The Commentary Magazine Podcast
Jul 20, 2026 · 1 hr 11 min · 11 segments
It's Monday, and we're back to discuss Iran striking US positions in Jordan and Iraq, the downplaying of American casualties and stockpile depletion, and the realization that intimidation tactics are…
Abe GreenwaldHost[singing] Hope for the best.
Expect the worst.
Some drink champagne.
Some die of thirst.
No way of knowing which way it's going.
Hope for the best, expect the worst.
Hope for the best.
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