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The Derek Hunter Podcast

War in Iran, Reagan’s Legacy, the "Jolene Doctrine," and American Resolve

The Derek Hunter Podcast

Derek Hunter

News

4.41.7K Ratings

🗓️ 16 March 2026

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Dean Karayanis, Rush Limbaugh staffer and columnist at the New York Sun, delivers a fast-paced analysis of the ongoing conflict in Iran, contrasting current military actions with historical precedents. Despite media negativity and "Trump Derangement Syndrome," the Trump Administration's aggressive stance is a necessary victory against a regime that has threatened — and taken — American lives since the 1979 hostage crisis. Key discussion points include: The War in Iran: Touting military’s success, emphasizing that the U.S. has significantly degraded Iranian leadership and neutralized threats without suffering the high casualty rates seen in previous conflicts. Historical Comparisons: A dive into the 1983 invasion of Grenada and how President Reagan "reset the clock" for American prestige. A vintage “Saturday Night Live” parody of Time-Life illustrates how media attitudes toward military victory have shifted — and not for the better. The "Jolene Doctrine": A scathing critique of General Stanley McChrystal’s recent comments, mocking McChrystal’s use of Dolly Parton lyrics to criticize the war effort, questioning the general's own record regarding the Pat Tillman investigation and the Afghan withdrawal. Domestic Politics & Crime: Rather than focus on the terrorist and the ideology, the commonwealth attorney prosecuting the ROTC attack at Old Dominion, Ramin Fatehi, blames a "national sickness" — our Second Amendment rights — as if we haven’t had that for 250 years, but open borders and importing people who hate us plays no role. President Trump gets blamed for three murders in a Utah national part because some park rangers — who are not law enforcement — may have been laid off. The broadside ignores that crime in America is down to levels not seen since 1900 under this presidency. A clip of James Carville claiming to be “an instrument of God's will” and proudly touting his “hate” and “Trump Derangement Syndrome” as expression of Christ’s will. It’s the ravings of an angry, bitter guy who’s hilarious in his frustration about his party’s failures — a frustration similar to a man in a house of prostitution who forgot his Viagra. St. Patrick’s Day Special: Closing on a lighter note, Dean plugs his History Author Show interview with Irene Levy Baker on her book, “Cheers to McGillin’s: Philly’s Oldest Tavern,” that being McGillin’s Old Ale House in Philadelphia, founded in 1860.

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0:00.0

Hello, everybody, and welcome to the Derek Hunter podcast for this March 16th of 2026.

0:11.4

I hope you were all smart, took your Shakespeare seriously, and beware the eyes of March.

0:16.8

Is it beware the past tense of beware?

0:19.2

I don't think Beware has a past tense.

0:21.3

It's a rare word because you are either beware or you weren't were aware.

0:29.1

I am your host, Dean Carri-Anne.

0:30.6

It's happy to be back here with you for another Monday.

0:33.7

Let's just dive right into the news because we've got a lot of things to get to.

0:37.8

I'm going to talk fast.

0:39.0

You are going to have to listen fast.

0:41.9

The war in Iran.

0:43.4

That's it.

0:44.0

Everybody's done.

0:45.1

Nobody has any patience for more than a TikTok war, I guess, as far as the press is concerned.

0:51.3

It's over.

0:52.7

America has lost.

0:56.5

Never mind, we smeared the former Supreme dictator all over the ground. Never mind, we have killed, which used to be the definition of a war,

1:02.9

or victory in a war. Remember the definition? It was, did you kill more of the other guys'

1:07.7

people than they killed of yours? Well, we've lost some soldiers,

1:12.3

unfortunately, in accidents, but we don't have Iran laying a glove on U.S. soldiers. Meanwhile,

1:18.4

thousands of people who are enthusiastic chanters of death to America are dead.

1:24.2

They're not going to be able to attack Americans anymore. They're not going to be able to hijack planes and skin alive American soldiers that are off-duty.

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