Thank you.
I want to welcome you here today. We're very pleased to hear the comprehensive view you laid out there and the context you put it into.
The members of this committee are going to get tired of hearing this, but I was in Saudi Arabia in 1979 during the revolution. The impact on Saudi Arabia at that time was such that you could literally see the fear in the eyes of the elite people in Saudi Arabia, everywhere you went. When the King moved at all, the guards were tripled. I'm sure they're shaking over there still, to this day.
You mentioned that the supreme leader is unwell. Or maybe I just heard that someplace; I've had 11 e-mails while I've sat here today. It's getting interesting.
But you certainly mentioned a tipping point. If Khameini is ill, is there a natural leader out there anyplace who's going to stand out and galvanize this situation?
From everything we've heard and from what we've seen on the clips that come out of the country, the youth there are far beyond ready. You can see that. They have to be literally beaten back, and in some cases actually destroyed as a result of it. But is there a natural leader?
You've talked about targeted sanctions and the Revolutionary Guard. It brings to mind another question. When I hear Revolutionary Guard, I think solely military-style people. It's beyond that, is it not? It's into the more professional side of the community as well.
Perhaps you could deal with those first. Then I have another quick one.