"The War Is Won" So Why Send Troops? w/ Rick Wilson - Fast Politics w/ Molly Jong-Fast

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Rick Wilson joins host Molly for a wide-ranging, blunt conversation about escalating U.S. military posture in the Gulf, warning that deploying “door-kicker” units like MEUs, Rangers, and the 82nd Airborne signals serious intent without a clear strategy for stabilization, and arguing the administration is avoiding transparency by skipping Pentagon briefings and downplaying casualties and setbacks.

They discuss how the Straits of Hormuz disruption could spike fertilizer, diesel, and air-travel costs—hitting farmers first and driving food prices higher—while a prolonged government shutdown exacerbates TSA staffing shortages and travel chaos.

The conversation then pivots to CPAC as a testing ground for extreme ideas, including proposals to send ICE to polling locations, and to internal MAGA divisions over war that Wilson characterizes as partly driven by antisemitism, all against the backdrop of Trump’s repeated claims that the conflict is already “won” and the broader critique that without a coherent explanation for the war, the country can’t define what victory would even mean. - 03/29/2026.