From what I understand, Treasury is politically tone-deaf on this. They didn't think they even had to talk to anybody about this.

As I understand it, they take ownership, but they're not going to have any input whatsoever.

I think the president is a little tone deaf on this one.

I’m not even tone deaf, that’s the arse-mothering, fuck-nosed, bugger-sucking wank of the thing.
I’M NOT EVEN TONE FUCKING DEAF. I’m tone DUMB.

What he has going for him is that there is no political alternative or coherent opposition. The Democrats are all over the place on the war.

They [Dubai] didn't take me up on it, so as far as I'm concerned, the train has left the station.