00:00I mean, I think a lot of people do find the whole situation quite confusing,
00:03because on the one hand, President Trump talks about seizing Iranian territory,
00:08sending in ground forces to seize, for example, Iran's Karg Island,
00:12which is a key oil export hub.
00:15On the other hand, the president says the talks with the Iranians are going really well.
00:19And I'm just wondering whether the president has a technique at work here,
00:23and if so, what's that technique called?
00:25Oh, I'm afraid I'm stumped for words to describe it right now, Tom.
00:31But what I would also point out is that you have the Secretary of State
00:34asserting that the objectives, the strategic objectives of the war are crystal clear,
00:42to obliterate the Air Force, the Navy, the missiles and drones,
00:47the launchers, the production capabilities to generate those weapons.
00:53And then you have the president musing aloud about landing troops.
00:59So, no, it is a very muddled picture.
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