I think it's, to me, it's absurd. I guess what this refers to is a conspiracy somehow among careerists in the government who are in opposition to President Trump or probably more accurately, who are not seen as sufficiently loyal personally to President Trump.
James Clapper responded to the notion of a 'deep state' within the government, calling it absurd.
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Well, no, it doesn't. And the fact that none of this makes sense, but most acutely, I think, nuclear-related information.
Well, Anderson, that's exactly right. And this is what this whole issue boils down to, is will to fight.
I think right now, they're assessing the administration -- that's the National Security Council specifically, is assessing the impacts of this first round of strikes.
I think the reason they were taken off the list was to provide an inducement or motivation for them to agree to some sort of ceasefire.
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