I mean, I thought that US Policymakers made their decisions on the basis of intelligence collected and, or vetted by our intelligence. That's why we have intelligence agencies that soak up hundreds of billions a year. But you're saying that Israeli officials short circuited the entire US Government and just went right to American policymakers. and said, it doesn't matter what your country says. Here's what we know. So what you're saying, I mean, usually they're, they're, they're pretty slick and they'll say, hey, this … (39:35–39:42)
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Asserts that Israeli officials bypassed U.S. intelligence channels to influence American policymakers.
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