And there is an aversion within the administration to, you know, the kind of work that is done by foreign service officers, diplomats, others who are on the front lines trying to fulfill these national security objectives. And There's a very small group around the president who he trusts to do all of this. And I think in many ways that is just not adequate for the complexity of the problems we face. (07:28–07:35)
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Asserts that the president relies on a small group for national security objectives.
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