Brandon Weikert

And Iran, unfortunately, it's also about Israel now.

So that's why I was saying that this was all sort of smoke and mirrors.

It was never about the military.

Right.

It was always about – and I told you this a few weeks ago.

He's been pulled in by the protesters.

He has heart and he wants to support people he thinks are in need.

And I think this is his sort of – his belief that we need to do this.

And we'll see if it works out.

But it is interesting to me because you mentioned shaping operations earlier and you mentioned boots on the ground.

I'll just say that since last year's 12-day war, I know for a fact that Israeli intelligence has infiltrated and has stayed infiltrated in Iran.

I suspect that might be why we're having these very effective target hits in Iran.

Unfortunately, unfortunately, this is not just an American operation.

Trump is partnered, you know, for better or worse.

Trump is partnered with Netanyahu and he is clearly doing this in part because the Israelis want this done.

Uh, and, uh, I, you know, we don't want to get too political here and I'm not going to dive into the, that, that cesspool, but ultimately I've always said it was a mistake not to put America first.

And, uh, let's just hope that the military operation continues to be successful, uh, because this is not just for America that we're doing this.

Yes.

Well, thank you, Steve, as always, for having me.

It's a pleasure to be here.