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President Trump spoke at the United Nations on Tuesday, threatening to “annihilate the Islamic republic” if a deal to end the war against Iran did not come to pass.
But his threats were not limited to the war that has consumed his presidency for months since the United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran. He promised that Cuba’s government would fall, one way or the other. And if his “to the victor belong the spoils” line seemed drawn from the days of American gunboat diplomacy more than a century ago, that did not seem to bother the president. Mr. Trump has made it clear that he is willing to use the power of the U.S. military not only for the benefit of securing critical resources, like Venezuela’s huge oil reserves, but also to turn a profit.
Caption from article by Zolan Kanno-Youngs and David E. Sanger, The New York Times.
This video has been edited for time. Also, there wasn’t really a guy standing there with cue cards.
Transcript
Iran tortured, mutilated, and killed 1,200 very innocent civilians, including dozens of Americans and many babies. Babies. Little, tiny, beautiful babies. The United States Navy has recently escorted more than 1,000,000,000 barrels of oil out of the Strait Of Hormuz, and more oil is flowing than at any point since the start of the war. We're taking 22, 25, thirty, thirty two, and 37 ships out respectively better single day, every single night. But I have a big decision to make. Do I annihilate the Islamic Republic and do it quickly, never giving them a chance to kill and destroy people and countries again? Do I drive them into hell with no chance of survival and no hope? Since I took office, it has been my great honor to settle eight wars. My administration is also seeking a fundamental change in the situation in Cuba. It's an absolutely failed state. It's failing like never before, and it will fall. They've cultivated ties to subversive and radical groups such as the Communist Party USA, Antifa, and the Democrat Socialists of America. Christians are being persecuted all over the world. It's not even believable. I never thought I'd say it, but it's been happening for a long time. Artificial intelligence being spoken of so much now, here and after officially called superintelligence, changing the name. Whoever wins AI, you have to remember this. And now I say, whoever wins Yes, whoever wins super intelligent wins. That's the group that wins.
