EPISODE · Mar 4, 2026 · 1H 1M
The Bill Comes Due
from Duane's World · host Duane Patterson
Five days into Operation Epic Fury, Iran has no navy, no air force, and a revolving door of dead defense ministers. Sen. Jim Talent walks through the American interests at stake, the global ripple effects on Russia and China, and why this won't become another forever war. Plus, Marco Rubio takes on the press corps and threatens to unleash Chang.Watch this episode here. (00:00) - Part I (00:55) - Operation Epic Fury (04:58) - Talent on U.S. national security interests (09:33) - Squeezing Russia and China simultaneously (14:07) - Israel's intelligence coup in Tehran (20:36) - Iran's navy and sub destroyed (25:27) - Iran's failing strategy and Iron Beam (30:50) - Part II (31:30) - Rubio briefs Congress on the strikes (46:00) - Media obsession with the Israel angle (53:00) - War Powers Act and presidential authority
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Five days into Operation Epic Fury, Iran has no navy, no air force, and a revolving door of dead defense ministers. Sen. Jim Talent walks through the American interests at stake, the global ripple effects on Russia and China, and why this won't become another forever war. Plus, Marco Rubio takes on the press corps and threatens to unleash Chang.Watch this episode here. (00:00) - Part I (00:55) - Operation Epic Fury (04:58) - Talent on U.S. national security interests (09:33) - Squeezing Russia and China simultaneously (14:07) - Israel's intelligence coup in Tehran (20:36) - Iran's navy and sub destroyed (25:27) - Iran's failing strategy and Iron Beam (30:50) - Part II (31:30) - Rubio briefs Congress on the strikes (46:00) - Media obsession with the Israel angle (53:00) - War Powers Act and presidential authority
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