Adam Sosnick

So here's how I would break down the Middle East and PBD. You would know this better than anybody in the Middle East. You have what you could call the haves and the have nots. There's a big difference between the Petro states and the Gulf states versus everybody else. So the countries that have money have what one thing, Tom?

So here's how I would break down the Middle East and PBD. You would know this better than anybody in the Middle East. You have what you could call the haves and the have nots. There's a big difference between the Petro states and the Gulf states versus everybody else. So the countries that have money have what one thing, Tom?

So Qatar, UAE, Saudi, Kuwait, Bahrain, all those Gulf states right there, their GDP per capita is incredible. I think Qatar, which is quietly one of the leaders of funding terrorism, don't say it out loud, has the highest GDP per capita in the world. In the world. I think number two is Luxembourg. But then you have the have-nots.

So Qatar, UAE, Saudi, Kuwait, Bahrain, all those Gulf states right there, their GDP per capita is incredible. I think Qatar, which is quietly one of the leaders of funding terrorism, don't say it out loud, has the highest GDP per capita in the world. In the world. I think number two is Luxembourg. But then you have the have-nots.

The have-nots is where everything gets very messy and very tricky and very ugly in the Middle East. You're talking Yemen, war, Syria, civil war, Lebanon, Hezbollah, Iran. We know what's going on there. Iraq, Jordan to an extent, Egypt, even the Palestinian territories. All these areas are... basically marked with death and chaos.

The have-nots is where everything gets very messy and very tricky and very ugly in the Middle East. You're talking Yemen, war, Syria, civil war, Lebanon, Hezbollah, Iran. We know what's going on there. Iraq, Jordan to an extent, Egypt, even the Palestinian territories. All these areas are... basically marked with death and chaos.

When I had the conversation with our friend Bassem Youssef, I said the one thing that would hopefully happen in the Middle East is exactly what Trump said he wanted to prioritize. He said the following, I want to prioritize commerce, not chaos. And that's exactly what I said to Bassem. I said it would be amazing if countries were able to focus on GDP, not GDT.

When I had the conversation with our friend Bassem Youssef, I said the one thing that would hopefully happen in the Middle East is exactly what Trump said he wanted to prioritize. He said the following, I want to prioritize commerce, not chaos. And that's exactly what I said to Bassem. I said it would be amazing if countries were able to focus on GDP, not GDT.

Gross domestic product, not gross domestic terrorism. The issue is the rich countries basically fund terrorism in the poor countries. And they have proxy wars. What's the proxy war that Saudi and Iran are fighting in Yemen? Who is Qatar and Iran funding? Hezbollah, the Houthis, Hamas. So it's a very tricky situation.

Gross domestic product, not gross domestic terrorism. The issue is the rich countries basically fund terrorism in the poor countries. And they have proxy wars. What's the proxy war that Saudi and Iran are fighting in Yemen? Who is Qatar and Iran funding? Hezbollah, the Houthis, Hamas. So it's a very tricky situation.

He lifted the sanctions off Syria for the first time in 45 years.

He lifted the sanctions off Syria for the first time in 45 years.

Former jihadist Islamist who has now taken over Syria.

Former jihadist Islamist who has now taken over Syria.

That's right.

That's right.

Yeah, well, you know, he's basically a terrorist in a suit and tie, and I'm using air quotes from the people listening.

Yeah, well, you know, he's basically a terrorist in a suit and tie, and I'm using air quotes from the people listening.

The car!

The car!