'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've been on. Thinkable to hear there and once again police they are violently cracking down."

" That's down with the dictator -- told the -- highly reminiscent of what you. -- run over the summer in Texas like. During the so called green revolution. We have to rely on any of your video to tell the story we wouldn't really know about it without. And we have no way of verifying. The authenticity of this video as hard as 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 -- assistant secretary of defense under the Reagan administration KT McFarland is with us. You know this summer when this sort of thing happened we were astonished. And now it's like okay another video out of Iran."

" Yeah but here's the problem. These people on the thirtieth anniversary of when they they -- our embassy and they took our people hostage. What happens their own people are demonstrating against the government so what does President Obama do he -- a conciliatory. Letter to the supreme ruler begging for negotiations and -- it -- supreme ruler group. 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 begging we're begging in this same mine Jimmy Carter -- And it really --"

" Leverage so don't we have this arsenal of nuclear weapons and branded Israel the bloom off the map if 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. He -- 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 just clip down on the exactly and and that's help 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 trade around us a for effort -- importing gasoline. Is denominated in dollars it's true we can tell the American banks which have to clear all checks and -- all the -- Those two things are the only leverage we have is the president have the power to do that -- the president tell the banks no more. Sure sure and that's his thinking now put yourself in his pants."

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

" Daughter got to give us now I'm not sure what's going because. Right now the -- Something going on behind the scenes that we it 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 -- that -- either use. -- yeah word. Well what president."

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

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

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

" Anyway well I'm just saying that and that's that's one argument that there but that's what's happening anyway the difference -- between now and when Reagan said. You know we -- 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 -- their pets cracked and you've just shown higher video. -- And so what encouragement today now very little. And our only hope in the long wanted to run is that that --"

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

" This is -- How broke -- I was in the Foreign Ministry that morning -- Cole -- I wasn't on duty. But I was in the building I was inside the Chancery building and they'll never forget it. There's a war continues to motor pool -- Milwaukee talk he had recall recall -- Community. Tail and ran back to the main building there were already Iranians who -- steel and concrete walls of the compound and were pushing through the gates hundreds of -- coming."

" Big problem. You remember can you believe that's been thirty years this is the first time I've seen the -- for this thing quite frankly have been -- busy today. And I've just decided I'm -- the DVR for this one -- this Friday night November the sixth 10 o'clock I know you got a lot of things going on a Friday -- 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. -- 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 were --"

" Oh I was impressed fiscal -- memory and I remember very well because it was what brought to ultimately what brought him Carter -- street -- because he's missing feckless. You know an effective couldn't stand up for America made all those speeches about the -- of America America's best days are over and that's what allowed President Reagan. To come in with a very different message in a very. Firm approach and if you know ultimately Reagan and of 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 -- that's right that's right Erica held hostage day after day I can remember -- family watching that it was 1030. Central time -- in the central time zone and we would sit up. And watch every night to find what was the news of the -- was -- 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 -- obviously thirty years later nothing much has changed --"