Tim Miller
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Trump’s Iran War Is Spinning Out of Control (Plus: A Goodbye) | Shield of the Republic
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August 24, 2026
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57:49Now PlayingEric and Eliot open their final show on the Bulwark with a plethora of jackassery including Trump's threat to bomb Oman, his curtailing of joint exercises with South Korea, and the Pentagon shuttering access to the Defense Technical Information Center. They also discuss updates in Iran, Russia, and Venezuela before turning to a retrospective of the major international developments during Shield's five year run on the Bulwark. Finally, they close with reflections about what they got wrong along the way.
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