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Does Churchill's 'Iron Curtain' speech still apply?

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    Historian Philip White weighs in

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And history lesson now 66 years ago Winston Churchill delivered his pivotal.

Iron curtain speech warning America and president Truman.

About the threat of the Soviet union's iron curtain.

I'm -- -- -- ended -- across the content slowly fade and it -- and the population around them life.

And while I'm not goal of the Soviet yeah.

He grabbed the ball more and have a -- -- -- it is so get into.

But to a very high and then come -- he's leaving mega popular.

From from -- Why the history lesson because fast forward to today.

When Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu once again warning President Obama about -- -- obtaining a nuclear weapon.

Historian and the author of our supreme task how Winston Churchill's iron curtain speech to find the Cold War alliance.

Phillip white is my -- good morning to -- after going so you see -- that it's analogous situation with Stalin and Churchill and warning America.

About communism is analogous to what's going on today with Iraq top.

And yes they do I mean both countries have for -- and nuclear weapons.

-- -- -- ready censoring the media American countries and it ended in Iran's case trying to lol Dan Twitter FaceBook and the Internet.

I'm -- -- they've put a digital lying custom in place.

Much is Russia did back and then.

And one of the interesting notes that we should make is that back then Truman.

A liberal Churchill a conservative but they came together on -- -- coach correct.

Yes that's correct and I think just now is Ben.

It's radio and -- -- moment of opportunity.

Furnish you -- it affects all of us hands touch so cold.

In his speech the situation at the time anxious and baffling times and I think there's a scary well today and to meet its challenges.

That Obama and the Republicans have a chance to come together for something that's more important.

The boxes and politics and across political lines.

To ready face a global danger.

Because both Netanyahu and Obama probably don't want to be the leaders that under their leadership.

Iran gets a nuclear bomb indeed -- let's listen to Netanyahu he spoke before the Jewish -- pack last night.

Some people who refused to acknowledge.

Did he wants goal was to develop nuclear weapons if it looks like a dark.

If it walks like a gold.

There could quacks like a dog.

-- what isn't.

What is it.

That's right.

It's a duck but this looked a little -- don't.

And it's time the wolves started calling -- duck.

-- Which got a lot of cheers there.

I want to bring you up to -- get your opinion on the breaking news this morning that now Iran apparently gonna allow a United Nations.

21 of those uranium enrichment plants is that because of the strong words of Netanyahu yesterday.

Yes -- believe it is obviously Netanyahu meeting with the world's most powerful individual and President Obama.

Much in -- international pressure that just -- forced Iran to make this me but I visit.

The genuine news and according to that breaking news this is a one time inspection team.

And -- that Iran -- -- my and it's a sign of things to come.

-- because right now you have Israel chomping at the bit apparently to try and take out.

These nuclear plants in the -- Obama saying diplomacy should work where you fall.

Much like in my book with Winston Churchill he advocated active diplomacy.

At the highest level until.

-- -- no other options left out of them for so I think that.

Again both sides coming together.

We have active -- level summit diplomacy.

But backed by strength much as with touch -- and also obviously with people like JFK during the Cuban missile crisis.

Very interesting bring it all together from 66 years ago feel quite so much -- you.

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