Episode 94: America's war, not Israel's

As missile sirens wail over Jerusalem and families crowd into bomb shelters on the eve of Purim, this episode steps back from the noise and the slogans to ask a harder question: What war are we actually watching? In a moment when pundits argue over Israel, regime change, and partisan loyalties, I lay out a different frame -- two chessboards, one regional and one global -- and argue that what looks like another Middle Eastern conflagration is in fact a pivotal move in a far larger US–China confrontation. If we misunderstand that, we will misunderstand everything that follows: America’s resolve, Iran’s desperation, and the shape of the world that may emerge from this fire.

This episode was sponsored by Greg Manson and dedicated to the IDF soldiers who have fallen since October 7, and to the roughly 380 Canadian servicemen who died on June 6, 1944, at Juno Beach during D-Day. We, the living, owe deep gratitude to those willing to sacrifice to preserve Western values.

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Musical intro by Adam Ben Amitai.

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