Senator Mark Warner

but there is also an argument.

And I think like the Saudis are making this, but Hey, you've started this.

If you come out of this with Iran bloodied, but not defeated.

And the Iranians can say to the world, Hey, we just took on America and Israel and played them to a tie.

Um,

you know, a wounded Iran with the amount of capabilities it still has is extraordinarily dangerous.

But getting to the point of any of the four goals that the president administration laid out, you know, those are tough nuts to crack too.

So I'd love to have that discussion.

I'd love to have it in an open way with Secretary Hegstaff and others.

But I don't have, I don't think I could give you what the consensus would be at this point, even when we count our military veterans who are on the committee.

Your train of thought has got a lot of truth in it.

And it wouldn't just be the kingdom.

Listen—

They have walloped the Emiratis more than any other nation.

So I'm not going to let them get out.

Qatar, you know, has got the world's biggest natural gas field.

They wouldn't let them out.

Bahrain, other places, Kuwait, where we've got bases and forces.

So your argument...

has a lot of validity that, you know, I'm trying to give us the benefit of the doubt and say we played to a tie because we obviously heralded a series of their leadership and we have taken out a lot of military assets they have.