It's a great deal. It helps Iran circumvent sanctions, their relationship with Iraq, and we just spent trillions, lost nearly 5,000Americans there. And now we have this Shia superstate. And so then There was a ton of pressure coming from not just the Israelis, but I think also a lot of the Gulf to say, hey, we've got to get rid of Assad. as well. Because now you have this Iranian land bridge that goes basically from Damascus all the way to Tehran. And then you can hook that down into the Lebanese area where Hezbollah is Lebanon. (1:20:58–1:21:08)
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