demonstration of extraordinary support uses its own fighter aircraft and air defense systems, and takes down a significant portion of those weapons launched against israel. and then the president goes in to the talking points which were, look, you've won here, the iranians look weak, you look strong, you have the moral high ground, he didn't say don't retaliate. >> he said take the win. >> right. take the win, he said. >> right. take the win. but i think within four or five days, the white house, more or less, was conditioned to the reality that the israelis would respond. it seems to me they had to respond. not just because of what happened on april 13th and 14th, but because of october 7th. their whole conception deterrence has been undermined by the hamas terror surge on october 7th and the degree of difficulty they're having crushing hamas and killing its