Victor Davis Hanson: Iraniana, Part 2—The Two Wars in Iran

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🗓️ 1 April 2026

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There are two wars being fought right now in Iran: a military one, which the United States is dominating on all fronts, and a political one, which is proving more difficult than the former. Why? President Donald Trump has a lot to contend with right now: the MAGA base, the crazy Democrat opposition, the midterms, the economy, the charge that he’s too influenced by Israel, and the general repulsion of the American people for anything to do with the Middle East, argues Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words:” (00:00) Two Wars Framework (01:19) Why Not Decimate Iran (02:43) MAGA Base and Deterrence (04:30) Economy, Midterms, Israel (07:14) No Boots on Ground 👉 The Daily Signal cannot continue to tell stories, like this one, without the support of our viewers: http://dailysignal.com/donate 👉Don’t miss out on Victor’s latest short videos by subscribing to The Daily Signal today. You’ll be notified every time a new piece of content drops: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/dailysignal?sub_confirmation=1⁠ Also on Spotify: https://megaphone.link/THEDAILYSIGNAL9753340027 👉Want more VDH? Watch Victor’s weekly, hour-long podcast, “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” now! Subscribe to his YouTube channel, and enable notifications: https://www.youtube.com/@victordavishanson7273?sub_confirmation=1👉More exclusive content is available on Victor’s website: https://victorhanson.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.1	There's always two wars, as I mentioned on earlier occasions,
0:33.5	a political war and a military war once the conflict begin.
0:37.3	Donald Trump can easily decimate Iran, but he's not doing that for political reasons.
0:42.9	Number one, the MAGA base says it's a forever war.
0:45.9	It's an endless war.
0:47.0	He broke his word.
0:48.7	Then he has to worry about the economy.
0:50.3	He has the midterms coming up, and he can't lose his legislative majority. If he does, you will see his last two years in office consumed by investigations, and they will impeach him.
1:01.0	You can count on that.
1:03.0	And then, of course, Israel is proximate and vulnerable.
1:06.0	They don't have yet an intercontinental ballistic missile with a nuclear warhead.
1:10.0	They will, but not yet. Finally,
1:12.5	if you put an American boot on the ground in the Middle East, everybody left and right becomes
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