Scott Lucas

So far, they haven't gotten there.

We're not satisfied with it, but we will be.

We will be either that or we'll have to just finish the job.

But then, bizarrely, because Oman, a very important Gulf state, a partner of the U.S., has been negotiating with the Iranians about the Strait of Hormuz, he threatened

to bomb Oman.

Nobody's going to control it.

It's international waters and Oman will behave just like everybody else who will have to blow them up.

They understand that.

So, you know, you've got Trump who's putting out these headline statements and then you have the administration who are actually trying to do the hard work here.

And right now they're split.

There are some of the administration who would like to go back and attack Iran, hit it again.

That includes the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth.

But I think key here is, is that both Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President J.D.

Vance want a way out of the war.

They want a way out of the war in part because of the domestic problems.

opposition to the war, including its economic effects.

And they won out because of the Gulf states who have this very key role economically and politically, and who are now saying that they want a negotiated settlement.

Well, first of all, happy birthday, Marco.

He's 55 today, Thursday.

But what Marco wants for a president is to become president of the United States in the 2028 election.