trump just appears to be annoyed by the suggestion that he has to act quickly in the middle east. he wants to demonstrate control by taking his time, but it's blown up in his face.

the lesson is that you need to act swiftly and decisively in this region. you cannot dither. you cannot meander. you cannot fuck around.

had they swiftly taken the iranian state out, a lot of these problems would have been resolved. had they been more aggressive with the houthis, it would have made a difference. and etc.