Bill Kristol: Trump's Iran Disaster Is Also a Defeat for the U.S.
5/25/202629 min
The master negotiator couldn't have been more clear how badly he wants out of his war, and now the Iranians are enjoying twisting the knife over a murky developing deal that will likely deliver sanctions relief and more. Trump keeps trying to shoehorn the Abraham Accords into the negotiations as a face-saving move, but there's no denying that the U.S. has made Iran a stronger power than it was before the war. Plus, Cuba looks to be in the crosshairs next, the Dems need someone at the DNC who can give donors confidence, and remembering those we've lost in service to this country.
Bill Kristol joins Tim for a holiday pod.
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- Bill's "Bulwark on Sunday" with Marine veteran, Michael Wood
- Mark Hertling on how vets regard Memorial Day
- Will Selber on remembering the Gold Star families
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First 90 secondsBill Kristol· Guest0:00
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Tim Miller· Host1:02
[upbeat music] Hello, and welcome to the Bulwark Podcast. I'm your host, Tim Miller. Happy Memorial Day. We've got an abbreviated edition of our usual Monday podcast for, you know, those of you on long road trips with your family, and you want to disassociate and just hang out with