from the state sponsor of terror list. that meant that businesses could do trade with them, foreign aid could go to them and arms could go to them. meanwhile, flushed iran with billions of dollars of cash that immediately went to the enemy unless the region. hamas, hezbollah, syria and the palestinians that threatened our number one ally israel. so this was a terrible deal. it had very, very loose teeth in it. there was just no way to enforce it. the reason europe is fighting for it is because the economic boondogglal. >> jason: general, thank you for your service and thank you to michael waltz also joining. his time in the military. i want your perspective. what is it from the military standpoint behind the scenes. they had to know that the president would make this move. but what is secretary doing, what is the defense department doing to make sure that this doesn't spin out of control? >> well, there is a couple of things. one, we have to militarily support our greatest ally in the region and president trump