Cabot Phillips

And hopefully in the interim, the Iranian people stand up.

You spent years working within the Pentagon.

You spent years working within the Pentagon.

Walk us through what the options you believe are.

Walk us through what the options you believe are.

They're being presented to President Trump now from his military advisors.

They're being presented to President Trump now from his military advisors.

Yeah, most of my time was operational in the Pacific, but dealing with providing the president many options, military options, is the key goal of the Pentagon and the military.

It's not to dictate or make the recommendation which to take, but to maximize the options.

And so by having two aircraft carrier strike groups, one in the Eastern Mediterranean and

The other one in the Arabian Sea, both within striking distance and very likely conducting very intensive operations, gives the president a rheostat that he can adjust and maneuver his forces to send a signal, but also to affect certain military operational impacts like we're seeing right now in the pictures.

I asked this question to Ambassador Friedman just a moment ago, and I want to repeat it because I think it's on the mind of a lot of Americans right now.

I asked this question to Ambassador Friedman just a moment ago, and I want to repeat it because I think it's on the mind of a lot of Americans right now.

We've seen so many times throughout history, even in the past few decades, where tyrannical strongmen were taken out and there was this celebratory period.

We've seen so many times throughout history, even in the past few decades, where tyrannical strongmen were taken out and there was this celebratory period.

But then years later, there was even more instability as a result, and it ended up maybe making the region worse.

But then years later, there was even more instability as a result, and it ended up maybe making the region worse.

How do we avoid that happening again in this scenario?

How do we avoid that happening again in this scenario?

Well, it appears that the folks in leadership in this administration are taking two recent historical events to mind.