1067: Secret Podcast: Trump Won’t Stop—Because He Can’t Look Weak

About this episode

JVL and Bill Kristol discuss the escalating Iran conflict and its potential long-term impacts on global politics.

JVL and Bill Kristol—filling in for Sarah—discuss escalating Iran conflict, the risky push toward a wider war, and why the real damage may outlast the fighting. They also get into the global fallout—from threats to the petrodollar system to the collapse of U.S. alliances—and what a rushed exit might look like.

People in this episode

Guests: JVL, Bill Kristol

Topics covered

• Iran conflict
• wider war
• global fallout
• U.S. alliances
• petrodollar system
• military strategy

Keywords

• Iran conflict
• Trump
• U.S. alliances
• petrodollar
• military strategy
• global fallout

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: petrodollar system

Places: Iran, U.S.

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