John Bolton

And I think we're really at that point with Tulsi Gabbard.

So I think this awaits a quiet period.

But but I don't I don't I don't see her being around for long.

Well, it was certainly interesting.

And of course, the first thing the administration did was trash him after he resigned.

I understand that process.

So do I. I do think it reflects a real split in part of Trump's base.

I think the isolationist wing of MAGA, the Republican Party, the country as a whole, is really pretty narrow, but they're very vocal.

And

While much of Trump's base will stick with him pretty much no matter what he does, the loss of this group, when you begin to see the base fragmenting, every constituent part that drops away makes it just that much harder.

And this is one that I think is probably permanently split from him.

It has less implication politically for Trump than I think it does for J.D.

Vance, who is himself an isolationist, I think.

because it highlights now a rift within a base that he was going to have trouble holding to begin with.

I think only Trump can hold that MAGA base together, but this is a real problem for Vance.

It is.

Well, let's parse words what boots on the ground mean.

If one by that means a large invasion force, I think the answer is clearly no.

If you mean a relatively smaller force aiming at a specific task, for example, seizing Karg Island, for example, seizing the key nuclear sites to take out the enriched uranium centrifuges and other key equipment,

For example, seizing the heights around the Strait of Hormuz to try and provide some security on the Iranian side of the Strait against efforts to close it.