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The Michael Medved Show

Ep. 1,636 - Nicholas Kristof: It's already a quagmire in Iran

The Michael Medved Show

The Michael Medved Show

News, Government, Politics, News Commentary

4.4516 Ratings

🗓️ 21 March 2026

⏱️ 38 minutes

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0:00.0

And now, your daily dose of debate, breaking news, and uncensored views.

0:08.4

This is the Michael Medved Show.

0:11.3

And another great day in this greatest nation on God's Green Earth.

0:15.2

It is a great day for us to look at impossible tasks and how those tasks can actually be overcome and achieved.

0:24.6

We have a question on the table, how can President Trump bring a rapid end to this war and get us out of a potential quagmire in Iran. We'll be talking to columnist Nicholas

0:41.3

Christoff about that, who has his own idea of bringing the war to an end. Another impossible

0:48.1

task is for Democrats who have an extremely low approval rating in the polls.

0:54.8

What can they do to turn the party around,

0:58.2

at least to offer some kind of constructive alternative

1:01.8

or some kind of constructive policy for a different answer

1:08.2

to the Republicans and to the MAGA crowd.

1:12.4

We'll be speaking to a columnist for USA Today who has her own thoughts about it.

1:20.3

Her name is Ingrid Jock.

1:22.1

She's been on the show before.

1:24.3

Meanwhile, there is this bit of news from Axios.

1:30.1

Seven U.S. allies have announced in a joint statement their support for a potential coalition.

1:40.0

Well, that's good news.

1:41.7

The purpose of the coalition to reopen the strait of whore moves for commercial ships and oil tankers.

1:49.3

A reality check, the statement does not include any actual commitment to send naval vessels or other resources to make this happen.

2:00.7

For now, it's largely a gesture to placate President Trump,

2:05.9

who has railed against allies for declining to help secure the strait of Hormuz and warned that a

2:13.6

failure to do so could undermine the future of NATO. What does he mean by that?

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