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"Crossing the red line"

Ep. 210

Reuters Pentagon correspondent Idrees Ali stops by the pod to discuss the recent missile & drone attack by Iran against Israel, how this came to happen, the recent events leading up to this & more, plus, Mike & Nick break down an unusual press conference involving the current Speaker of the House & the fmr. President.


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