Mike Lawler: “The Middle east today is in a better place than it was prior…”

“I mean, it seems to be there's a lot of dissension in Washington about what our policy should be and whether we should support the. The administration of Bibi Netanyahu. Look, The Middle east today is in a better place than it was prior to October 7th. Hamas and Hezbollah are largely decimated. The Assad regime has fallen in Syria. Iran's air defenses and nuclear program are basically obliterated. The Saudis and the Gulf states want normalization.” (19:02–19:07)

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