Rahm Emanuel

Trust me, this is more sophisticated than the situation.

Than the Hegsath conversation?

First meeting between the prime minister and the president.

Much more sophisticated and thorough analysis.

You're trying to, they are, their economy is devastated.

The only lifeline they have, or international, the IV they have, rather, is what they're selling to China.

Right.

We do know now, you and I sitting here today, China was a party to pushing Iran to say yes.

Right.

There are elements that then ruled, okay, we're going to do that for the ceasefire.

So if you shut off where China's getting their major energy,

You say it will be.

I'm not saying this is pretty.

No, but we have never, ever the United States in 250 years gone to war and allow the other country financial security where our allies suffer.

And I say enemies or opponents or whatever term you want to use both Iran and Russia.

This is insane.

And so you're literally keeping whatever prop you have to Iran and China, people that are trying to hurt you, you're actually giving them economic benefit.

So to me, yes, it would be chop.

There's no perfect here.

But we're going to shut it.