Ben Meiselas
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We just can't rely on the United States in this region.
I mean, obviously, the U.S.
is still going to be a major power in the world just based on population and GDP and the markets and the post-World War II legacy.
But I don't think that going forward,
you're going to see any kind of similar view of these Middle East countries' perspectives on the United States.
And by the way, at the end of the day, that may be a good thing.
Right.
I mean, what way should we have air bases in all of these countries and in their territory?
It may actually be a good thing.
Why, why, why, why, why do we need to be spending billions and trillions of dollars on a military industrial complex that, you know, while American people are suffering?
And, you know, now, should we have gotten into an unlawful and catastrophic war in the first place to reach that conclusion?
You know, do I have confidence that the structure and framework of this deal is going to be durable?
I don't because it's not even a deal.
It's a memorandum of understanding and it's all over the place.
And Trump doesn't even know where he is.
He doesn't understand the complexities.
I truly doubt that.
And I talked about this on the podcast that I was doing with my brothers last night when we were live.
I really don't think that Donald Trump's even read the agreement that he signed.
I genuinely don't think that he's read the terms.