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5 min readYou Don’t Hate Neocons Enough
Dave Smith and Robbie Fire Burnstein open this episode of Part of the Problem with a grim assessment of the war in Iran: it is going badly, and the neoconservatives who pushed for it have been wrong about everything. The conversation moves from the war's deteriorating military situation to the propaganda of figures like Mark Levin and Ben Shapiro, who are now trying to reframe the conflict as a test of national sacrifice. Smith argues that the war was a choice, not a necessity, and that the American people are being asked to pay for a disaster they never wanted.
The War Is Lost — and Iran Is Winning
Smith and Burnstein walk through the latest developments. Donald Trump, according to a Wall Street Journal report, is ready to walk away from the war but needs the Strait of Hormuz reopened. Iran responded with maximalist demands: $300 billion in reparations, recognition of their regional proxies, and control of the strait. Trump has returned to a blockade strategy, but there is no evidence Iran is near economic collapse. Smith calls Iran's negotiating move "devastating" and "very smart."
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:06) **Opening & Debate Plans** - Dave and Robbie banter about tour dates, then Dave pitches two dream debates: one with a war hawk defending the Iran war, and one with a democratic socialist like Hasan Piker.
- 2 (06:18) **War Update: Iran Has the Upper Hand** - Dave and Robbie recap the latest: Trump is ready to walk away, Iran made maximalist demands ($300B, control of Straits), and the U.S. has no path to victory.
- 3 (17:22) **Why Neocons Are the Real Enemy** - Dave explains why the show must now target Mark Levin and Ben Shapiro: they are the media mouthpieces defending a disastrous war that the president himself endorsed.
- 4 (22:33) **Mark Levin's Greatest Generation Propaganda** - Dave plays a clip of Mark Levin invoking WWII sacrifice to shame Americans for not supporting the Iran war, then eviscerates the logic.
- 5 (30:13) **Mark Levin Mocks Young People's Struggles** - Dave plays more Levin, where he sneers at complaints about a 60-cent gas increase and asks if a draft would even work today.
- 6 (48:14) **Ben Shapiro's "Real Jew" Gatekeeping** - Dave plays a clip of Bill O'Reilly and Ben Shapiro questioning why Jon Stewart doesn't condemn "radicals," and Shapiro then distinguishes "real Jews" from secular ones.
- 7 (63:29) **The False Claim That DSA Members Are Jihadists** - Dave debunks the smear that primary winners like Mom Donnie are anti-Semitic, noting that people are confusing them with Hasan Piker's old, retracted quote.
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Show Notes
Dave Smith brings you the latest in politics! On this episode of Part Of The Problem, Dave and Robbie "the Fire" Bernstein discuss Dave's reflections from his recent Piers Morgan appearance, Mark Levin's latest attempt to convince Americans to be in favor of the Iran war, Bill O'Reilly's interview with Ben Shapiro, and more.
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