western economic alliances 🇺🇸
“Iran having a nuclear weapon may be the biggest threat facing mankind, because if they have it, so will Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, South Korea, Philippines, Japan, Australia… and then I don’t know how to stop real proliferation at that point.
We must maintain the strongest military in the world. That is the best protection against anything you see today or that you don’t see today. And foundational to that is the best economy in the world. They’ve got to go hand-in-hand.
If you want to keep the dollar as the reserve currency, if we’re not the preeminent military and the preeminent economy in the world in 30 years, we will not be the preeminent reserve currency.
Economic allies are critical. We have a huge, huge common interest. We have a common value system and common interests. We should protect each other.
We should go to Europe and say, ‘If you do the right things, we’ll give you one big, beautiful free-trade deal.’ They’re struggling. They’re literally slowly walking off a cliff over time, and they need our help.
I want to keep it together. I’d like to make those economic ties stronger, not weaker.”
Part 2 of my response to the BBC’s documentary about me.
They filmed a mass grave in Nigeria holding 501 people killed in one night in 2010 — then told you the violence after Palm Sunday was fueled by social media.
Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, on why the U.S. dollar will remain the world’s dominant reserve currency 🇺🇸
“It’s not going to happen. The reserve currency… it’s an IQ test. If you ask anyone in the world, ‘If you could only put all of your money in one country, which one would it be?’ Well, there’s only one.
It’s protected by the Atlantic and the Pacific, the United States military, the rule of law. When we give you a United States dollar, you can do whatever you want with it. You can start a business, you can buy a home, you can send it to Switzerland. You can do all these things.
That’s not true in a lot of countries. You’re not going to take a reserve currency where the government decides what you can do with it… which is China. China has capital controls.
China will become more of a reserve currency, other countries might, but we will still be the predominant one as long as we maintain the predominant economic position in the world. And that is predicated also on the military position.”
Anthony Edwards roasts LeBron
“He was gonna join me in MIN but I guess his knees couldn't handle the cold weather…Philly got the best barbers in the world, between him and ole boy from Boston, they're gonna have a lot of enhancements in the locker room.”
Some battles you can’t win with physical power. It’s a spiritual battle. Some addictions you can’t defeat with natural efforts. You’re going to need supernatural strength. It may be too much for you, but it’s not too much for our God. He has all the power.
Don't miss this powerful message, "Winning Private Battles". https://t.co/kNnMjb1SU6
Dear Lord,
Today, I pray over the worried parts of me. Wave Your hand that releases favor. Whatever void I have, fill it. May my spirit be rejuvenated with the peace of God. Cover me with a lasting joy that can’t be easily taken. I declare that I have strength to win. In Jesus’ name. amen🙏🏽