Mark Dubowitz

peaceful and stable and not at war with the United States and our allies.

That's total success.

But I would be happy with partial success.

I would be happy with significant success.

And I would be elated with total success.

I think the administration, President Trump is not a disciplined speaker.

He certainly didn't do any address to the nation.

which maybe he should have, he couldn't do it before, but he should have done it after, where he really laid out very clearly.

But I think that he is not committed to regime change.

And even when he says, well, Iranians can then take back their country, it's a once in a generation opportunity, he means what I essentially have articulated, which is over time providing support to Iranians to come back to the streets.

I think he has defined the military objectives in a limited way,

And I think that military is on its way to achieving that.

It has only been three weeks, my sense.

And again, I'm not being read into briefings by the Pentagon.

I don't know exactly what they need, but there is talk about three more weeks and having this thing end at April 9th or something.

And I guess at that point, the United States and Israel have done in their assessment, severe damage to these capabilities.

If that happens with...

then a deal, and then a deal continues to defang these capabilities, I think that the president can then rightly declare victory.

I think the United States can't afford to lose the battle for Hormuz.

We've talked about what losing means.