Curt Mills
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No, no, no, no, no. I mean, the Wyckoff thing in some ways is what set the whole thing off, right? Wyckoff?
I think the Wyckoff thing surprised both sides, though, I would note. Why? I think, so obviously you knew him before, within recent years. Okay, so I think in general, the open source intelligence, to use a lame term, but like...
I think the Wyckoff thing surprised both sides, though, I would note. Why? I think, so obviously you knew him before, within recent years. Okay, so I think in general, the open source intelligence, to use a lame term, but like...
I think the Wyckoff thing surprised both sides, though, I would note. Why? I think, so obviously you knew him before, within recent years. Okay, so I think in general, the open source intelligence, to use a lame term, but like...
i would say is that the hawks um people who want to say go all the way on iran uh did not expect wickoff to be uh so pragmatic and then additionally the realist and restraint camp also did not expect it did not ex all the all the reporting from say israeli media say haretz or times of israel that wickoff went in there and sort of um with both the incoming trump administration and you know the remnants of the about of the biden administration
i would say is that the hawks um people who want to say go all the way on iran uh did not expect wickoff to be uh so pragmatic and then additionally the realist and restraint camp also did not expect it did not ex all the all the reporting from say israeli media say haretz or times of israel that wickoff went in there and sort of um with both the incoming trump administration and you know the remnants of the about of the biden administration
i would say is that the hawks um people who want to say go all the way on iran uh did not expect wickoff to be uh so pragmatic and then additionally the realist and restraint camp also did not expect it did not ex all the all the reporting from say israeli media say haretz or times of israel that wickoff went in there and sort of um with both the incoming trump administration and you know the remnants of the about of the biden administration
force Prime Minister Netanyahu into some sort of deal a deal that he had turned down six months ago in May of 2024 basically identical deal that threw most everybody in the loop for a loop and
force Prime Minister Netanyahu into some sort of deal a deal that he had turned down six months ago in May of 2024 basically identical deal that threw most everybody in the loop for a loop and
force Prime Minister Netanyahu into some sort of deal a deal that he had turned down six months ago in May of 2024 basically identical deal that threw most everybody in the loop for a loop and
And that has set off, as far as I can infer, a climate of hysteria within Israel itself, at least among, I'm not sure, sir, Netanyahu himself, but at least within the factions of his cabinet that are hardline as hell.
And that has set off, as far as I can infer, a climate of hysteria within Israel itself, at least among, I'm not sure, sir, Netanyahu himself, but at least within the factions of his cabinet that are hardline as hell.
And that has set off, as far as I can infer, a climate of hysteria within Israel itself, at least among, I'm not sure, sir, Netanyahu himself, but at least within the factions of his cabinet that are hardline as hell.
Everyone does an association. It's not a disagreement. I mean, like, this will not stop unless there's pushback.
Everyone does an association. It's not a disagreement. I mean, like, this will not stop unless there's pushback.
Everyone does an association. It's not a disagreement. I mean, like, this will not stop unless there's pushback.
I think a lot of Israel was surprised by this. I mean, this was lost in the absolute cacophony of 2024. Really? But yes, like if you read, I read the Israeli press daily. And, you know, there were members of Netanyahu's coalition. So these are members of the Prime Minister Netanyahu, people who are not in his party, who are more hardline than him.
I think a lot of Israel was surprised by this. I mean, this was lost in the absolute cacophony of 2024. Really? But yes, like if you read, I read the Israeli press daily. And, you know, there were members of Netanyahu's coalition. So these are members of the Prime Minister Netanyahu, people who are not in his party, who are more hardline than him.
I think a lot of Israel was surprised by this. I mean, this was lost in the absolute cacophony of 2024. Really? But yes, like if you read, I read the Israeli press daily. And, you know, there were members of Netanyahu's coalition. So these are members of the Prime Minister Netanyahu, people who are not in his party, who are more hardline than him.
And they were saying, Trump's really talking about this endless war stuff. This might be a problem. And this was back in October and September and August. And no one was paying attention because it was Brad Summer and, you know, other things were going on. But this was coming. And the fact that they got it done, not even before, not even, during the transition itself, also surprised people.