Call Me Back - with Dan Senor Why We Fight - with Micah Goodman
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Mar 23, 2026 Micah Goodman, Israeli public intellectual and best-selling author, unpacks competing narratives driving the Iran war. He discusses how this conflict differs from past clashes. He examines U.S.-Israel military integration, MAGA isolationism, Trump’s war doctrine, and the global stakes involving China, deterrence, and Zionism.
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The Great Convergence That Makes This War Different
- The current Iran war is a Great Convergence where two distinct stories meet: Iran versus the West and Iran versus its own people.
- Micah Goodman argues January 2026 protests and mass killings fused these narratives, creating a moment that could topple the regime or reshape outcomes.
Emotional Distance Meets Military Intimacy
- A paradox: American public sympathy for Israel fell while U.S. and Israeli militaries grew unusually integrated in this war.
- Goodman highlights Gallup data showing younger Americans trending pro-Palestinian just as militaries coordinate 'shoulder to shoulder.'
How War Outcomes Will Shape Competing Narratives
- The political narratives on left and right both claim Israel dragged the U.S. into disaster, but outcomes will decide which narrative prevails.
- Goodman warns a failed campaign would empower isolationist/conspiratorial claims; success would reframe Israel as a pivotal American asset.
