Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Republican leaders are panicking as a shock poll has just been released by Ipsos Reuters showing that only 25 to 27 percent of Americans are so actually support this unlawful war against iran and right now the top google searches in the united states are war authorization donald trump's approval did donald trump get approval of congress in addition by the way to epstein
And so now Donald Trump has sent out his MAGA sycophants and stooges to tell the American people that we are not at war. There is no war taking place. What's occurring is just strategic strikes, not war now. Donald Trump previously said, we're at war. I mean, in one of those bizarre and deranged videos he did at Mar-a-Lago, since he couldn't bother to go to Washington, D.C.
when doing this unlawful war, he said, yeah, it is a war. Others in the Trump regimes have referred to it. We're in a war right now. And stop freaking gaslighting us by saying that we're not in a war right now. That's absolutely absurd.
So Democratic Congress members have pushed back and they're working with some Republican Congress members like Thomas Massey and others to force a vote for a war powers resolution to prohibit Donald Trump's. war against Iran without congressional approval. I mean, it is already unlawful.
And MAGA Mike Johnson and all these MAGA Republicans now are fighting tooth and nail, and they're trying to whip up all of the support amongst every Republican to try to block any attempt to restrain Donald Trump's unlawful war against Iran. where we've already had a number of service members who have been killed and seriously injured.
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Chapter 2: What poll results are causing panic among Republican leaders?
So you are saying this is a limited mission that is only bomb strikes. So there is no congressional authorization necessary. How is this different from when Joe Biden bombed the Houthi rebels in Yemen without congressional authorization and you oppose that? Now, this is something that was echoed by MAGA Republican Senator and Trump sycophant, Mark Wayne Mullen.
Wolf Blitzer says, so are you okay with the losses and the fact that if this war drags on and more members of our military die, are you okay with our members of our military dying in a war? And then Mark Wayne Mullen's like, I'm gonna have to push back at you, Wolf. We're not at war. This is not a war. Here, play this clip.
In his announcement about this military operation, President Trump warned Americans to prepare for possible troop deaths. If this war drags on for weeks or longer, for that matter, and U.S. casualties mount, are you confident that the American public will consider this a noble mission and tolerate growing U.S. military losses? Well, first of all, I'm going to push back. This isn't a war.
We haven't declared war on Iran. We're not at war with the Iranian people. We had to remove a murderous regime that's been attacking the United States for 47 years. Him and his murderous thugs have killed thousands and murdered thousands of Americans for literally 47 years. You heard the president's announcement. He went through all the attacks that they've had through multiple presidents, and the
that I would say that broke the camel's back or the final straw is we're never gonna allow the number one world sponsor of terror to be able to get a nuclear weapon. There was no doubt that they were building delivery systems to affect our interest and our assets all around that region. There was no question they were trying to develop a weapon that would reach the United States.
And at that case, it wouldn't have been a matter of if, it'd be a matter of when. And so after 9-11, America had a resolve that said we will never
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Chapter 3: What are the public's perceptions of Trump's war against Iran?
uh do this again meaning never again we'll never be caught flat-footed we're going to be proactive and go after those that threaten us and president trump finally had the backbone that other presidents haven't to finally try diplomacy and try diplomacy by saying you're not going to get a nuclear weapon we're not going to negotiate with you we're not going to allow you to enrich because you can't be trusted you're not going to have the nuclear capability and if you do then you're going to pay the ultimate price so
And then you have Nancy Mace seeming to say thanks to Donald Trump for the deaths of US soldiers. Here, play this clip. Right off the bat, your reaction to three U.S.
service members being killed in the early stages of these combat operations, the president saying their sacrifice was worth it for this greater mission, and he's also preparing the American people maybe for more deaths by saying it's likely more service members could die.
What do you make of the first 48 hours or so of this mission, and what questions do you have for the administration moving forward? They're expected to brief you and others in Congress on Tuesday, as I understand it. What's going through your mind tonight?
Well, number one, I want to thank President Trump for his speech today, acknowledging those who sacrificed these warriors, laid down their lives for our enemy, fighting and protecting American citizens here and abroad. Because terrorism isn't just in Iran, it's everywhere around the world.
As we've seen in the last 24 hours, it's something to take seriously, head on a swivel, as they sometimes say, number one. Number two, I believe President Trump will go down as the most consequential president in American history during one of the most consequential times in world history.
And he took out someone that no one thought this could ever happen, taking out the leader of the number one state sponsor of terrorism, the Ayatollah. Are you tired of waking up hungover and worrying about what happened last night? That's why I've been reaching for Willys Remedy Plus, the THC-infused social tonic that lets you have fun and actually feel good the next day.
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Chapter 4: How are Trump supporters justifying the military actions?
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That's drinkwillies.com, code MIDAS, M-E-I-D-A-S. So then you have Lindsey Graham who had always been talking about regime change. Now he says the goal of this operation is not regime change. Okay, Lindsey, let's play this clip. The goal of this operation is to change the threat, not the regime.
When this operation is over, no matter who takes over in Iran, they will not have ballistic missiles to hurt us, Israel, or the region. They will not have the capability to be the largest state sponsor of terrorism, whether it's their cleric or a group of representative of the country where there's an election, it doesn't matter right now.
Then you have Lindsey Graham saying, what happens next in Iran, I hope that it's better, but it's ultimately their decision to make. We are not going to own rebuilding Iran. So he's just going to do the destroying. We're not going to own the rebuilding. And it's not about what the hell are y'all talking about? I truly don't know. I don't support regime change wars.
I also have no clue what that what are we doing? Like for what the hell are we doing there? Play this clip of Lindsey Graham. What comes next? I hope and pray it's better. I believe it will be. But I know this. Iran can't hurt us today like they could yesterday. And this operation was about taking those threats off the table. I will be glad to help to the extent I can.
New people in Iran, but we're not going to own rebuilding Iran. That's up to the Iranians. We can be helpful, but it's their decision to make. This is not Iraq. This is not Germany. This is not Japan. Well, how about MAGA Republican Senator who chairs the Senate Intelligence Committee, Tom Cotton?
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Chapter 5: What legislative actions are being proposed against Trump's war powers?
What is going on right now? Tom Cotton's like, he posted on Truth Social. He did a truth social post. So he did an eight minute truth video. So what else do you want him to do? Not a truth social video, actually address the American people, describe the intelligence, explain what the hell is going on. We know that Donald Trump's own regime briefers, right? People who brief Congress,
They told Congress that actually Iran never posed an imminent threat against the United States regarding any direct strikes and that Iran would only strike if Israel attacked first. That's the only way Iran would say they would attack our bases. That's what Trump's own regime briefer told Congress. But go on, Tom Cotton. Go on, Tom Cotton. Here, play this clip.
According to CBS polling, 74% of Americans said that Trump would need approval from Congress for military action against Iran. He did not seek that. If this operation takes weeks, which is how you described it, do you believe the administration has effectively made its case to the American public to expect casualties to support this action?
Margaret, I thought the president's eight minute video yesterday was outstanding. It laid out Iran's 47 year campaign of terror and revolutionary violence against the United States and our people and really the civilized world. I'm sure the president will speak more in the coming days. 47 years. He did not describe imminence or justify that in that video.
Do you believe that the American public is owed something more than a Twitter video? Well, Margaret, I think an eight minute address to the American people, whether the president posted on social media or whether it happens on your network, is in keeping with presidential custom of addressing the American people. Again, I'm sure that he's going to be speaking more in coming days.
The administration will be briefing Congress and we're going to have a vote in the Congress. The Democrats are forcing a vote. I expect there'll be overwhelming Republican support. for our troops, for our troops and for the president's decision to finally eliminate the threat of Iran. Or how about, you know, this is why none of these people in the Republican Party are moderate, right?
You had Mike Turner claim that he was this moderate guy and You know, I'm here just to be, you know, I'm the sensible Republican. But here he is and he says, the reason we invaded Iran, he says, is because while they didn't have the capability to do nuclear weapons, they had the intent to do it one day. So now the United States invades Iran.
If we believe that you have an intent, not if you do it, we just perceive intent and then we invade you. Here, play this clip. Inventory, they had continued as had been declared to pursue their intention of nuclear enrichment. They had continued. Rubio said they weren't enriching. They had continued their intention to pursue nuclear enrichment.
They had said and declared that they were going to do that. Their programs had not been completely abolished and their intention had not been abolished. They remained a threat. And the fact that we had the ability to intervene, that eminence is incredibly important. Now, more from Tom Cotton here. Let's play it.
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Chapter 6: What are the implications of Trump's statements about casualties?
What do you think? I think the president has started a war of choice. There was no imminent threat to the United States. So the decision to put our service members in harm's way and bases around the region in harm's way was entirely based upon the president's decision, not an imminent threat to America.
I think it is incumbent that the president of the United States comes before the American people and the Congress and makes the case of why he has chosen to go to war at this point. Then you have Democratic Congress member and veteran Ryan. Here's what he has to say. Let's play it. Just on the deaths of these three service members.
Obviously, that's three families that are getting a devastating call tonight to tell them about what happened to their loved ones. What do you make of that? It's horrific. I still wear this bracelet with the names of my fellow soldiers I lost in my two deployments. And for the president to not answer those questions, to have nothing to say to those family members is pathetic. It's pathetic.
And it's because he doesn't have answers. There's not a plan here, or if it is, he's not sharing it with the American people. And this certainly... rhymes with past ill-conceived, half-baked regime change wars that sound good until they start, and then all of a sudden, no one knows what the heck is going on, and it's young American men and women that pay the price, and that pisses me off.
More from Democratic Congress member Ryan. Here you see the difference between what these Republicans are saying and what these Democrats are saying. Here, play this clip. Meanwhile, Putin, Xi, I believe the PRC is our greatest enemy. They're watching this, seeing us bogged down with two carrier strike groups depleting our munitions stocks. And I think that puts us in a less safe position.
And I don't want to say that. I don't say it lightly. Well, and on munitions, you make a good point because we know from reporting, which the president disputed that the Joint Chiefs Chairman General Dan Cain was worried about an extended operation and what exactly that could look like. And by the way, here's what the Pentagon briefers ended up saying. Let me play this clip.
Yeah, Caitlin, just like most of the administration's explanations for why now, why was this operation against Iran launched now, this briefing happened in private. But we're told that Pentagon briefers did make a stark acknowledgement, and that was that no, there was no indication that Iran was preparing to preemptively strike U.S. bases in the region in anticipation of
of some sort of an attack from American and Israeli forces. And that's something that senior administration official had said on Saturday that they believed was true. And that was something that contributed to the timing of this operation.
So raising more questions still as the president, we haven't heard from him about his reasoning, his justification and his plan going forward as this military operation continues. Then finally, I'll share with you a Democratic Congress member, Adam Smith had to say, He is the ranking member of the Intelligence Committee for Democrats.
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Chapter 7: How are different political figures reacting to the military operations?
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