President Donald J. Trump delivered a national address regarding the United States’ recent military strikes on Iran. In his speech, he outlined the objectives, results, and broader implications of the operation. Below is his full statement:
“A short time ago the U.S. military carried out massive precision strikes on the three key nuclear facilities in the Iranian regime, Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan. Everybody heard those names for years as they built this horribly destructive enterprise.”
“Our objective was the destruction of Iran’s nuclear enrichment capacity and a stop to the nuclear threat posed by the world’s number one state sponsor of terror. Tonight, I can report to the world that the strikes were a spectacular military success.”
“Iran’s key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated. Iran, the bully of the Middle East, must now make peace. If they do not, future attacks will be far greater and a lot easier.”
“For 40 years, Iran has been saying death to America, death to Israel. They have been killing our people, blowing off their arms, blowing off their legs with roadside bombs. That was their specialty. We lost over 1,000 people and hundreds of thousands throughout the Middle East and around the world have died as a direct result of their hate, in particular, so many were killed by their General Qasem Soleimani.”
“I decided a long time ago that I would not let this happen. It will not continue.”
“I want to thank and congratulate Prime Minister, Bibi Netanyahu. We worked as a team like perhaps no team has ever worked before, and we’ve gone a long way to erasing this horrible threat to Israel.”
“I want to thank the Israeli military for the wonderful job they’ve done. And most importantly, I want to congratulate the great American Patriots who flew those magnificent machines tonight and all of the United States military on an operation, the likes of which the world has not seen in many, many decades.”
“Hopefully, we will no longer need their services in this capacity. I hope that’s so.”
“I also want to congratulate the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Dan Raisin Cane, a spectacular general, and all of the brilliant military minds involved in this attack.”
“With all of that being said, this cannot continue. There will be either peace or there will be tragedy for Iran far greater than we have witnessed over the last eight days.”
“Remember, there are many targets left. Tonight’s was the most difficult of them all by far and perhaps the most lethal. But if peace does not come quickly, we will go after those other targets with precision, speed, and skill.”
“Most of them can be taken out in a matter of minutes. There’s no military in the world that could have done what we did tonight. Not even close. There has never been a military that could do what took place just a little while ago.”
“Tomorrow, General Cane, Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, will have a press conference at 8:00 AM at the Pentagon.”
“And I want to just thank everybody and in particular, G-d. I want to just say we love you, G-d, and we love our great military. Protect them.”
“G-d bless the Middle East. G-d bless Israel and G-d bless America. Thank you very much. Thank you.”
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In Hebrew:
We have a president who believes in G-d! Hashem puts in his mind the right decisions. THANK YOU HASHEM!
Trump is praising avodah zara. i’m surprised anash would put this up, let alone as an entire article.
Which says on them in g-d (which according to you is ע״ז) we trust.
You cannot have Hanaah from the money. You can consider me the “YAM” and throw it in me.
The Rebbe on multiple occasions praised the fact that American currency has on it “in G-D we trust”
legufo shel inyan, the Rebbe constantly quotes the shitos (a haara of the Rebbe with a collection of the shitos on this issue is in mayim rabim 5717, printed in melukot) that shituf is mutar for bnei noach (shituf means that Hashem is the Big Boss, but CH”v he has some partners or helpers). the vast majority of bnei noach in the us (if they even believe in that religion) believe in the manner of shituf, not avoda zarah mamash.
the Rebbe constantly spoke about the emunah of the founding fathers in Hashem, and what it says on the money of the us, advocated (at various points in time) for a nondenominational prayer in schools addressed to G-d
so in short, i think that it’s incorrect to say that he’s praising a”z ch”v, to the contrary, i think this is a beautiful expression of his emunah baHashem, and should be lauded and encouraged in the nation at large
More than just leaving it as them believing in shituf, the Rebbe pointed out a number of times that by now that we can assume that the vast majority of christians actually believe in achdus Hashem, and at most pay lip-service to ideas such as the trinity (sicha of Shabbos parshas Shemini 5743, maana to Rabbi Krinsky 28 Sivan 5749, and elsewhere).
On a side note, it is very disappointing that there is still a need to defend the very things which the Rebbe already discussed at length numerous times, in public and in letters, throughout the years (e.g. regarding non-denominational prayers, governmental support for religious private schools, moment of silence, the theocratical foundations for the USA, support for sheva mitzvos, etc.) and whereas the Rebbe was addressing rabbonim from outside Chabad who were complaining, now it is Lubavichers themselves making these taanos.
I am sure 99.9% that our Rebbe would be happy that a very influential guy is speaking about HASHEM.
And yes, that is the purpose of creation that everyone will believe and trust in HASHEM.
And yes, the Rebbe did learn a lesson from the writing on the dollar: in G-D we trust.
לתקן עולם במלכות ש-ד-י.
וכל בני בשר יקראו בשמך ויקבלו כולם עליהם את עול מלכותך.
Those who said G-D bless America – never ment any עבודה זרה.
And yes, the Rebbe praised the belief and trust in HASHEM of the founding fathers of America.
P.S. all the above can be found in ספרי המפתחות לתורת רבינו.
Moshiach NOW .