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'Incompetent': Panel debates Trump admin response to Iranian school bombing
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This video features a high-stakes political debate regarding a missile strike on an Iranian school and the resulting civilian casualties. Language learners will gain exposure to formal military and political vocabulary, including terms like **"accountability,"** **"transparency,"** and the **"fog of war."** The transcript explores the tension between government narratives and expert findings concerning Tomahawk missiles. By watching, learners can observe how speakers navigate controversial topics, challenge official statements, and discuss the ethics of military engagement. This content provides a rich context for understanding American media discourse, the nuances of official investigations, and the language used in international conflict reporting.
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Tonight, more evidence of the US was likely behind the strike on that school in Iran. Iranian media
says that it killed at least 168 children and 14 teachers. This video shows what experts say is a
US tomahawk missile striking an Iranian Navy base right next to that school. The same day the school
was struck. This weekend, President Trump insisted it was Iran who attacked the school. And today,
he appeared to somewhat back off that claim, but he still suggested that it could have been Iran.
I will say that the tomahawk which is one of the most powerful weapons around is used by you know
is sold and used by other countries. You know that whether it's Iran or somebody else the fact that
a tomahawk a tomahawk is very generic. It's sold to other countries but that's being investigated
right now. You just suggested that Iran somehow got its hands on a tomahawk and bombed its own
elementary school on the first day of the war. But you're the only person in your government
saying this. Why are you the only person saying this? Because I just don't know enough about it.
I think it's something that I was told is under investigation, but tomahawks are are used by
others as you know. Numerous other nations have tomahawks. They buy them from us. Uh but I will
certainly whatever the report shows, I'm willing to live with that report. But experts tell CNN the
tomahawk missiles are not generic. And while other countries like the United Kingdom and
Australia do possess them, Iran does not. But Pete Hexith is striking also a very different tone from
the president on this story. Listen. Well, we're still investigating, and that's where I'll leave
it today. But what I will emphasize to you and to the world, is that unlike our adversaries,
the Iranians, we never target civilians. There was a report late in the week from two officials
that it was likely US involvement. Is that report false? I've already said we're investigating. If
you could tell the American public it definitively was not us, you would tell us, wouldn't you? I
would. I would say that it's being investigated, which is the only answer I'm prepared to give.
It is a question whether they would tell us. Uh because the president acknowledged in his
um comments today that he didn't know what happened. I have questions about why that is
at this stage. But also then he spins this whole false narrative about it could have been anyone,
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Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.
People refers to a group of human beings or the general public. It is the standard plural form of the word 'person'.
To have a specific sense or significance, especially when explaining a word or sign. It can also describe a person's intention or the importance of something to someone.
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