Um, Jonathan, do you see that as a real fracture in this election season reflex?

Yeah, I do.

I mean, it's...

There- You know, Trump, over the years, has been, um, friendly to a number of authoritarian countries, Russia most notably, and that's gotten some pushback, uh, inside the GOP.

Uh, but, you know, that, I think that that didn't really prepare people for how badly the Iran war has gone.

I mean, ultimately, the US has not really achieved any of its objectives.

You know, the, the, the beginning of the war, the Trump administration announced that, you know, Iran would have its nuclear program destroyed, would end its missile program, and he ta- regime change was discussed.

What's your read, especially on Beijing's role?