And as we're seeing in real time, there are moral and strategic consequences for the callousness and the sloppiness atop the chain of command. It's very likely a school being blown up, leaving 168 children dead. It's the botched evacuation of American diplomats and service members in the region who are stranded while Iranian missiles fly into American facilities. But even if you somehow accept the administration's unusually high tolerance for casualties and bad outcomes, this carelessness resulted in them killing the very people they were hoping would take over. (03:25–03:35)
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