Ben Rhodes

And so they knew they had a window to crack down because this guy was irresponsible.

And then I do think at the end of the day, he listens to the Gulf Arabs and they saw those threats.

They saw where things could be going in the region and called them.

And he's like the combination of this seems like a lot of effort.

This seems like it could go wrong.

I got the Gulf Arabs telling me not to do this.

All of a sudden, it's not Lindsey Graham in his ear.

And he's like, he backs off.

But this should be attached to him.

And look, I'm not asking.

I hope it doesn't result in him bombing them in a week because I don't think that's the answer either.

We're just making a point here.

this should be held against him as like a horrible thing that he did.

I mean, at the end of the day, the thing about Bibi that people have always wondered is, like, it's the same way that he built up Hamas.

He needs Hamas.

Absent Hamas, what is the rationale for Bibi Netanyahu?

Like, you know, I'm always torn.

Does he want the regime change or does he always want to be on the precipice of regime change because he needs an Islamic Republic of Iran?

Because absent that, how can he scare people into supporting him?

You know, I don't know.