John Mearsheimer
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first heard Jul 2026
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John Mearsheimer’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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But I don't think that's what will happen.
Uh I think that we understand that putting bases uh in the Gulf or restoring our basing structure in the Gulf only will prov will will only provide the Iranians with a target rich environment should we get into another conflict.
Yeah, well th let's just talk about the Saudis.
What do you do if you're Saudi Arabia?
As I said before, they've three times asked President Trump
uh to come to the rescue uh in their war with the Houthis and he has refused to do that on all three occasions.
So if you're a Saudi Do you
Пізхі фотви фот агенст.
Last spring.
Remember, President Trump comes into the White House in January 2025.
In March of twenty twenty five, he says that we're gonna go to war and defeat the Houthis.
I think it was called Operation Rough Rider, if my memory is correct.
But anyway.
Trump declares war on the Houthis.
By May of twenty twenty five, two months later, he says, We won, we're ending the war.
But this is typical Trump rhetoric.
We did not win.
We quit the war because the Houthis were defeating us.
And we had no ability to win the war.
Moreover, Chris, we were expending precious munitions in that fight against the Houthis.
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