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Welcome to episode 90 of the Charles C.W. Cook podcast. This podcast is 10 episodes away from receiving a telegram from the king.

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Now, this actually is a good segue into today's show, which is not going to be a show in the normal way,

but rather a broadcasting or a representation of a debate that I did yesterday

with Andy McCarthy of National Review, who has many times been on this podcast. But I should say this was a video debate.

And as such, if you would prefer to stare at my face and Andy's face and Rich Larry's face,

he moderated it, while listening to the debate, then just go to the show notes,

click on the link, and you can do that.

But if you would rather listen to it, or if you're driving and you're not particularly

keen on the prospect of swerving off the road, then stay listening and you will hear

the debate. It was a very friendly debate. My position is that constitutionally,

Donald Trump, if he wishes to strike Iran, must go to Congress and ask for an authorization.

Andy, although he agrees with me that it would be good for Trump to do that,

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