Saagar Enjeti
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The whole thing's going to collapse.
No.
They have institutions built up over decades that have been intentionally built to be resilient because they have been planning for this very conflict for years and years, if not, again, decades because we've been trying to topple them the whole time since the revolution.
So, yeah, to think that they don't have processes in place, they don't have an โ
an understanding of, okay, who has this file?
Who is in control?
Who has the final say?
What sort of authorities does this need to go through?
I mean, again, it's just very arrogant and hubristic and also just does not reflect the reality of how their government functions.
Well, and they're meant to be competing power centers.
You know, that's part of the structure of our government, part of the structure of their government as well.
But, I mean, imagine if they assassinated Trump, right?
Right.
that would be a blow to the country in certain ways, but it's not like we would collapse.
I mean, then J.D.
Vance is in charge and you've got a whole line of succession and you know how this would all go.
There's a process and procedure in place.
It's the same for them.
Exactly right.
And that's why the Iranians feel so confident.