Our Take: Before we get into the meat and potatoes of this speech, allow me to set the stage:

Bibi Netanyahu spoke for 52 minutes, and received 58 standing ovations, which is a record for any speech of any length ever given in Congress. What makes it even more unique is that the standing ovations were bipartisan. For those 52 minutes, Congress was completely united on an issue, which must be some other kind of record, as well.

For context, the existing record was a speech given in 2015, which lasted 48 minutes and received 28 standing ovations, which were also bipartisan.

That speech was given by Bibi Netanyahu.

Rounding out #3 is a speech given in 2022: 21 standing ovations in 23 minutes— all bipartisan—and the speech was given by... Volodymyr Zelensky.

So by now, it should be pretty evident to everybody that our government—particularly, Congress—is bought and paid for by foreign interests. Who, exactly, those interests are is a matter of debate—I'm sure we would all have overlapping ideas—but incidents like these are hard to ignore, as a red-pilled American.

As expected, Netanyahu basically called for war with Iran, plainly stating that Iran would attack American soil, if they weren't stopped in the Middle East. To be honest, it sounded more like a threat than a warning.

Much of the speech involved surrogates—hostage victims, hostage families, wounded veterans—telling about life during wartime. No doubt, the conditions of war create compelling human drama. Leveraging those tragedies to inspire, or justify, cultivating more tragedies in the future seems a little backwards and immoral.

War is not something you should aspire toward, nor is it something that should require justification, or persuasion. You shouldn't need to convince others of the need to go to war. It should be self-evident, if it is truly necessary. But none of this is necessary, and peace is absolutely an option.

Netanyahu invoked many lies into his sales pitch, many of which have long been debunked. The most obvious being the "40 beheaded babies" narrative. As reported by Israeli outlet Haaretz back in December, according to life insurance companies, and police reports, the only baby that was killed on October 7th was ten-month-old Mila Cohen. It's absolutely tragic, and I feel gross that I have to cite it as a bullet point, but I am merely calling out the lies of a seasoned politician who is eager to send our friends and families off to die in yet another pointless war. (The beheaded babies narrative—as well as the "cooked-in-an-oven" narrative—has been debunked by a number of investigative organizations from across the political spectrum.)

Netanyahu should not get a free pass simply because the subject matter is tragic. I actually think the fact that he is lying about something so obscene, on an issue so important, speaks to darkness surrounding these events. There is something spiritual about what is playing out right now.

If you would like to hear my full commentary, I hosted the Badlands special coverage of Netayanu's address, and gave a post-game analysis. — GhostofBasedPatrickHenry

From Badlands Substack

TLDR:

• "Bibi Netanyahu spoke for 52 minutes, and received 58 standing ovations, which is a record for any speech of any length ever given in Congress." -" Congress—is bought and paid for by foreign interests"
• "Netanyahu basically called for war with Iran, plainly stating that Iran would attack American soil, if they weren't stopped in the Middle East."