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John Bolton is here.

He is the former United States ambassador to the United Nations, among other things, also serving as national security advisor to Donald Trump during his first term. Thank you for joining it, Ambassador.

Glad to be with you. Thanks for having me.

So, thank you. Thank you. I appreciate it. I want to start with some reporting. And this is from the Washington Post. I want you to take a look. We'll put this headline up, but it says U.S. Israeli rift widens over potential endgame in Iran. Talk to me about this rift. And as someone who has long advocated for America to take on the Iranian regime, how do you think this war is being prosecuted?

Well, I think to start with the second half of the question, first, if I might, you know,

from a military point of view, it's generally going quite well, but I think there's a real

trouble built in on the political

side of this operation.

And it is, if regime change is Trump's objective, and that's not entirely clear, he has said

it is, but he's also said other things.

I think that there was inadequate preparation of the American people for

launching the attack. I think there's a compelling case that you could make for regime change

due to the threat of Iran's nuclear weapons program and its support for conduct of terrorism

over many, many years. But Trump didn't make that case.

He didn't speak to the people beforehand. And I'm not just talking about one speech. He didn't

lay out the case over a period of time. And in doing this, you don't have to say anything

about specifics of the military operation or timing or anything else. You just make the argument

why it's necessary. He didn't do

that. And I think that's a problem. He didn't, as a corollary, he didn't make the case to Congress either.

And that's going to be a problem. He certainly didn't consult with allies, friends, others that

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