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Michael Weiss

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The Bulwark Podcast
Michael Weiss: Trump’s Fee-Fees Are Hurt

But for him, remember Tim, this is not a guy who, who likes war properly speaking.

The Bulwark Podcast
Michael Weiss: Trump’s Fee-Fees Are Hurt

He likes acts of war.

The Bulwark Podcast
Michael Weiss: Trump’s Fee-Fees Are Hurt

He likes the spectacle of war saying that he's dropped massive bombs and ordinance on something and then declaring victory.

The Bulwark Podcast
Michael Weiss: Trump’s Fee-Fees Are Hurt

So why is he doing this?

The Bulwark Podcast
Michael Weiss: Trump’s Fee-Fees Are Hurt

I think for the sake of doing it and saying that he's resolved the

The Bulwark Podcast
Michael Weiss: Trump’s Fee-Fees Are Hurt

you know, a crisis.

The Bulwark Podcast
Michael Weiss: Trump’s Fee-Fees Are Hurt

He's resolved a regional and international security threat that no president since Jimmy Carter has been able to resolve.

The Bulwark Podcast
Michael Weiss: Trump’s Fee-Fees Are Hurt

And even though that won't be true, unlike Venezuela, you don't do regime decapitation in Iran and expect to make all kinds of fun deals with whoever remains.

The Bulwark Podcast
Michael Weiss: Trump’s Fee-Fees Are Hurt

The IRGC in many respects is the more hardline entity in the government.

The Bulwark Podcast
Michael Weiss: Trump’s Fee-Fees Are Hurt

But he seems to think that there's something in place that he can do.

The Bulwark Podcast
Michael Weiss: Trump’s Fee-Fees Are Hurt

And God knows what the intelligence community is feeding him on this.

The Bulwark Podcast
Michael Weiss: Trump’s Fee-Fees Are Hurt

You know, who is the Delcy Rodriguez of Iran?

The Bulwark Podcast
Michael Weiss: Trump’s Fee-Fees Are Hurt

What's the state of play?

The Bulwark Podcast
Michael Weiss: Trump’s Fee-Fees Are Hurt

What do we think that the strategy is?

The Bulwark Podcast
Michael Weiss: Trump’s Fee-Fees Are Hurt

assembling all your sort of pieces in place, that has its own momentum.

The Bulwark Podcast
Michael Weiss: Trump’s Fee-Fees Are Hurt

And after a while, I mean, it's costing taxpayer money to keep now two aircraft carrier strike groups in the region to put all of these assets in place.

The Bulwark Podcast
Michael Weiss: Trump’s Fee-Fees Are Hurt

I mean, people I know in the Air Force have been deployed and told, you know, you may be gone for as long as three to six months.

The Bulwark Podcast
Michael Weiss: Trump’s Fee-Fees Are Hurt

Is this going to be a one and done kind of bombardment campaign or is it going to be a weeks long campaign?

The Bulwark Podcast
Michael Weiss: Trump’s Fee-Fees Are Hurt

I don't know.

The Bulwark Podcast
Michael Weiss: Trump’s Fee-Fees Are Hurt

But, you know, you mentioned the Israelis.