Trump Goes to War While Congress Sits Back
Left, Right & Center
KCRW
3.9 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 6 March 2026
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
The U.S. and Israel attacked Iran, killing that country’s leader and sparking celebration from some Iranians. What’s not clear is why. President Trump’s reasoning for all this has been a moving target. We’ll talk about the stakes for the region and for the Trump presidency.
Also, the Congressional effort to limit the president’s war powers falls short. Is it time to just give up on Congress playing a role in authorizing military action?
The midterm elections kicked off with primaries in several states on Tuesday, and we talk about what we learned from the results in Texas where the race for Republican John Cornyn’s senate seat is heating up. We talk with Mo Elleithee on the left and Sarah Isgur on the right.
Producer: Leo Duran
Host: David Greene
Guests:
- Mo Elleithee, executive director at Georgetown University's Institute of Politics and Public Service - @MoElleithee
- Sarah Isgur, senior editor at The Dispatch - @whignewtons
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| 0:31.1 | Hey, everybody. I'm David Green, and we're going to spend some time on this left, right, and center talking about our nation at war. |
| 0:37.4 | The United States military began major combat operations in Iran. Our objective is to defend |
| 0:46.9 | the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime. |
| 0:53.8 | That is President Trump speaking about Operation Epic Fury, which could be the most expansive |
| 0:59.8 | military conflict since the 2003 war in Iraq. Joint strikes by the United States and Israel |
| 1:05.3 | killed Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Hamaneh, along with many other leading figures in that country's |
| 1:11.6 | regime. Iran state media said over a thousand people have been killed. As of this taping, |
| 1:17.4 | six U.S. service members have been killed as well. Iran also has been targeting American |
| 1:22.5 | military posts and the fighting has spilled across Iran's border as U.S. citizens have been warned to get out of the region as quickly as possible. |
| 1:30.6 | There is, of course, a lot at stake for the future of Iran, for the region. |
| 1:35.0 | President Trump says the future is essentially up to Iranians now. |
| 1:38.8 | When we are finished, take over your government. |
| 1:41.7 | It will be yours to take. |
| 1:44.0 | This will be probably your only chance for |
| 1:47.7 | generations. For many years, you have asked for America's help, but you never got it. No president |
| 1:54.6 | was willing to do what I am willing to do tonight. Now you have a president who is giving you |
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