Andrew Bustamante

And that will reverberate.

one could argue that it's actually in this narrative that the Middle East is unsafe.

One could argue that that's actually in the interests of the UK.

Yeah, and drive up our tax receipts because we have a lot of – I think it's the biggest place that UK taxpayers have gone to and millionaires have gone to is this region.

So do you have any thoughts on that?

Is there some issue of the distraction this is causing to what's going on in Ukraine and in other parts of the world where there was already conflict and there was already turmoil?

Like, are people now not going to pay attention to Ukraine so that that gives Putin some cover to be more aggressive there and...

So there's that inverse message.

Is it conceivable that both might occur?

Yeah, absolutely.

It sounds to me like that might be the most likely outcome that you're probably going to go one of either ways.

You know, China might say now's a good time to get Taiwan because, I mean, objectively speaking, people are distracted.

But then Cuba might say, you know, we're going to behave.

Exactly.

Because look what happens if we don't.

What do you think, Annie, on this subject of what happens next and what's likely?

Separate question, but do you think Trump's going to leave office?

Do you think he will?

But do you think he will?

Do you think he'll leave office?