Missiles in the air, oil markets on edge, and a White House that still can’t answer the simplest question: what’s the plan? We start with reporting from foreign correspondent Trey Yingst on US forces having only minutes to intercept incoming Iranian ballistic missiles, then I lay out why “shock” at Iranian retaliation doesn’t make sense in a war the US chose to escalate. When leaders talk like this is a surprise, it’s usually a cover for something else: drift, misreads, or a narrative meant to keep the public on board.
From there, I get into Trump’s increasingly volatile rhetoric and an NBC News report that says top officials can’t agree on an Iran strategy, with allies privately admitting there never was one. I connect that to the familiar failures of Iraq and Afghanistan: unachievable goals, no timeline, and a fantasy that a few strikes will force surrender. We also hit the AP polling that shows how little support there is for continuing the war, plus the hard reality of the Strait of Hormuz as a global energy choke point.
Then we play clips of Benjamin Netanyahu as he reframes the mission around nuclear fears, denies misleading Trump, pitches pipeline workarounds, and rejects a Palestinian state by pointing to Gaza. Finally, we pivot home to the Anthony Fauci hearing and the part many people skip: Trump praised Fauci, backed lockdowns, and pushed vaccine development, and that legacy is a major piece of today’s broken trust in public health. If this helped you think more clearly, subscribe, share the show, and leave a review so more people can find it.
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