Dr. Bradley Thayer

To undermine us.

So for the world audience, we need to understand what we're up against and what we need to do to act against it.

Well, I would just say support Julie and Frank.

So go to the Bancheria, support Julie in Texas, because that's essential.

The idea is industry has been mostly captured.

They haven't captured fully Texas yet, which is why Texas is so important.

Well, as Rubio identified on Friday, great progress towards the four goals that he identified at that time, elimination of the Navy, elimination of the Air Force, missile and drone production, and then missile launchers.

But Steve, there are three big pulls for escalation or drivers of escalation here that we haven't discussed yet.

And that's first the nuclear issue, the highly enriched uranium,

and Iran's nuclear facilities.

Secondly, as Eric and Jim were talking about, the Strait and Karg Island, major pull for escalation.

And lastly, leadership.

Are we doing regime change here as Israel wants, or are we not doing regime change?

So Rubio lays out on Friday four goals which are eminently achievable.

We can meet those goals within the next two weeks or four weeks.

Absolutely, but the pulls for escalation or the drivers of escalation are in those three big areas.

When we look at the reports about the 15-point plan that the Trump administration has advanced, it seems from news reports that the nuclear component there is very significant.

a major pull again for escalation in this conflict, if it is to come, right?

As you said yesterday, if we meet Rubio's four goals and we toss the keys to everyone else in the region, right?

So the Gulf Sheikhdoms and the Israelis,