Dave Lawler
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And that took place over the course of the U.S.
involvement was three days, I think, in that operation.
Here, if the objective is not better defined before this starts, assuming and again, we're talking as though it's inevitable that it will happen.
It's of course, it's possible that they find some off ramp, but it seems quite likely that it will happen.
If it begins with the objective not more clearly defined than it seems to be now, the question of when it ends, I think, is a very good one that Tom just raised.
Because there are some discrete finite targets that I'm sure they could strike to make the Iranian military less capable from a missile standpoint.
I'm sure there's missile targets they could hit, things like that.
But we haven't had an argument from this administration that the objective is to make Iran weaker from a nuclear or ballistic missile standpoint.
It's just been that this Iran, this regime cracked down horrifically on their protesters, which they did, and that President Trump wants a nuclear deal.
But if he can't get it, all options are on the table.
There is not, in my view, a clear definition of success going into this potential operation.
So I don't actually know at what point they would decide enough is enough and walk back for more.
Maybe somebody is better placed than me to know that, but I certainly don't know it at this point in time.
Her nails, her nails are like that long.
I said, I said, Nicki, are they real?
She said she didn't want to get into that.