Episode 97: Can America and Israel finish the job? A conversation with John Spencer.

E97 - Episode 97: Can America and Israel finish the job? A conversation with John Spencer.

Published: March 11, 2026

Duration: 57:21

What is this war really about, and how does it end? We sit down with warfare scholar John Spencer to explore not just the military campaign itself, but the larger stakes of this war: Whether the US, Israel and their growing list of regional allies will be able and willing (two separate questions) to carry this war to a comprehensive conclusion, one that begins the process, even if it is slow and difficult, of bringing down a regime built on terror, proxies, and chaos, or whether the world will once again step back and leave the threat intact. It’s...