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MORNING GLORY: The war against Iran is the right war at the right time

President Trump is making the only argument that truly matters

By Hugh Hewitt Fox News

Published May 19, 2026 5:00am EDT

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Trump considering renewed military strikes on Iran

Retired Marine Corps Gen. Arnold Punaro joins 'America Reports' to discuss President Donald Trump's contemplation of resumption of military strikes on Iran as tensions rise over demands.

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Is the war with Iran "worth it?"

"It" is the loss of 13 American soldiers and scores more seriously wounded. If, as widely expected, combat operations resume those human costs will climb.

So too will gas prices and the prices of everything that depends upon oil. Some cost hikes will be immediate. Some will be longer in arriving. But the world’s most necessary commodity cannot go from $60-$70 a barrel to $100 and higher without a price shock in the wake of that rise. Every American will be impacted.

MORNING GLORY: PRESIDENT TRUMP MUST REJECT A SECOND MUNICH AND HOLD FIRM AGAIN IRAN

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President Trump knows this, of course, and argued to Bret Baier in an interview from Beijing last week that while the loss of the soldiers was awful and he regrets it, the war is a necessary evil as wars often are. The president also expressed sympathy for people feeling the pain at the pump, but again stated plainly: Operation Epic Fury had to be undertaken.

The reason is quite simple. Iran intends to obtain nuclear weapons by any means available, and the original ruler and his senior leadership — all dead now, as are their replacements, and many of the replacements of the replacements are dead too — were "crazy," "lunatics," and generally fanatics........

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