The Tony Michaels Podcast
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The Tony Michaels Podcast
Congress Let This War Burn for 40 Years | TMP #1078
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The war with Iran did not begin with the latest bombs.
It did not begin with one president, one missile strike, or one nuclear dispute.
It grew out of decades of foreign interference, authoritarian rule, sanctions, hostage crises, proxy wars, retaliation, and one constitutional failure America keeps refusing to face: Congress surrendering its war power to presidents.
Today’s Opening Argument begins with an American family, a flag-draped casket, and a question Washington never wants to answer until it is too late:
Why are American families still paying the price for wars Congress will not fully own?
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