Louise McSharry

And also people need to remember that American people have war in their very recent consciousness.

There was the Gulf War.

there was Vietnam, there was obviously World War II, you know, the loss of life in those conflicts was significant.

And Americans remember that.

I think that they're not flahoolock for the most part about entering into new conflict, which could result in the loss of American life.

You know, despite the fact that obviously Americans are very patriotic and they are, you know, the attitude towards

veterans and service members is very positive and it is seen to be a very honorable career to be in the military.

I don't think they're casual about Americans dying in wars that don't feel justified.

It's interesting, I think that the involvement of Dubai kind of escalates things in terms of people's attitudes in countries like Ireland, because, you know, we do have apparently there's about 20,000 Irish people in Dubai.

And because people go on holidays to Dubai and people feel a connection to Dubai, it obviously makes it easier for people to access their kind of sympathy and fear in relation to what's going on.

And but yeah, I think it is really important to remember that every single one of these countries has citizens who are just trying to live their lives.

And as you say, particularly somewhere like Iran, you know, the impact on Iranians lives over the last number of decades is is insane.

Like if you look at photographs of Iran from the 70s, versus photographs of Iran now, the way that people are forced to live the rules, as you say, the theocratic kind of rules on people's lives.

And it's they've been through a lot as it is.

And, you know, it's very worrying and distressing to think that they are heading into yet more instability, instability, excuse me, because of this.

It really just feels like, I feel like Donald Trump did, there definitely was a kind of feeling that Donald Trump is a good businessman and Donald Trump will run America like a business.

And it does feel like Donald Trump is running America like a business because it seems like all he really cares about is money.

And, you know, that's what oil is all about, obviously, is about money.

So, you know, I kind of feel like he is doing, even though he said that, you know, he wasn't interested in more international conflict, like he is still kind of doing what he said he would do, I feel.

What do you think?