Merkley says Iran war should be called 'Operation Epic Failure,' not 'Epic Fury'

About this episode

Sen. Jeff Merkley criticizes the Iran war, highlighting its negative impact on reformers and constitutional authority.

Sen. Jeff Merkley criticizes the Iran war, saying it's strengthened hardliners, hurt reformers, and bypassed Congress's constitutional war powers.

People in this episode

Host: Stephanie Domurat

Guest: Sen. Jeff Merkley

Topics covered

• Iran war
• political criticism
• constitutional war powers
• hardliners
• reformers

Keywords

• Iran war
• Jeff Merkley
• Congress
• hardliners
• reformers
• Operation Epic Failure

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Congress

Places: Iran

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