We're in the midst of about the seventh to eighth day of this Iranian-Israeli conflict,

and we're getting all sorts of information.

It's not disinformation or misinformation, it's just speculation,

because we don't really have enough information coming out of Iran

to make a firm consensus, a solid consensus of what's actually going on.

Let's go through the most optimistic scenario very quickly.

There are people who are saying, no, no, no, no, no, no.

It's going great.

They have taken out a whole generation of nuclear physicists.

Mr. Khameney is all by himself under assault.

He may be killed and that would create a revolution.

The Iranian people may come out of the shadows and say, we're tired of them.

A new government would be better and they, on their own initiative, would take it out.

That's an optimistic appraisal. Here's a realistic appraisal.

Hello, this is Victor Davis-Hanson for the Daily Signal.

We're in the midst of about the seventh to eighth day of this Iranian-Israeli conflict,

and we're getting all sorts of information.

It's not disinformation or misinformation.

It's just speculation because we don't really have enough information coming out of Iran or out of the White House or out of Israel to make a firm consensus, a solid consensus of what's actually

going on. In that lacuna, maybe we should just very quickly look at a pessimistic

and optimistic and a realistic appraisal. Here's what the pessimists are saying. These are not my views.

I'm trying to give an accurate portrayal of what they're saying. The pessimists, both here in the

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