Mark Dubowitz

We fought this brutal war.

We'll continue with Saddam.

We cannot fight the United States of America.

I think Scott's right.

Like that perception that there's no way they can fight the United States of America because that's regime ending potentially.

Even if we don't intend to, that could actually happen.

And there's a famous line where Khomeini says, all right, I agree.

I will drink the poison chalice.

I'll drink the poison chalice.

And I will agree to a ceasefire on pretty tough terms for Iran.

It's interesting now, 36 years later, or 37 years later, Khamenei is now going to decide to drink the poison chalice.

Does he agree to a negotiated deal with the United States?

Does he agree to a deal that President Trump, and I mean, Scott criticizes me for it, but that's President Trump's position, is no enrichment, full dismantlement.

By the way, that's backed up by 52 of 53 Republican senators and 177 House GOP members and backed by everybody in his administration, including J.D.

Vance, who's been emphatic about that.

Does he agree to that deal?

Or does he decide, I'm not going to join the Poison Chalice, and I am going to take other options?

Now, I agree with Scott.

Like, going after a U.S.

military basis, except in a symbolic way, suicidal.