C-SPAN’s Washington Journal (03/02/2026) dissects the Pentagon’s surgical strikes on Iran, where Secretary of Defense Hagseth frames the mission as a $80/barrel oil-spiking, Dow-dropping (543 points) counter to Iranian missiles and nuclear ambitions—yet callers clash over civilian casualties (e.g., a bombed school), Trump’s "regime change" contradictions, and motives from Epstein files to China-Russia oil leverage. Democrats like Sen. Mark Kelly slam bypassed Congress, while Republicans defend "peace through strength," though polls show 43% disapproval; a Kansas historian warns of no exit strategy, and a Navy vet cites Iranian hostility, exposing deep divides over unilateral war amid economic fallout and apocalyptic rhetoric. [Automatically generated summary]
I think we, I mean, I know we think about them with every decision that we make and every recommendation that we make to the President of the United States.
Those recommendations are made prayerfully.
And when I pray every day for them and for this mission, I pray simply for the biblical wisdom to see what is right and the courage to do it.
It's going to take courage to follow through on this.
There's going to be a lot of noise.
And we pray for that, and we hope all of you do as well.
Thank you very much.
Appreciate it.
Thank you.
Mr. Mayor Mayor.
Going to strike first.
And that was the press conference there at the Pentagon in its entirety.
The Secretary of Defense saying that this is not a regime change war.
He said that the objective is to destroy their missiles, destroy their Navy, no nuclear weapons.
He said this is not Iraq and that this is not endless and said clear, devastating, and decisive mission.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman was Dan Kaine, who said that about casualties he is expecting to take additional losses.
More forces are flowing into the Middle East and talked about the offensive and defensive operations.
We want to hear from you.
What do you think?
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While you're calling in, I want to show you two senators, two Democratic senators with different perspectives.
They were on the Sunday shows yesterday.
So, first up is Arizona Senator Mark Kelly on the war.
And then after that, you will hear from Pennsylvania Democrat John Fetterman.
It has posed a threat, and we can't allow Iran to get a nuclear weapon.
But you got to remember, this president tore up the Iran deal in his first administration.
And they were not close to what we call breakout capability with the enrichment of uranium.
They weren't that close to getting a weapon.
After that was torn up, they went further.
There was some damage done this past summer.
It wasn't obliterated.
We have a lot of information about where their programs are.
This week, Iran was not an imminent threat to the homeland.
Again, I'm going to reiterate: comedy being dead is a very positive thing for the region.
But we have a lot of service members there, a lot of equities.
We've got embassies all over the place.
They have a large terrorist network.
They've got the Houthis and Hamas that are in the region, Hezbollah.
There are options that the Iranian regime, whoever comes next, has to target U.S. citizens.
Two more quick, critical questions for you.
If there is a war powers vote, Senator, will you be a yes?
Well, I'm going to have to take a close look at it.
I want to hear from the White House what their strategy is going forward.
I would say at this point, it's rather unlikely that it would be.
You know, they went into this without any discussion with us ahead of time.
And by the way, why on Tuesday during the State of the Union didn't the president make a case to the American people on why he is going to conduct an attack on Iran?
And we were incredibly effective about destroying the Iranian leadership.
And there wasn't any kind of outcry from parts of the left after Iran executed about 30,000 of their young people that were just simply just protesting for democracy.
Why?
Why can't we just objectively say what Israel has been able to accomplish, you know, since they were calling for a ceasefire back in 2024?
Hamas would be still there.
Sinwar would be alive.
Hezbollah would be allowed to fire thousands of rockets into Israel now too.
And then Houthis too.
And Iran would be able to be perceived as a strong military presence in the region.
Turns out it really wasn't effective.
So here we are.
We're in a much better place now.
If anyone wants those things that they claim that they do, like peace and they can never allow Iran to acquire a nuclear bomb when someone actually did that, that could actually make sure that's possible.
And I'm open to a better opportunity for more, more peace and prosperity for the Iranian people for more security that Israel deserves that.
So that's a point.
And this was not an illegal war based on terms of what the War Powers Act is.
That was yesterday on CNN.
We are getting your reaction to the combat operations in the Middle East.
And we will go to Eric in Damascus, Pennsylvania, Independent Line.
Eric, good morning.
Hey, good morning.
And just want to make a quick comment about the wisdom and the common sense approach that this administration has compared to previous administrations and the fact that the Democrats and the news propaganda seemingly are for everyone except America.
And one last comment is it's not that I'm totally for Republicans, but I think Republicans and Independents need to come to a realization that the Democrats really are falling short and have something against America as we are trying to become less divided.
And finally, just I would have only voted for two Democrats, and now they're Republicans.
But now I would have to say I would include one more Democrat, and that's Federman.
Thank you for taking my call.
Darren is next.
Line for Democrats, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Good morning.
Good morning, Meanie.
Just a couple points that I think we need to discuss is this administration has been all over about what the objective is.
You know, is it about regime change or it's not about regime change?
And then we go to, oh, we're just going to bomb the hell out of their country and let the citizens figure it out.
What really worries me in this time, you know, there might be such a thing as radical Islam, but I tell you what, there's also such a thing as called radical Christian nationalism, and that's what's at play here.
To Israel, these so-called Christians that called in, who are we?
It boggles my mind that America doesn't put a mirror to its face.
And look what we do.
Look how many bombs we dropped on innocent people.
And we're some, and I'm a veteran too, and I love this country.
But, you know, look to the people in Nagasaki and Hiroshima what we did to them.
Who do we think we are?
Thank you.
Bye.
On the line for Republicans in Texas.
Sandy, you're next.
Oh, thank you for taking my call.
Yes, I do support President Trump on this strike.
I have been scared to death of Iran.
The American people finally have a president with a backbone.
Obama gave Iran $1.8 trillion.
What did he think they were going to do with that?
Hillary Clinton gave him enriched uranium.
What did she think they were going to do with that?
Sandy?
But American people have to stay alert now because Iran is not done here in America.
We probably have supercells.
So just keep alert.
Thank you for taking my call.
This is Chris in Kansas City, Kansas, Independent Line.
Good morning.
I want to start by saying I'm a historian.
My specialty is propaganda and its use in doing a genocide.
And I also wanted to say that after listening to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegzeth today on your show, no strategic objective was laid out that matches the strategy that is being used.
In the opening salvo of this conflict, we bombed a school.
Now, whether that was us or the Israelis is unclear, but it was a school.
It was during school operation hours.
How is that going after the nuclear issue?
I also have a quote here, which I'm not 100% sure is true.
It's from a man named Jonathan Carl that said he talked to Trump and said, Trump said the attack was so successful, it knocked out most of the candidates regarding possible leaders of Iran, including opposition leaders, people who were against the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.
It's not going to be anybody that we were thinking of because they are all dead.
Second or third place is dead.
And I can confirm that they did kill opposition leaders, people who were more pro-American.
What is the goal of this?
If it is to destroy their nuclear capacity, why are we wiping out their leadership?
The Ayatollah was a terrible human being, but he also had a fatwa, which I would suggest our listeners look up, against nuclear weapons, which means that the Ayatollah didn't want nuclear weapons.
We are stumbling into the same conflict we did in 2003.
We have no clear objective.
We have no clear way out.
What is the purpose of this and what is our angle?
What is the actual line where we stop?
This is the greatest republic that has ever existed in the world, and I see it falling apart because of people, and I mean all offense with this, like your previous caller.
Thank you.
Chris, you said that the Ayatollah had a fatwa against nuclear weapons, against themselves, Iran getting nuclear weapons.
Do you trust him to be telling the truth?
Because they have always said this was a peaceful program.
I have to understand that in the internal Iranian government, the Ayatollah is not the supreme, he is the supreme leader, but he's not necessarily the supreme leader of the secular government.
The president of Iran and the Ayatollah are two separate figures.
So who controls the nuclear program?
Isn't it the supreme leader?
Well, is he the one collecting taxes?
No, that's the Iranian government.
So it's a confusing situation.
It's a theocratic republic, kind of, kind of not.
They do have open elections.
What I will say is that even if you don't trust him, if he is supposed to be this religious fanatic, if he believes in all this stuff, he wouldn't have made a fatwa against it.
All right, great.
And Sandy said something about Obama giving the Iranians over a trillion dollars.
Quick fact check of that.
This is from a while ago.
Obama didn't give Iran $150 billion in cash.
That was the actual number.
That was the claim, is $150 billion in cash.
And that is, according to factcheck.org from 2019, not the case, but you can read that for yourself.
We are going to be waiting for the House to come in for a very quick pro forma session in about three and a half minutes at nine o'clock.
So we'll take you there and then we'll come back and continue our program.
Meanwhile, here's Joe, Massachusetts, Democrat.
Good morning.
Morning, Mimi.
I just want to say that I think we're back in a serious war again, and I don't think it's right.
America doesn't deserve to be in a war.
Thank you.
Richard is up next.
Fresno, California, Republican.
Good morning.
Good morning.
The Trump administration here has no plan, no transitional leadership for Iran.
Iran, Netanyahu, is happy to bomb Iran to rubble.
Iran, meanwhile, is poised to descend into chaos.
Iran controls a crucial shipping lane along the Strait of Hormuz in Karg Island.
I have not heard any plan to secure that area.
Oil prices are going to spike.
They're already up 10%.
They're poised to go up more.
These guys, our government, the United States, has no plan here.
And under the cloak of they can't share their military secrets, they're not telling us anything.
So, what do you think of the, when you say the transitional government, what do you think of the Shah's son as a transitional figure?
He's been living in the United States for decades.
He is not prepared to take over leadership in Iran.
There is no indication he has popular support here.
He might have popular support among American expatriates in the United States.
People might have fond memories of living under the Shah's regime.
Many people, many expatriates, flourished under the Shah, but in Iran, that's a different story, and there's no indication he has any popular movement behind him.
Trump is calling out for the Iranians to rise up.
He rise up behind who?
Behind what set of ideas?
Behind what vision for the future?
Nobody has a clue.
Had you voted for President Trump, Richard?
Absolutely not.
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All right.
Let's talk to Sergio, Chicago, Illinois, Independent Line.
Go ahead.
Good morning.
Sorry.
Good morning.
It's been a while since I called in, and I just want to give you a compliment first.
You are very striking, and I just want to let you know that.
I think I gave you that compliment last time.
I just want to say that when he came on Hexif, he mentioned rules of engagement.
We always had and have rules of engagement.
I'm a military veteran.
I'm a Desert Storm veteran.
And my commanders, all the way up to Colin Powell, we always have rules of engagement.
We are the United States of America.
And us going, this was not a war war.
This was a preemptive strike on Iran, period.
And we have to have rules of engagement, because if we don't have rules of engagement, then, you know, I mean, then if they capture our guys, then they could torture them.
I mean, you have to have rules.
And that's just the way it is.
Since you said you were in Desert Storm, what do you think of what Secretary Hagseth said about this not being Iraq?
Referring, of course, to the 2003.
You know what, Sergio, can you hang on the line with me?
We're just going to go to the House really quick and then we'll be back, okay?
Just hold on. The house will be in order.
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May their service honor the trust placed in them and strengthen the path for those who follow.
Let their labor be carried forward with integrity today and remembered with gratitude tomorrow.
And as they labor in trust and responsibility, protect the members of this House, their staff, and all who serve within these solemn halls and guide their efforts towards justice, peace, and the flourishing of this nation.
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So we are back and talking about the combat operations in the Middle East.
What your thoughts are on that.
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Sergio, in Chicago, we were talking about, you said you were a combat veteran, and what Secretary Hegseth said was, this is not Iraq.
This is not an endless war.
What did you think about that?
I think that was ridiculous.
Any American that has any kind of sense, especially that served in the military and also, you know, not everybody serves at war, you know, but that is ridiculous to say that.
The generals know that.
The admirals know that.
Joint chief staff know that.
But you know what's going on, Mimi?
There's no no.
It's a yes men.
And that's what's dangerous.
You have to have no.
You have to have some type of pushback and then criticism going towards Trump.
I know it's hard for him to hear that in the White House, but you have to have pushback.
And there's no pushback.
And that's what's so dangerous going into these type of conflicts because if you do say no to him, he's going to fire you immediately on the spot.
So, you know, it's just very dangerous right now.
That's why you have to have rules of engagement.
All right, Sergio.
And if you are on the line with us, please do stay on the line.
You can continue to call in as well.
We're going to just very briefly talk to Violet Jira.
She's a reporter, White House reporter at Notice.
Violet, thank you for joining us this morning.
Thank you for having me.
Your reactions to the Pentagon briefing.
Right, that's the first sort of live briefing we've gotten from the Trump administration since this operation began.
It was very significant to hear from Pete Hegseth and Dan Kane about what they believe to be the scope of this operation.
They both indicated, interestingly, or Hegseth indicated, that they don't see this as a regime change war, despite the fact that one of the earliest victories from this operation was the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has been Iran Supreme Leader for over 39 years.
Hegseth said this is not a regime change war, which kind of conflicts with the president's remarks on this operation, where he has encouraged the Iranian people to sort of take over now that that void has been opened up.
And Secretary Hegseth confirmed that it was Israeli attacks that took out Khamenei, not American missiles.
Yes.
What is the White House, are we expecting anything more out of the White House?
What are you expecting from President Trump?
Do you know what his schedule is going to be for this week?
Yeah.
The President Trump's schedule just shows that he has one open press event today where he will be at a Medal of Honor ceremony.
The press will be in attendance.
However, it's unclear whether or not he'll take questions.
There are no briefings or press conferences on the schedule that we know of so far.
So it's impossible to say whether or not we'll get some live press time with the president.
Commentary from the White House has been really limited to updates on the progress of the engagement via videos that he's posted on YouTube and Truth Social, plus also posts to Truth Social.
So maybe we'll get some time with the President this week.
It's difficult to imagine that he wouldn't address the public in some way as this continues, but we'll see.
And we know that Secretary Rubio was scheduled to travel to Israel sometime today or tomorrow, I believe?
So over the weekend it was announced that Secretary Rubio's travel to Israel has been either canceled or postponed.
He was supposed to go Saturday.
That was moved to Monday and Tuesday.
And then they announced over the weekend when the strike began that that would not be happening this week.
There is expected to be briefings on the Hill by senior officials including Secretary Hagseth, Secretary Rubio, CIA Chief Radcliffe, and General Kane.
When are those expected to happen and are we expecting those to be public?
Those are one of the biggest things that are going to be happening today and tomorrow.
Secretary Hegseth, Secretary Rubio, Dan Kaine are going to be on the Hill briefing lawmakers on this Iran mission.
As we all know, Congress was not asked to provide a vote in advance of this.
Though the Gang of Eight was briefed, we did not get sort of the entire Congress informed on this operation before it happened.
So that will be happening today and tomorrow.
Unclear whether or not those will be public, but I'm sure we'll get a readout from lawmakers at the conclusion of those meetings.
Well, House and Senate Democrats are planning to force a war powers vote sometime this week.
What is the White House expecting as far as GOP support?
Are they expecting solid across the board support from Republicans?
Yeah, so we've even seen some Democrats in the House signal that they intend to vote with Republicans on this war powers resolution.
I don't think we've seen any significant breaks from Republicans saying that they would vote against the White House.
It's a difficult vote, especially ahead of a midterm election season, but I think it would be surprising if either of these measures in the House or the Senate were successful.
And even if they were, President Trump could veto them.
And it's unlikely that the House or the Senate would have the votes to override a veto.
And CENCOM announced that four U.S. service members have been killed in this operation.
Anything about how they'll be honored or when their remains will be returning to the United States?
I'm not aware of any, I've not heard myself of any plans for that, but I'm sure that's something that will be happening.
Both President Trump and Secretary Hagsettes have said that they're mourning these losses, though they have also said they expect that there will be more casualties as this continues.
I'm certain that's something that this Trump administration that really sort of values our soldiers will be planning in the near future.
And finally, the DHS funding has lapsed.
Department of Homeland Security, have these strikes in Iran changed the calculus at all for the White House or for Congress?
Yeah, at least for Congress, it definitely adds a new dimension to those negotiations.
With some Republicans saying that DHS funding is critical now more than ever, now that we are sort of engaging with Iran overseas, it's unclear whether or not Democrats will continue to sort of dig their heels in and resist DHS funding if they don't get the concessions they're looking for.
So that's going to be one of the biggest dynamics on the Hill this week.
All right.
That is Violet Jira, reporter for Notice.
They're at notice.org.
Thanks so much for joining us today.
Thank you for having me.
We're back to your calls.
We will go straight to Abraham in Miami, Florida, line for Democrats.
Good morning to you.
Good morning.
It's a sad day in America.
Putin had a war, so Trump had to have one.
If God does not punish Donald John Trump, he owes Ahab Nebuchadnezzar and all the people he punished for being poor leaders an apology.
The way we take care of the immigrants, the way we treat our own people, he lies to us, he steals our money, he tries to make monuments to himself.
He's a no-good person.
Everybody knows that.
It's not about him being a Republican or Democrat or Independent.
He is just a no-good man.
And it's sad that we have a leader like him.
And what's worse, so many people who are supposed to be religious, believe in God, are following him.
And there will be a reckoning.
In the Bible and Leviticus, we are told to treat strangers as if they are our own.
And the truth is truth.
I don't care how much you try to hide it.
And Donald Trump is just not, he's not a good person.
And you have to.
Got that point, Abraham.
Let's talk to Joe, Independent, Crownsville, Maryland.
Go ahead, Joe.
Thank you.
I'm responding to Chris, who called earlier and talked about the fat law against nuclear weapons.
And I just, it's interesting to me that people take Iran and Iranian leaders at their word when they spend so much time lying and talking about one side of their mouth and doing something different.
Iran's foreign leader has said to the Security Council that they wanted them to take immediate action to confront violations of international peace and security, which is all that Iran has done for the last 40 years is violate international peace and security.
They can't help but lie about what they're going to do next.
They use it as a weapon.
And President Trump is the only one who has been willing to confront that truth that it doesn't matter what they say.
It matters what they do.
And what they've done is undermined peace and security throughout the world.
Thank you very much.
This is a Reuters Ipsos poll that was just released on Sunday with the headline, More Americans Disapprove Than Approve of U.S. strikes against Iran.
This is, it was conducted between February 28th, which is when the attack started, until March 1st.
43% of Americans disapprove of U.S. military strikes against Iran, while 27% approve.
3 in 10 say they are unsure.
That's at ipsos.com if you want to look into the details of that poll.
Kenny, Laurel, Maryland, Republican line.
Good morning, Kenny.
Good morning.
Yes.
Thank you for taking my call.
I just want to say that Congress has been missing in all of this.
And as a Republican, we need to return back to constitutional order.
And I feel like this administration has some level of figurines that they can do what they want and get away with it.
And I think Congress has been deloquent in their duties.
And this administration, you know, when I supported Trump, I didn't, you know, one of my main goals was to get us out of foreign entanglement.
And he promised that.
He riled against Biden and Obama's endless wars and Libya and other places.
So seeing this now, I'm kind of torn, trying to see, but there needs to be a check and balance on this president for us to have any chance of continuing as a democracy.
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And on top of that, I appreciate C-SPAN staying on top of this.
And they say C-SPAN is one light bulb away from being a radio station.
And a lot of us do listen in the radio to C-SPAN.
When you mentioned the numbers and who's online or who's in the studio with you, I want you to kind of reinforce that.
But for some of us who don't have TVs in front of it, you know, looking through the television, listening through the radio.
So I appreciate what C-SPAN is doing, and God bless the U.S. Thank you.
And Arthur in Piscataway, New Jersey, line for Democrats.
Go ahead, Arthur.
Hello, yes.
I was just listening.
I'm a former veteran.
I'm a combat vet.
And I was listening to Hedsteph, and he said that I guess it was a precision war, but they bombed the school with all those young kids on it.
So if it was so precision, how could you go up there and bomb a school?
And they still can't figure out how many kids, they counted up to 130-something, and they still are digging through the rubble to find out what else is in there.
You know, that's all I have to say.
Let's talk to John next in Chesapeake, Virginia, Independent Line.
Go ahead, John.
Oh, yes.
I would like to make a comment.
Our United States has seemed like getting at Russia.
They're picking on the country that they know they can beat.
Why don't they stand up to Russia or China instead of picking on the countries that they know they're overwhelmingly?
John, do you not believe that Iran, the administration says that Iran is a threat to the United States?
Do you believe that?
You can't believe nothing coming out of that White House.
He's lies so bad.
And those military parades, I agree with the caller where he said he seemed like Nebuchadnezzar is in the Bible.
And that's all I want to say.
Thank you.
Jack, Independent Line, Tallahassee, Florida, you're on the air.
Good morning, Mamie.
Good morning, C-SPAN.
Well, and you showed a chart of where the CIA in 1953, I believe it was, how we've been dealing with Iran.
So anyway, I don't understand how anybody can believe a liar.
He's been lying ever since he came down on the escalator, as far as I know.
And anybody, you just had the Secretary of War, I hate to say that, on TV.
And I cannot believe him.
I cannot believe anybody that supports him.
It's a terrible, terrible thing.
And I was 13, 15 years old in 1953 when the CIA started this war with Iraq, I guess.
That's the best way to put it at the present time.
But anyway, y'all have a good day.
Take care.
Bye.
All right, Jack.
And Time magazine just put this out with the headline, after Khamenei, who could lead Iran next.
It says there's no clear answer.
Even President Trump admitted that his administration had ideas about potential successors to the Iranian leader, but they were also killed in the attacks.
It says, quote, the attack was so successful, it knocked out most of the candidates, Trump told ABC News on Sunday.
Quote, it's not going to be anybody that we were thinking of because they are all dead.
Second or third place is dead.
One of our callers did mention that, and the article continues by saying, according to Iran's constitution, the supreme leader must be a Shia Islamic jurist chosen by the Assembly of Experts.
It's an 88-member elected committee of clerics.
In the meantime, a temporary council will oversee the country per its constitution.
The question of transition comes at a pivotal moment for Iran as the country reels from widespread domestic unrest and faces sustained U.S. and Israeli military attacks aimed at collapsing the revolutionary order that has been in place since 1979.
Let's hear from Tim McCleansville, North Carolina, Republican line.
Go ahead, Tim.
Thanks for having me on this morning.
What if a lot of people fail to realize we are living in a country where we are able to go about our regular way of life every day?
We've never had war except for the Civil War here in the United States.
Therefore, in order for us to keep peace, we're basically the U.S. Marshal of the world.
We have to stand for freedom and democracy.
And I think this president is doing that.
Well, so Tim.
A lot of naysayers, but hey.
Yeah, well, Tim, I want to ask you, because Secretary Hagseth just said this is not about nation building.
This is not about democracy.
What's your reaction to that?
You seem to think it is about installing a democracy in Iran.
I think this president wants peace around the world.
Now, what a lot of people fail to realize, this does have a lot of biblical standards to it.
And this war will never end until peace is observed.
Peace will never be observed until our Savior comes back and calls his children home.
But this is a biblical war.
It's not basically a war of nations.
It's a biblical war.
And it's going to be like that from now on until our Savior comes back and tells us that.
Do you think that this is intentional, though, to bring about the end times by the United States?
I mean, do you think that that's part of their thinking as far as why they're going to war in Iran?
If you read your scriptures, you'll find out the United States never mentioned in war.
We're not a part of it.
I think this is one last chance for Christianity and for the United States to stand up alongside God's chosen people, which is Israel, and stand beside them.
That's one reason we've been so strong throughout history is because we've stood by God's chosen people, which is the nation of Israel.
That's the reason, you think about it.
They're a small country, but they have a lot of force.
All right, Tim.
Line for Democrats.
Mary is in Williamantic, Connecticut.
Good morning.
Good morning.
I was in the hospital when I first heard what was going on.
I don't agree with any type of war, and I don't understand why this had to happen.
I know that Iran and Iraq and Israel have had their differences, but why is the U.S. involved?
Why are we putting our noses in without having any business with it?
As far as I'm concerned, I mean, these folks live their lives there.
That's supposed to their homes, their families, their children.
Everything is being destroyed.
I don't understand it.
Do you believe that Iran is posing a threat to the United States?
Yes, I do.
And still, you don't think that we should, do you think that we have any role at all?
No.
Don't get the two things confused.
We have put our noses into something that we were not supposed to, first of all.
But second of all, if we had been missiled or targeted or involved from the get-go, we and we're having our people are getting hurt too.
I mean, I have no offense against anyone, but why do we need to be a part of this when we have we had no business being in someone else's business?
All right, Mary.
That's the way I'm looking at it.
Harold in Ohio, Independent Line, you're on the air.
Yes.
I've been watching you here, and back when Trump took Venezuela, they cut the snake head off there for the oil.
Now they went to Iran, which they cut the snake off of Khomeini, the head off of him, and them people send oil to China and Russia.
And so they're going after the oil just as much as anything else to keep China and Russia from not getting the oil so they can get so the United States can stay ahead.
And Harold, you know that the prices of oil have gone up for us as well.
You're aware of that?
Yes, ma'am.
Yep.
And it's going to happen because I still think he's trying to stop that oil from flowing to them people.
So it's going to hurt China and Russia eventually.
All right.
And let's take a look at what Secretary Hags has said earlier today, in case you missed it, about the mission and the objectives.
The mission of Operation Epic Fury is laser-focused.
Destroy Iranian offensive missiles, destroy Iranian missile production, destroy their Navy and other security infrastructure, and they will never have nuclear weapons.
We're hitting them surgically, overwhelmingly, and unapologetically.
With every passing day, our capabilities get stronger and Iran's get weaker.
We set the terms of this war from start to finish.
Our ambitions are not utopian.
They are realistic, scoped to our interests and the defense of our people and our allies.
Speaking of people, we hope the Iranian people take advantage of this incredible opportunity.
President Trump has been clear.
Now is your time.
To Iranian security forces, choose wisely.
President Trump has also been clear about your fate in either direction.
To the media outlets and political left screaming endless wars, stop.
This is not Iraq.
This is not endless.
I was there for both.
Our generation knows better, and so does this president.
He called the last 20 years of nation-building wars dumb, and he's right.
This is the opposite.
This operation is a clear, devastating, decisive mission.
Destroy the missile threat, destroy the Navy, no nukes.
Israel has clear missions as well for which we are grateful.
Capable partners, as we've said since the beginning, capable partners are good partners.
Unlike so many of our traditional allies who wring their hands and clutch their pearls, hemming and hawing about the use of force.
America, regardless of what so-called international institutions say, is unleashing the most lethal and precise air power campaign in history: B-2s, fighters, drones, missiles, and of course, classified effects.
All on our terms with maximum authorities.
No stupid rules of engagement, no nation-building quagmire, no democracy-building exercise, no politically correct wars.
We fight to win, and we don't waste time or lives.
As the president warned, an effort of this scope will include casualties.
War is hell and always will be.
And we were just talking about the price of oil.
Here's CNBC about that oil soars amid Strait of Hormuz shipping fears as Iran war drives prices to nearly $80 per barrel.
It says that it surged today, Monday, as the unfolding conflict in the Middle East intensifies.
It says that Saudi Arabia has contingency plans to move its oil through the East-West pipeline via the Red Sea as investors focus on the Strait of Hormuz.
That's at CNBC on the price of oil.
John in Jacksonville, Florida, Republican line.
Good morning.
John.
Jacksonville, Florida, are you there?
Francesca Baltimore, Maryland, Democrat, you're on the air.
Hi there.
I think the war, I think the war is senseless.
I disagree with it wholeheartedly.
I don't think we have any business.
Pete didn't say any, he didn't give any real reason as to why we're even doing this.
You're laser-focused on destroying a country who has the right to defend itself against any invader.
That's like somebody telling us not to protect ourselves.
But if we're not in agreement with this war as Americans, because it sounds like most of us are not, then General Street, let's stop giving the government our money, all of us collectively.
Then you can't be in a war for no reason.
Wait, general strike, meaning don't buy anything?
Don't buy, don't go to work, don't pay any bills, stop paying taxes, stop doing everything, stop making the money move in this country.
You're in another country bombing people, and in this country, you are taking people out of their homes, pulling them out of cars, putting them in concentration camps.
And this administration continues to lie to the people of America about why they do anything.
We need.
Oh, sorry, I thought you were done.
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Ted in Minnesota, Independent Line.
Go ahead.
Yeah, good morning.
First of all, I'd like to talk about the lobbyists and the money that Israel has brought in this country.
All of our congressmen, all of our senators are receiving money through Israel.
This is one of the reasons why we backed them so much.
Number two, you've got two gentlemen, Witcock and Kushner, over in Ukraine, trying to make a deal with them and also with Iran.
And my question is: why is not the Secretary of State over there negotiating?
Why have you got two real estate gentlemen over there which know nothing about the military?
I just cannot believe what a clown outfit this administration really is.
And I think Trump's in deep trouble.
Hopefully, he'll get voted out of office, and this world will take a turn for the best.
On the Republican line in Saratoga Springs, New York, Evan, good morning.
Good morning, C-SPAN.
This is Dr. Evan Curran Downey Jr., son of President James Norman Mattis, calling from Saratoga Springs, New York.
As a proud American and future son-in-law of Trump's family, I want to discuss veterans' issues.
My dad always says veterans are the backbone of our nation.
We must improve mental health resources, reduce veteran homelessness, and increase job opportunities for those who serve.
Let's unite to support our heroes.
Future son-in-law of Trump's family, grandson of Rockefeller, calling on behalf of 330 million Americans and brave veterans.
Thank you, C-SPAN.
Alan, Brooklyn, New York, Democrat, you're on the air.
Yes, thank you.
Good morning.
Good morning.
Such mixed feelings about this.
As a supporter of Israel, I would like to have seen some effort to stem the danger posed by the constant missile attacks from Iran.
I would have preferred that it happened through regular congressional debate and declaration of war if necessary and do it in a way that involved allies.
But I'm focusing on something that Hegza said at the beginning of his press conference this morning.
Talked about the prophetic Islamic delusions that were driving the Iranian theocracy.
And that reminded me of something that was said by James Watt when he was being interviewed as Interior Secretary under Reagan 45 years ago.
Someone asked him, Don't we need to preserve our natural resources for future generations?
And he flat out said at a congressional hearing, I don't know how many more generations there are going to be before our Lord returns.
In other words, as an excuse for wasting resources or not caring about the environment, focusing on his idea of a Christian prophetic delusion.
And I'm not against anyone's faith, but when faith supplants fact-finding in governance, due process is not possible.
We have to be able to balance the rights of individuals to believe their faiths and also have a government of all faiths that focuses on our common devotion to facts and evidence in dealing fairly with each other.
And that would mean dealing fairly with future generations and not ending the endangerment finding, which seems to be so tied to Trump's commitment to a future of petroleum until we destroy this planet.
We need to be focused on the rights of present and future generations in a real democracy.
All right, Alan.
And we got this from John in San Antonio, Texas.
This rush to freak out over everything Trump does by Democrats is so tiresome.
Even if it's what's best for America, they oppose it.
Striking Iran is 39 years in the making.
Don in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, Independent Line, you're next.
Yes, ma'am.
Start speaking now.
Yes, go ahead.
We're listening.
Okay.
I have a question about something that's been asserted about a school that was bombed.
And it's curious to me that it was like 100 and some girls were killed, but no boys.
What?
There's no boys in the school.
There was no teachers killed.
It kind of looks like a fabricated story.
No, because it was a girls' school, Don.
That's why.
That's why they were talking about girls being killed.
Yeah.
And if it was, you know, those terrorists, they'll get in a school or a hospital to hide their activities.
So they probably brought it on as a target.
But who knows?
I don't know.
I was just wondering, that sounds kind of, how do we know all that is true?
We don't really.
And it's terrible that we're having a war.
But it's also terrible people that want to kill you because you're not Islamic.
You know, they hate Israel, they hate us.
So you can't just sit back and wait for them to attack you.
You know, they're planning to do stuff like that.
But anyway, that's what I want to say.
And here's Charles Richmond, Virginia, Republican.
Yes, ma'am.
I just wanted to say, I can't believe and I can't understand why people don't understand this is all about peace through strength.
You have to be strong to acquire peace.
The only people that are upset about this, from what I can tell, are the American Democrat, who has been misled terribly by the media.
Everyone in Iran is cheering.
People are cheering all over the world.
And the only people that are upset about it is the American Democrat.
It's pretty sad to watch.
Thank you for your time.
All right, Charles.
And this is CNBC.
The Dow tumbles 500 points.
The S ⁇ P 500 loses 1% after Iran attacks as oil prices spike.
There are live updates here on CNBC if you'd like to take a look at that.
But it has dropped.
The Dow has dropped 543 points or 1.1%.
The NASDAQ is down.
NASDAQ Composite Futures, I should say, declined 1.6%.
That's at CNBC.com.
The market has opened, and so that is what we're looking at there.
Stephanie Millersville, Maryland, Democrat, you're on the air.
Good morning.
I am beyond furious about this because we have a constitution that says Congress declares war, not the president unilaterally.
And he's pretty much swept the Constitution under the rug since he's been in office.
If we had obliterated their nuclear capabilities last time, why are we there now?
What is going on?
I don't understand it.
There was no valid explanation this morning.
We're told by the Pop and J Defense Secretary that it's a laser-focused mission, but we're not allowed to know about it.
Congress is not allowed to know about it.
The Speaker of the House should be run out of town.
He is absolutely useless.
And he has neutered Congress as a third co-equal part of government.
It's unconscionable to declare war on a country without coming to us first.
And you come to us through Congress.
You know why Democrats are angry?
Because we've read the Constitution, and we know this is wrong.
And we know that we are expending blood and treasure for someone's egotistic, narcissistic attempt to distract the nation from the Epstein files.
And we were getting very close to determining that this president was involved in that entire mess.
And I hope that our representatives will find their spines and do something about this.
It's a little late now for us to stop this.
It's a little late now for the ramifications of it to be mitigated.
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But we need to wake up and pay attention to what this so-called government is doing.
Because as far as I'm concerned, he's not a president.
He's a dictator.
All right, Stephanie.
Well, Secretary Hagseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, General Kane, did give a press conference earlier today.
Take a look at this portion from General Kane talking about the mission in Iran.
As major combat operations continue across CENTCOM, we remain engaged globally.
America's joint force retains the credibility, capacity, and flexibility to respond to any contingency anywhere in the world at any time.
To those who would test our resolve or threaten the United States, our allies, or our interests, understand clearly we can reach you, we can sustain the fight, and we can scale the fight, and we will prevail.
To the American people, your joint force remains steady, frosty, calm, and focused.
Your service members are trained, disciplined, and determined.
We understand the risks of this mission and the weight of the responsibility that we carry.
We also recognize that our families also shoulder the burden at home.
You are a part of this too.
I am proud today, as I am every day, to stand as a member of America's joint force.
There is no mission too complex, no distance too great, and no adversary too determined for the men and women who wear our nation's uniform.
We mourn our fallen.
We honor their families, and we continue our mission with focus, unity, and strength.
And the Wall Street Journal is reporting that a tanker was attacked off Oman with a drone boat.
A crew member has been killed.
It says this was a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker.
It was struck by a remote-controlled boat off the coast of Oman.
According to the Oman News Agency, it marks the first death as a result of the current conflict in commercial shipping.
Let's talk to Troy in Baltimore, Independent Line.
Troy, what do you think of what's happening in the Middle East?
Good morning.
First of all, everybody remind everybody about the Epstein file.
You've got to keep doing that.
Number two, the oil prices and everything.
Here we go again.
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Also, thirdly, it's disgusting.
And the thing about it is you could clearly see they're making us bullies.
You don't see them trying stuff like that with Russia or any of these other dictators.
He wants to be a dictator.
That's all he wants to do.
And nobody's, there's no guardrails up.
People fear him.
You know, he pelts.
He talks to people any kind of way.
Well, so, Troy, let me push back on the whole Russia thing.
I mean, Russia's got a lot of nuclear weapons.
So we can't really do what we're doing to Iran.
I didn't say do anything.
I mean, but still, you want to be strong and all that.
You still have that authoritative attitude towards Russia.
But he acts so much like he's afraid of them.
But our allies, the good allies like Canada and people like that, he kicks them around and bully them around, you know, and stuff like that.
You know, and we should not even be in this situation.
It's a lot of people that would be alive today if he didn't do this stuff.
He didn't go through the proper process.
He does what he wants to do.
He's tearing, he puts his name over everything.
You know what I mean?
He's destroying the, what, the East Wing, whatever, of the White House.
He puts his name on everything, puts his name over Kennedy.
People need to wake up.
And it's not about Democrats.
It's not about independents like myself.
And it's not about Republicans.
They got to stop pointing fingers at each other.
Donald Trump and whoever's on his staff, I don't consider them Republicans.
Even the old Republicans, I'm an independent, but even the old Republicans and the old Democrats from the past, I'll take them.
President Nixon was a better, every president was a better president than this guy.
This guy's the worst president ever in the history, to my knowledge.
Let's go to Albuquerque, New Mexico, Republican line.
Karen, what do you think?
What I think is this is nothing but distractions.
You've got Trump, who's afraid of the Epstein issue.
There's a gal, little girl that was raped.
That story has been pushed under the rug.
They can't find anything about it.
He's definitely afraid of getting impeached.
Then you've got Netanyahu, who is up to maybe do nine years in prison.
He's up for fraud.
They want to impeach him.
So he's on the end of the cliff also.
So I think both of these men had alter motives.
They're the same type of person.
They're both, both narcissists.
And this has nothing to do with Christianity, loving God, or anything like that.
It says if we bless Israel, we'll be blessed.
Not Nyahoo is not part of the Israel.
He's an evil man, just like Trump.
And Karen, did you vote for President Trump?
You're on the Republican line.
Oh, yes.
Yeah.
Yeah.
And did you not, you were hoping that he wouldn't?
No, I'm not hoping.
I believed everything he was saying because he seemed so honest.
And you know what?
I should have known better.
Men that do what they do, pedophilia, adultery, hexab, all of them.
Men that do that type of thing are not honest.
They don't know how to be honest.
They betray.
They lie.
They cheat.
That's exactly what he's done.
I feel so betrayed by him.
And I pray to God that people wake up and people need to get off the Christian train because it's the wrong train.
This is not the train to Jesus Christ or God.
These men are evil.
Their evil acts show who they are.
All right, Karen.
Let's talk to Tad, Democrat, Harrisville, Rhode Island.
You're on the air, Tad.
Good morning, Mimi.
Thank you for taking my call.
Saturday morning, I told the wife, I said, we better fill up with oil because we burn oil for heat.
And I said, we better get an oil fill up because with this war starting now, the cost of oil is going to go up.
He said, okay, I said, I'll call the oil company Monday.
Well, I did.
Okay, I just made the phone call probably less than half an hour ago.
Now, the last time we had gotten oil, which was two months ago, was $3.39 a gallon.
I called this morning, $4.09 a gallon.
And about how many gallons do you need to fill up, Tad?
Well, it'll take my estimation, what we have right now, we'll need about 180 gallons.
That's going to come to $738.
So it's about $100 more for this fill-up.
Now, that's not the end of it.
Gasoline is made for oil.
So the cost of gasoline fueling up your automobile is going to cost more.
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Thank you very much, Donald.
And thank you, Mimi, for your time.
All right, Tad.
Let's talk to Linda next.
Independent Line, Petaluma, California.
Hi, thank you for taking my call.
I'm just, as an independent, I felt like the Democratic Party had left me.
The Republican Party is more to my thinking right now, especially right now.
Why didn't anybody complain?
Why didn't anybody complain when Obama bombed without the United States Congress approval?
Why didn't anybody complain when other presidents have done that too?
I also don't understand why it is okay for Iran to retaliate because they were bombed when Israel is constantly bombed.
And every time they retaliate, they get in trouble.
The whole world is against them when they retaliate.
It's their right to defend themselves, just like everybody's saying it's okay for Iran to defend themselves.
I just don't understand their thinking.
Thank you very much for listening to me.
Let's hear from Robert, Republican, Williamstown, New York.
Hi, Robert.
Hi.
Yes, I'm a Republican.
I have voted for Trump before, but since the 2020 elections, when he thought that the election was stolen, crippled me.
I just didn't.
But the one thing about this is that, yes, the U.S. is so far away.
We're not living in Israel.
We're not living in Qatar.
We're not living in all these countries that are getting hit.
So we are in the United States is we're soft, besides our military.
Our military is strong.
But if we get hit here, we, as a person, as a nation, we are soft.
We are not Israel.
We're not Qatar.
We're not Iraq.
We're not Iran.
We need to keep our business to ourselves.
The only thing I think of is the good thing is this: it's saving our money going to Ukraine by crippling their oil production.
It saves Ukraine.
That's, I don't know.
Okay.
And Robert mentioned Qatar.
The AP says that Qatar Energy halts LNG production.
That's liquefied natural gas.
It said it will stop production of liquefied natural gas as the Mideast war rages, taking one of the world's top suppliers off the market.
State-owned firm blamed the war for the decision.
Offered no timeline for restoring its production.
It says oil prices already have risen over the war.
Let's hear from Makisha in Georgia, Line for Democrats.
Good morning.
Hi, good morning.
I am a young black female, and I served in the United States Navy from 2005 until 2012.
And I completed a deployment in the North Arabian Gulf.
I have an unpopular opinion about the strikes in Iran.
I actually agree with what the United States did over the past couple days due to my firsthand experience in seeing how Iranians, their viewpoint of us being soft and how they could easily taunt us while we were over there.
And I agree, and I feel like we should be in an offensive posture, not a defensive posture, waiting until they finally get the courage to attack us here in our homeland.
So that's what I wanted to say.
I know a lot of listeners might not have that experience, but I actually support what we did in Iran this past weekend.
Thank you.
All right.
Haas is in Huntington, Maryland, Republican line.
You're on the air.
Hi, my name is Haas, and I just want you to know where I'm coming from.
Originally, I'm from Iraq, and I served with the U.S. Marine, USAID, U.S. Army.
And I've been, I lived in Iraq for 34 years, so I experienced firsthand everything that was happening in the Middle East.
And just to tell you that the current Iranian regime came to power in 1979 with Khomeini coming to power.
Before 1979, Beirut was the monaco of the Middle East.
Baghdad, one of the most prominent cities in the Middle East.
Yemen used to be called the happy Yemen.
Syria was a destination for everywhere in the world.
But since that regime came to power, all of those places turned to be one of the worst places on earth.
So why is that?
Yeah, explain that, Haas.
Why, given the new Islamic regime in the Islamic Revolution that took power in 1979, why did that have an impact of, in your opinion, destroying the other countries around it that you mentioned, Syria, Iraq, other areas?
It is related deeply rooted to the Shia theology and the belief that the time will come for the Mahdi to show up.
So it was that the thinking of the regime is to spread the Islamic revolution to all over the world in a preparation for the Mahdi to come out, just like the Messiah.
It's like it's 1,400 years rooted ideas and theology, and it's poisonous.
I mean, I am from a Shia background, so I fully understand all of the depth of what's happening now.
The decision to take off this regime from the face of the earth is the most single great decision for the entire world.
What do you think is going to happen, Haas, in Iran after the Khamenei's death?
Do you think that it's going to be that this is the end of the Islamic regime, that it's going to be a secular government?
Or do you think it could be an even more radicalized Islamic government?
I have a great faith and trust in the Iranian people.
Iranian people are exceptionally great people.
They are the oldest, one of the oldest civilizations on earth.
And if you talk to Iranians and how secular, how smart, how creative they are, they will bring back Iran to where it was before 1979, which it was a country full with culture, full with science, and it was a destination to all over the world.
So the Iranian people, now I hope they take the chance and tapple that regime and just back to themselves.
If you see the community, the Iranian community in the U.S., they are amazing people in arts, and like Persian rugs all over the world, and it lasts for centuries.
So Iranian people are the ones who will take that country back and bring it back to be a positive impact on all over the world.
And instead of for the past 50 years almost, it was the most negative impact on all over Earth.
All right.
Appreciate that call.
And the AP reporting that Greece sends warships and planes to Cyprus after drone attacks there.
Let's hear from Henry in Arlington, Kentucky.
Independent Line.
We'll take your calls for the next five minutes until the end of the program.
Henry, go ahead.
Thank you so much for moderating and dealing with some of the far left and far right viewpoints that are not based in fact.
Thank you for maintaining your composure and your professionalism.
Thank you.
And to the crew that screens these calls.
Thank you to our last caller who brought a little perspective from the region.
Thank you for reminding people that this used to be a very prosperous area.
These are intelligent thinking people that have been repressed and oppressed by religious ideologies and extremism.
He's right.
These people are going to rise up and take back their country.
These strikes, particularly in Iran, or this decision by President Trump renews a lot of my faith in our government and our military forces, and just because of tactically the way they're doing this, right?
So it makes sense.
Okay, so you go to Venezuela, you take out that leadership there, which has ties to these extremists and terrorists, right?
So you go in there, you take out that leader, you secure the oil, you verify that that area doesn't have any missile striking capability to our homeland, right?
Now, then you move back over to the Middle East, and now you take out this shielding structure that they have, their air defense and their short and long-term range missiles, which have the ability to strike our allies, like Qatar, who's been a very rich nation and also an excellent ally of ours.
That's our family.
They supported us through all of these wars.
And that is, in a way, our homeland, too.
No, it's not our country.
It's your sovereignty.
It's your place.
But we're going to defend.
We want to protect and defend those people.
And Iran is right across the Gulf, and they're capable of piping those places out.
And you can see by Iran's counterattacks that they're attacking schools.
They're attacking residential structures.
They're not following the rules of engagement.
So I'm sorry, I'm a little bit rambling here, but this is not a distraction from the Epstein files.
I mean, if you look at, I mean, I can't speak too much of this, but my understanding is that women are incredibly oppressed in this country.
It's like, again, I don't know anything much about racism.
I've grown up in a great country, pretty free of it.
But the segregation between the women and the men, the all-girls' school, this isn't like, this is like a forced thing to indoctrinate these women in order to sometimes have women be given in marriage to people that it's like a trading commodity.
All right, Henry, I just got to move on.
Let's hear from Jerry in Terre Haute, Indiana.
Democrat, you're on the RGRI.
Yeah, this is to get Iran out of the way so they can build their resort in Gaza.
That's all this is for.
This stuff's been going on for 40 years over there, and it's funny.
It just happens now.
It's got nothing to do with them getting a bomb.
It's just to get Iran out of the way from the area so they can build their resort.
Israel will supply the security for the resort, and this is what it's all about.
Thank you.
Deborah in Baker, West Virginia, Republican line, good morning.
Yeah, I'd just like to say one thing.
This wasn't complained and griped about during Vietnam.
This wasn't complained and griped about during Afghanistan.
All they do is complain and gripe.
Once something happens, then they want to say, why weren't you doing anything?
The people of Iran and all over this world are cheering.
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It's about time the Democrats stand up and start taking responsibility and cheering for our country and what we can do for other countries to help them.
Thank you.
All right.
Real quick, Trevor, Washington, D.C., Independent Line, you're the last call.
Hi, I'm here as a private citizen to honor human life.
In the fever of war, the first moral failure is to deny the humanity of people who seem different to us.
There are going to be protests.
Already we have Tom Cotton talking about butcher's bills and vengeance.
I'm not here for vengeance.
I'm here for human life.
I'm calling on Americans, whatever your politics, come to Washington, D.C., to the former Iranian embassy at 3003 Massachusetts Avenue and lay flowers.
Affirm that human life has value.
Let's not lose our humanity.
Let's not pretend bombs falling from the figures have ever produced moderate governments or durable peace.
If you have faith, pray.
If you do not, reflect.
Thank you.
And that's it for today.
I want to let you know that at 11 a.m. Eastern Time in one hour, President Trump is set to address the nation.
He will be honoring the fallen American service members.
We are going to have live coverage of that on C-SPAN right here.
So please do stay with us for that.
That's it for today's Washington Journal.
We'll see you again tomorrow morning, 7 a.m. Eastern.
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