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Created: 2025-06-20 17:00:12 UTC

Former Pentagon official Dan Caldwell explains what would happen if Ted Cruz gets his way in Iran.
 
(0:00) Introduction
(0:47) What Would Happen if the US Strikes Iran?
(9:23) American Troops in Iraq and Syria
(19:12) Did US Policy Makers Intentionally Put American Troops at Risk?
(21:49) How the War Could Escalate
(25:16) What Are the Casualties in Israel?
(29:39) How American Intervention Would Change Everything
(34:27) Will Russia or China Get Involved?
(42:43) Why Does Ted Cruz Think Iran Is Going to Nuke Los Angeles?
(50:41) Are We Seeing the Fall of the Neocons?
(54:54) Is It Possible to Shut Down a Nuclear Program With an Air Campaign?
(59:54) Why a War With Iran Would Make It Impossible to Continue Supporting Ukraine
(1:02:23) Does the American Military Have a Supply Problem?
(1:09:10) The Current Public Opinion of Israel
(1:16:01) Why Do Western Leaders Want the Ukraine War to Continue?
(1:27:27) Is the US Capable of Ending the War in Iran?
(1:30:21) The War Machine’s Attacks on Anti-War Voices

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