Hannah Rosen
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They were having a serious conversation about what to do about a challenging problem, a problem, by the way, they were left with by the Biden administration, which did not handle that situation well or adequately. So this is something they inherited, and they're trying to work their way through it. As they were doing that, I was thinking to myself, oh, oh, maybe they want me to see this.
They were having a serious conversation about what to do about a challenging problem, a problem, by the way, they were left with by the Biden administration, which did not handle that situation well or adequately. So this is something they inherited, and they're trying to work their way through it. As they were doing that, I was thinking to myself, oh, oh, maybe they want me to see this.
So I write a story about how clever they are in dealing with the Houthis. And I thought that's very kind of a circular way of getting somebody to write something.
So I write a story about how clever they are in dealing with the Houthis. And I thought that's very kind of a circular way of getting somebody to write something.
So I write a story about how clever they are in dealing with the Houthis. And I thought that's very kind of a circular way of getting somebody to write something.
They could just call me and say, I'd like to do an interview with you about our Yemen policy. And I'd be like, great, let's do it. So I couldn't, I can't. You know, Occam's Razor explains a lot of the world. And the explanation here is that it was heading into the weekend. They were out and about. Things were happening in the Middle East that they had to stay in touch with.
They could just call me and say, I'd like to do an interview with you about our Yemen policy. And I'd be like, great, let's do it. So I couldn't, I can't. You know, Occam's Razor explains a lot of the world. And the explanation here is that it was heading into the weekend. They were out and about. Things were happening in the Middle East that they had to stay in touch with.
They could just call me and say, I'd like to do an interview with you about our Yemen policy. And I'd be like, great, let's do it. So I couldn't, I can't. You know, Occam's Razor explains a lot of the world. And the explanation here is that it was heading into the weekend. They were out and about. Things were happening in the Middle East that they had to stay in touch with.
They have these amazing devices in their pockets like we all do where they can communicate with the world. They put together a group. They put it together sloppily. They did it on something that they shouldn't have done but for convenience. And that's it. That's what happened.
They have these amazing devices in their pockets like we all do where they can communicate with the world. They put together a group. They put it together sloppily. They did it on something that they shouldn't have done but for convenience. And that's it. That's what happened.
They have these amazing devices in their pockets like we all do where they can communicate with the world. They put together a group. They put it together sloppily. They did it on something that they shouldn't have done but for convenience. And that's it. That's what happened.
I mean, apart from the fact that they were doing it on an insecure channel in the presence of the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic magazine, apart from those two technical issues, they were having a reasonable conversation that you would expect them to have. And like I said, I was... a little bit heartened that, oh, they actually debate among themselves. They talk about this.
I mean, apart from the fact that they were doing it on an insecure channel in the presence of the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic magazine, apart from those two technical issues, they were having a reasonable conversation that you would expect them to have. And like I said, I was... a little bit heartened that, oh, they actually debate among themselves. They talk about this.
I mean, apart from the fact that they were doing it on an insecure channel in the presence of the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic magazine, apart from those two technical issues, they were having a reasonable conversation that you would expect them to have. And like I said, I was... a little bit heartened that, oh, they actually debate among themselves. They talk about this.
They work through these things. They seem to be, as Shane pointed out, this is obviously the residue from other meetings that were taking place live and in person where they're still working out issues. What I found
They work through these things. They seem to be, as Shane pointed out, this is obviously the residue from other meetings that were taking place live and in person where they're still working out issues. What I found
They work through these things. They seem to be, as Shane pointed out, this is obviously the residue from other meetings that were taking place live and in person where they're still working out issues. What I found
Maybe just on a personal level or, you know, a citizen level, disconcerting was when S.M., who we assume is Stephen Miller or presume is Stephen Miller, when he comes in and says, I didn't hear that. I heard the president say we're doing it. Thank you very much. Call it a day. And then everybody disagrees. And then everybody, including the secretary of defense, goes, agree.
Maybe just on a personal level or, you know, a citizen level, disconcerting was when S.M., who we assume is Stephen Miller or presume is Stephen Miller, when he comes in and says, I didn't hear that. I heard the president say we're doing it. Thank you very much. Call it a day. And then everybody disagrees. And then everybody, including the secretary of defense, goes, agree.
Maybe just on a personal level or, you know, a citizen level, disconcerting was when S.M., who we assume is Stephen Miller or presume is Stephen Miller, when he comes in and says, I didn't hear that. I heard the president say we're doing it. Thank you very much. Call it a day. And then everybody disagrees. And then everybody, including the secretary of defense, goes, agree.