Dave Smith

But it's really great that he was ready to turn around this early.

So we're in this situation where there's actually a lot of positives here that potentially could come of this.

At the same time, we have whatever you want to call this right now, Rob.

the loosest of frameworks for a ceasefire that have been agreed upon for a two-month negotiation period.

This is hanging on by a thread.

I mean, the latest on this, Rob, is that the Iranians essentially did.

They walked away at the negotiations.

They announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

They then came back.

And there were some negotiations that took place.

And J.D.

Vance was trying to at least spin it in a positive way that, no, it's pretty good.

We're getting somewhere.

But the obvious issues are Israel continuing the war in Lebanon.

This is what's threatening the whole thing right now.

And the other issue, Rob, I don't know if you were following this, is just Donald Trump's ability to.

to eat crow on this and of course because everybody is recognizing this for what it is as an American surrender of sorts of recognition that we lost the war and we have no other option Donald

Trump, of course, in Trumpian fashion, responded by talking a lot of shit and even threatening the negotiators.

And reportedly, this was a major problem that almost blew up the entire thing.

So I don't know.