I don't know if it's the ballroom or his legacy or some sort of revenge fantasy about Iran, but this man is not thinking clearly, either politically or geostrategically. Geostrategically, this is a terrible decision, and he has no plan for what happens next. His view is, just like Venezuela, we're going to decapitate the person we don't like. We'll get a client state. Not so easy in Iran. Not so easy in Iran. (08:44–08:51)
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Asserts that the decision [to engage in regime change] is strategically poor and lacks a follow-up plan.
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