About this episode

The episode critiques the narrative that Trump was coerced into war with Iran by Zionists.

One of the dumbest popular narratives you see today is the idea that Zionists persuaded a reluctant Trump to start a war with Iran after he was re-elected, like they were chasing him around going "Would you like to bomb Iran?" like the guy from Green Eggs and Ham while he yelled "Not in a box! Not with a fox!" until he eventually caved in. Reading by Tim Foley.

People in this episode

Hosts: Caitlin Johnstone, Tim Foley

Topics covered

• Trump
• war
• Iran
• Zionism
• political narratives

Keywords

• Trump
• war
• Iran

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Zionists

Places: Iran

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