Mark Dubowitz

It's a serious threat with respect to proliferation around the world.

And I think with that respect, I think President Trump's decision

to drop bombs on three key nuclear facilities was a selective targeted military action that I hope will drive the Iranians back to the negotiating table where they can negotiate finally the dismantlement of their nuclear weapons program.

I think there's a danger.

Again, we've had a four hour debate on this.

I'm sure if you want to rewind, you can listen to all our arguments once again.

But the fact of the matter is, is that our unwillingness to use power, if we're never going to use power, all that's going to do is send a signal to our enemies that they can do whatever they want.

They can violate whatever agreements they want.

They can use aggression against anyone they want.

And I think that makes sense.

puts American lives in danger.

And we've seen the results of that, where we delayed and delayed and delayed, and we didn't move, and we didn't move too early, and we didn't preempt, and the threat grew, and we ignored the gathering storm.

And so I think the lessons of 100 years of American military involvement is, if you have an opportunity early on, as the storm is gathering, to use

All instruments of American power, with the military one being the last one you use, then deter when you can and strike when you must in order to prevent the kinds of escalation and wars that everybody at this table and I'm sure everybody listening in your audience is seeking to avoid.

Maybe the Korean dictator, North Korean dictator ruined it.

But again, one doesn't want to blame our enemies for their mistakes.

Do you ever blame the enemy?

North Korea is not your enemy?

No.

Really?