And that almost every single time, not every time, but almost every single time, kinetic engagement without any kind of strategy doesn't work. It always backfires. And by the way, that's generally speaking, true. It is extraordinarily, predictably true in the Middle East. And I want to make one final point. It's the same people every time. It's the same foreign policy think tanks, it's the same people in the media, it's the same nonprofits, it's the same members of Congress. (08:13–08:18)
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