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I'm Hugh in the Relief Factor Studio West. Most of today's program and all of this monologue is going to be about President Donald Trump's

national security strategy, which I believe is a realism-based strategy.

What is in America's best interest?

What can he do to advance it?

How does he advance it within the envelope of not creating excessive risk for the American

military and the American people? He's got a great group of advisors. He obviously trusts his

vice president. He obviously trusts Secretary of State Rubio. He obviously trust Secretary of

the War. I'm not used to saying it yet. Heggsef, and the chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff King.

That's the core group.

All right, that's the core group.

And he's got a great UN ambassador and Michael Waltz to project his policy pronouncements out to the world.

What do I think is happening?

Well, I think he's assessing how does he hurt the Mullahs?

How does he hurt the regime such that it collapses?

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