The Easy Part of the Iran War Is Over | The Bulwark Podcast

The U.S. is at war with the leading state sponsor of terror, and Donald Trump appointed Markwayne Mullin—a man with no counter-terrorism experience—to help defend the homeland. At the same time, Hegseth is a meathead, and the shoe designer at the top of the FBI is preoccupied with visiting all the places on his bucket list. This is the moment for Democrats to argue that Trump has made the country very vulnerable. Plus, the administration apparently did not consider worst case scenarios vis-à-vis Iran, the Iraq War planners look like pros in comparison, Denmark was seriously preparing for an American invasion of Greenland, and is Israel's conduct contributing to the growing antisemitism problem? David Frum joins Tim Miller for the weekend pod. Listeners to our show get 20% their first purchase when using the code THEBULWARK at checkout. Go to https://fastgrowingtrees.com Show Notes: David's podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-david-frum-show/id1305908387 David encouraging Dems to get to the right of Trump on the war: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/03/democrats-strategy-iran-war/686404/?gift=AO0MhSsTDaHgiP_RxFGfBxMx6lE-RsywSVDvaJ_Q5NE&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share Tim's playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0dApY6YT48kTh6j9xFDQch Become a Bulwark Youtube Plus Member here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG4Hp1KbGw4e02N7FpPXDgQ/join Chapters: