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What about... what about China's ability to

impact outcomes in the Straits of Hormuz with

uh... what... what is now the government of

Iran and then 50% of their oil on the other

side waiting to get through?

Well, China and... and Russia are sitting on

the sidelines, monitoring everything. They're

in close touch with the government. They're

providing satellite intelligence, which accounts

for some of the tremendous successes, particularly

in Israel and on our US bases. All of our bases

have been destroyed. Our harbor installations

are destroyed. We're actually having to fall

back on India and Indian ports, which are less

than ideal. That's what the Navy says. And uh...

I... I just... I think uh Iran... much to our

disappointment, is faring very, very well. The

question is how long can we keep this up?

I think logistics is the... is the vulnerable

part of this entire operation. Remember, you've

got to go back and reload. You've got to fly

things in. You've got to sail in. Iran is a

continental power. 93 million people, the size

of Western Europe. Both China and Russia are

continental powers. They don't have supply chain

problems. Their manufacturing capabilities are

intact. Right now the missile cities that under...

underlie all of uh... Iran's provinces are untouched,

and they have an inexhaustible supply of missiles.

I think this is going to go on for some time.

And the question is, when does Israel step up

and say they've had enough?

We went through that before during the 12-day

war. When do they say this is too much?

When do they say if this doesn't stop, we use

a nuclear weapon?

That's what I would be concerned about. And

that's where President Trump, who really doesn't

appeal to... appear to be in charge, Mr. Netanyahu

does, has got to be prepared to step in and

say no, there will be no use of nuclear weapons.

That's what I worry about.