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Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff

88% of Americans Don’t Support Ground Troops.

Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff

Righteous Media | Bleav

Politics, News, National Security, News Commentary, Daily News, Veteran

4.6907 Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2026

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

In episode 480 of Independent Americans, host Paul Rieckhoff delivers a hard‑hitting solo briefing on Trump’s increasingly unpopular forever war in Iran, exposing how the Pentagon is quietly preparing for U.S. boots on the ground despite overwhelming public opposition and a distracted Congress. He connects that escalation abroad to urgent threats at home—from sophisticated drone swarms that temporarily shut down operations at nuclear‑linked and fighter bases like Barksdale and Langley, to an IED plot at MacDill Air Force Base—arguing that America is dangerously unprepared for modern warfare on its own soil.

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0:00.0

But he's already got his eyes on Cuba, maybe Colombia.

0:03.3

So now, right now, you should be saying your prayers for our troops and our military families and for our country.

0:10.2

Because Trump's Forever war is rolling on.

0:13.4

And we are less safe by the day. Welcome to Independent Americans.

0:34.7

Welcome to episode 480.

0:40.5

I am your host, Paul Reichoff, and it is Tuesday,

0:48.3

March 31st. The last day of March, almost April. We made it. And I am coming to you from New York City, USA. And the weather here is amazing. Hooray, 77 and sunny. It's a little bit weird, actually. Of course, Thursday,

0:57.7

it'll be down to 50 because 2026 is going up and down. And March came in like a lion,

1:04.4

and it's going out like a lion. Today's artist of the day, the artist I introduced to my boys

1:09.7

as a new artist every day,

1:12.1

is Wolfmother, Wolfmother, just great title for a band to begin with.

1:17.2

I'm always partial toward anything with a wolf in it because of the American gray wolf.

1:21.6

But they're an Australian hard rock band from Sydney, and they've got a classic rock song

1:25.9

that if you don't know it, is called Joker and a Thief.

1:29.1

I think that's appropriate because this president and his crew are both, their

1:33.9

jokers and their thieves.

1:35.6

And we're going to blast through this episode, like the sunshine that's hitting much of

1:40.1

this country on this last day of March, we're going out like a lion.

1:44.7

And I'm going to bring you the five eyes

1:46.0

that I bring you in every single show,

1:48.1

independence, integrity, information, inspiration, and impact.

1:51.6

No guest today, just me,

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