I mean, look, my entire life the Iranian people have been under the thumb of an ayatollah and not. They've had periodic moments where they've really done brave things, but they haven't really pushed it all the way through. The Iranian government is, has a tight grip on that place and now we've replaced one Ayatollah with another ayatollah. So I just think the Iranian people are just kind of waiting to see what happens. I don't think any Middle east specialist would tell you that if we went in, they would automatically just rise up and overthrow their own government. (09:59–10:08)
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Asserts that the Iranian government maintains strong control and leadership has transitioned between Ayatollahs.
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