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	Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more   Watch now   Struggling And Unpopular, Trump Goes To War With Iran - My Conversation With Rep. Adam Smith (Video) Rep. Smith Is The Top Democrat On The House Armed Services Committee Simon Rosenberg Jun 22   READ IN APP   Evening all. Re-sending my Thursday afternoon post featuring an interview with Rep. Adam, the top Democrat on the Armed Services Committee. I encourage folks wanting to go deeper on what happens now that we are at war with Iran to watch this in-depth discussion with one of the Democratic Party’s most important national security leaders. I’ve been saying all week that Trump’s degraded political state and failing Administration was tempting him to do something extraordinary to change the subject, break the negative cycle - wag the dog - and here we are. Stay safe, more tomorrow and sending love and support to our troops, diplomats and citizens in the region - Simon From the original post….. Afternoon all. Sending along a new interview I just completed with Rep. Adam Smith, the Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee. A recording and transcript are above. I asked Rep. Smith to come by and share his thoughts on the big question of the moment - is America all of a sudden going to war with Iran? In our discussion Rep. Smith spells out what he thinks could happen if we do join the war - retaliatory attacks on our military bases in the region, American causalities, further escalation and something that very much looks like war. We also discuss whether Iranian “regime change” is a viable strategy for Israel (and the US if we join) and whether Trump can really defy Putin and join a war to degrade one of Russia’ closest allies, Iran. Like many Rep. Smith is concerned that regardless of the merits of the US joining Israel that we are headed to this place not as a matter of strategy but because a weak and failing American leader needs something to make him look STRONG again. So we may get WAR. Or we may get another TACO (Trump always chickens out). That Trump has said he now needs two weeks - that famous “two weeks” - to make his call sure looks like we are headed to TACO. But we will see. Rep. Smith is one of our party’s most important national security leaders, and anyone wanting to dive deeper in this emerging issue will be well served by watching or listening to our discussion today. Related Material From Hopium Trump Is Wagging All The Dogs He Can Find Double TACOs, Dropped Papers, Declining Poll Numbers - Monty Python Or American President? Trump's Escalating Migrant Terror Campaign Is Unpopular, Out Of Control, Inhumane And Doing Enormous Harm To The Country Three More Recommended Articles This Is What Trump Does When His Revolution Sputters (gift link) - Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic. Must read. The MAGA Coalition Has Turned On Itself (gift link) - Jonathan Lemire and Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic We Better Pray No Unexpected Crisis Hits While Trump Is President - David Rothkopf, New Republic (link) An Example Of Just How Bad The Polling Has Been For Trump (Economist/YouGov) Keep working hard all. Proud to be in this fight with all of you - Simon Upgrade to paid Share Leave a comment Invite your friends and earn rewards If you enjoy Hopium Chronicles By Simon Rosenberg, share it with your friends and earn rewards when they subscribe. Invite Friends   Like Comment Restack   © 2025 Simon Rosenberg 5185 MacArthur Blvd, NW #600, Washington, DC 20016 Unsubscribe