'Our Only Hope'

" Anti government demonstrators in Iran once again rising up against that repressive regime with chants of death to the dictator. If you think about it I mean just months ago that would have been on. Thinkable to hear their once again police they are violently cracking down I."

" That's down with a dictator and sold the scene reminiscent of what you. Witnesses Iran over the summer in -- just like. During the so called green revolution. We have to rely on any of your video to tell the story wouldn't really know about it without. And we have no way of verifying. The authenticity of this video started we've tried."

" But here's the twist today's demonstrations coincide with the thirtieth remembrance of the militant takeover of the US embassy in Tehran. It's considered a pivotal day in the Islamic revolution. And that makes today's events all the more surprising. With -- the former deputy assistant secretary of defense under the Reagan administration KT McFarland is with us. You know this summer when that sort of thing happened we were astonished. And now it's like okay and other video editor Ron."

" Yeah but here's the problem. These people on the thirtieth anniversary of when they they cease our embassy and they took our people hostage. What happens their own people are demonstrating against the government so what is President Obama do isn't it conciliatory. Letter to the supreme ruler begging for negotiations and what -- the supreme ruler. Critics ahead of the negotiators. Beats him up takes him to jail and -- President Obama he says it would be nigh eve. For Iran to sit down and negotiate with America. And have we not learned negotiating without any leverage isn't negotiating it's bad game we are big in the same way Jimmy Carter bad. And it really thing."

" Leverage so don't we have this arsenal of nuclear weapons and branded Israel the bloom off the method you choose well we have a couple things we could do one that we should do immediately is in severe crippling sanctions on Iran. And the other thing we should do. His letter run now that we don't do this after negotiate -- would have been Simpson's without the help of these other people in the really do two things right now what you could do is have gasoline sanction Russia that would and that group that would that would put that that was -- it down on the exactly and that's helped the Cuban people a lot well but it may brains around the negotiating table and ready to do business and we can do with all the trader Rhonda as a -- for exporting oil importing gasoline. Is denominated in dollars it's true we can tell the American banks which have to clear all checks in the field of -- Those two things are the only laboratory has the president have the power to do that to the president tell the banks no more. Sure sure and -- his thinking now put yourself in his pants."

" What is he thinking when he does what he did today."

" Other to give us now I'm not sure what's going because. Right now the -- Something going on behind the scenes that -- does not appear to be that I was if they're not apparently and the other thing is that Iran is balking at the negotiations that we're currently happening there have been there while they don't wanna do this -- use. Is there they're word. Well -- president."

" Bound hands to stand up to somebody he's not standing after the Russians he's an outstanding after the Iranians is he's standing up in Afghanistan as -- standing in her career. The problem that this is his. After after awhile all these countries think this is our opportunity to exploit take advantage the same way they did during Jimmy Carter's presidency -- when I worked for Reagan. Reagan came in and reversed all that he said 25 years ago to the for the labor union movement in Poland and solidarity was doing exactly what Iranian people are doing now."

" Was there he said we are with you we will be with -- wings -- we support you encourage your life that emboldened them."

" Absolutely it involved but that -- I'm as minor eye candy from reading the paperwork from the Obama administration is. They're thinking is if we do that did the Iraqi and revolution would be running government will be able to hold the United States. As the evil one -- in the Iranian people."

" Anyway well I'm just saying that one argument that there but that's what's happening anyway the differences between now and when Reagan said. You know we're with you solidarity in Poland when he said to Gorbachev tear down this wall and now we have a president. Who is saying oh please negotiate with some please you know come around our side and many famous people bring their pets cracked and you've just shown higher video. He's just -- them. And so what encouragement today now very little. And our only hope in the long wanted to run is that that you."

" Population those people who are demonstrating. -- overthrow their leaders. Or force a change in leadership one that is the hope now added what we're hoping prior to the invasion to write off which may have set all of that back as you say well I -- All right well I'd I'd like to hear from you on this really. Our email address -- studio B foxnews.com you can go to the chat page foxnews.com slash and for the coming in their Pulitzer interest. Very dangerous and important do you think he could see -- thank you. Well this Friday -- on Greta Van Susteren is hosting what it says here is an amazing hourlong special. On the -- in hostage crisis do you remember it took a look at this."

" This is what. Hell broke loose I was in the Foreign Ministry that morning no official call I wasn't on duty. But I was in the building I was inside the Chancery building and I'll never forget. There's a war in today's demography Colgate Milwaukee -- he had recall recall a community. -- and ran back to the main building there were already Iranians who have -- concrete walls of the compound and were pushing through the gates hundreds of the remainder coming."

" Big problem. He remembered can you believe that's been thirty years this is the first time I've seen the -- for this thing quite frankly have been crowded busy today. And I've just decided -- DVR for this -- it's this Friday night November the sixth 10 o'clock I know -- got a lot of things going on a Friday night says that the DVR can't be home. It's Fox News reporting. Americans held hostage in Iran it's here on the Fox News Channel and I am told. That it is going to be quite an astounding look back on really one of the more frightening. Moments in recent history I was fifteen years old and KP where --"

" Oh I was in graduate school -- your memory written I remember very well because that was what brought to ultimately what brought him Carter in street clothes because he's missing feckless. You know ineffective couldn't stand up for America made all those speeches about the malaise of America America's best days are over and that's what allowed President Reagan. To come in with a very different message and a very. Firm. Approach and if you're -- Reagan and the Cold War."

" On the day that he came into office that was the day that sausages were -- were released and from for those of us and our business that was the beginning of ABC news Nightline with Ted -- that's right that's Primerica held hostage day after day I can remember as family watching that it was 1030. Central time zone in the central time zone would sit up. And watch every night to find what was the news of the -- quietly led Illinois with our hostages and -- who are these people leave their. I mean I was fifteen so my parents are teaching me about this place called Iran and here we are having the same conversation they're obviously thirty years later not much has changed --"