America Begins War With Iran - What it Means for MAGA and More, with Marjorie Taylor Greene, Rich Lowry, Charles Cooke, and Sohrab Ahmari | Ep. 1263
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What triggered the recent military actions against Iran?
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Hey, everyone. I'm Megyn Kelly. Welcome to The Megyn Kelly Show. The war on Iran has begun. Where it ends and what's ahead for the United States remains unclear at this hour. U.S. Central Command, which oversees our military operations in the Middle East, announcing early this morning that now four U.S. service members have been killed. That's up from three yesterday, one service member succumbing to his or her injuries. Just a short time ago, President Trump gave an interview to The New York Post where he did not rule out potentially sending U.S. ground troops into Iran. The president saying, quote, I don't have the yips with respect to boots on the ground. Like every president says, there will be no boots on the ground.
I don't say it.
How does Marjorie Taylor Greene view the war and its implications for MAGA?
I say probably don't need them or if they were necessary. First and foremost, I, Megyn Kelly, am praying for the troops. I mean, that's where my mind immediately went. The guys and the gals who have to actually carry out this mission, why again? And put their lives on the line for whom again? Are the ones who are on my mind. And I prayed for them mightily yesterday and the day before. And I hope you have and will continue to as well. Look, there are massive divisions over what we've done here. And People are going to change their minds over the coming days and weeks one way or the other. But my own feeling is no one should have to die for a foreign country. I don't think those four service members died for the United States.
I think they died for Iran or for Israel. I think I understand how this helps Iran perfectly well.
What are the arguments against the war presented by Sohrab Ahmari?
I get it. I mean, I hope. Long term, we'll see. But they seem rather jubilant. Eighty percent of the country does not support the Ayatollah. He was a terrible, terrible man. No one's crying that he's dead. No normal person. But our government's job is not to look out for Iran or for Israel. It's to look out for us. And this feels very much to me like it is clearly Israel's war. Mark Levin wanted it. It's his war. Ben Shapiro, Lindsey Graham, Miriam Maddison. That's obvious. They're the ones who've been pushing us into this. But in case you had any doubt whatsoever, the Washington Post is reporting it explicitly this morning. Explicitly. about why we did what we did and when we did it. In the briefing on Tuesday for the Gang of Eight, which consists of the leaders of the House, the Senate and each chamber's intel committees, Secretary of State Marco Rubio indicated to lawmakers that the mission's timing and goals were shaped by the fact that Israel was going to attack with or without the United States.
according to a person familiar with the outreach to lawmakers. So the only debate that seemed to be remaining was whether the U.S. would launch in concert with Israel or if the U.S. would wait until Iran retaliated on U.S. military targets in the region and then engage. That sounds perfectly right. I think you knew that before you heard me read it from the Washington Post. So Israel said they were going to do it. Tucker Carlson said this on the show on Thursday. He said exactly that.
What do Rich Lowry and Charles Cooke say about the benefits of the war?
And sure enough, that was the position that we were in. And it would explain perfectly why President Trump seems to be having so much difficulty clearly defining why we are doing this. I mean, I don't know about you, but I have found the explanations lacking. I woke up on Saturday morning like the rest of you to his videotaped announcement where he was wearing the hat, did not walk away with a clear understanding of what we're doing. It was restatements of things we've known for years. Yeah, we hate Iran. They hate us, too. Like we've known that. Why are we doing this now? What what is the catalyst? Obviously, President Trump does not want to say we did it because of Israel. What he said instead was, quote, our objective is to defend the American people.
OK, so far, that sounds good. Why do we need defending? By eliminating imminent threats, he said, from the Iranian regime.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What triggered the recent military actions against Iran?
0:00–0:55
2
How does Marjorie Taylor Greene view the war and its implications for MAGA?
0:55–1:52
3
What are the arguments against the war presented by Sohrab Ahmari?
1:52–3:23
4
What do Rich Lowry and Charles Cooke say about the benefits of the war?
3:23–5:25
5
How does the war impact American foreign policy and military strategy?
5:25–7:55
6
What are the potential consequences of a prolonged military engagement in Iran?
7:55–9:50
7
How do the guests assess the response of the Iranian government and people?
9:50–11:44
8
What is the overall sentiment of American citizens regarding the military actions?
11:44–1:42:14
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