US losing the war on Iran shows the US empire is in decline – Lt. Col. William J. Astore
Published 18 Apr, 2026 07:01On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to retired US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel William J. Astore, author of ‘American Militarism on Steroids’. He discusses why he believes the US is losing the war against Iran, the ballooning US military budget for perpetual war and the decline of US empire, the decline of democracy in America as the empire’s appetite continues to grow, Pope Leo XIV’s stance against the Iran war, why Israel and Netanyahu dragging the US into the war represents a threat to national security, the mainstream media’s coverage of the Ukraine proxy war and Russia’s lack of trust of the US in negotiations, and much more.
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