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 2026Topics: Politics / War in Iran🦉 No AI ContentCreditsThanks 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 on Iran & the Fall of the ayatollah, Lindsey Graham, 1 March 2026* The Smart Bomb Trap, Robert Pape, 25 February 2026* From Kosovo to Iran: The Smart Bomb Trap and the Risk of Catastrophic Escalation, Robert Pape, 27 February 2026* Smart Bomb Trap Confirmed: Decapitation, Nationalism, and the Escalation Spiral, Robert Pape, 1 March 2026* Timeline: The March To War With Iran, Racket News, 1 March 2026* Satellite images show scope of Iran strikes, Reuters, 3 March 2026* Israel’s Futile Air War: Precision Strikes Will Not Destroy Iran’s Nuclear Program — or Its Government, Robert Pape, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2025* Iran Update, Institute for the Study of WarThe theme music for the podcast is a track called Fight or Fall by Def Lev. Find out more about the show at fab.industries/podcast — new media, new rules! Get full access to Punching Upwards at punchingupwards.substack.com/subscribe