PU 26: Trump Falls Into the Smart Bomb Trap

About this episode

The episode discusses Trump's military and political blunders regarding the war on Iran and its implications for his presidency and the Republican Party.

Trump’s war on Iran is a huge blunder, both militarily and politically. The US can’t possibly win this war and Trump is tanking his presidency, and the whole Republican Party, along with it. Punching Upwards , Episode 26 for 3 March 2026 Topics: Politics / War in Iran 🦉 No AI Content 📢 Podcast RSS Feed Credits Thanks to Michael Mullan-Jensen , Fadi Mansour , Evgeny Kuznetsov , Vlad A Gouf , Bennet Piater , Sir Galteran and John C. for supporting this podcast financially and therefore making it possible for me to produce it! Sources * Full Trump speech on US, Israel attacking Iran: ‘Lives of courageous American heroes may be lost’ , USA Today , 28 February 2026 * Gen. Wesley Clark, Democracy Now! interview, 2007 , Gen. Wesley Clark Weighs Presidential Bid: “I Think About It Every Day” , Democracy Now! , 2 March 2007 * Prof. John Mearsheimer : Is Trump’s War Beyond Control? , Judging Freedom , 3 March 2026 * Rubio says Israel’s strike plan triggered US attack on Iran , France 24 , 3 March 2026 * Tucker on the Devastating Cost of War and What It Means for American Politics With Saagar Enjeti , Tucker Carlson , 6 March 2026 * Graham Joins Kristen Welker to Discuss the U.S. Strikes…

People in this episode

Host: Fabian A. Scherschel

Topics covered

• Politics
• War in Iran
• Trump
• US Military
• Republican Party

Keywords

• Trump
• Iran
• war
• politics
• Republican Party
• military strategy
• escalation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: USA Today, Democracy Now!, Judging Freedom, France 24

Books & works: The Smart Bomb Trap

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