David Sacks, a technology adviser to President Donald Trump, has defended the memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran, describing it as “a tremendous achievement” and arguing that diplomacy offers a better path than an expanded military conflict.
Speaking on the All-In Podcast on Saturday, Sacks dismissed calls for escalation, saying that a ground invasion of Iran would be impractical given the country’s size and could require as many as a million troops.
Sacks warned that such an operation would be a “suicide mission” and urged policymakers to give the agreement an opportunity to succeed.
Referring to exiled Iranian opposition figure Reza Pahlavi, he questioned whether supporters of regime change would be willing to take up arms, saying: “If Reza Pahlavi wants to go to Beverly Hills and muster an army from his legion of supporters, let him try and do that.”
Sacks called for diplomacy, stating: “Let’s give peace a chance here,” and cautioning against repeating what he described as the “forever wars of Iraq and Afghanistan”.
