DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas TACO Tuesday 2.0 | DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas
Apr 7, 2026
They dig into a looming U.S.-Iran showdown, Trump’s deadline for attacks, and the strategic impossibility of controlling the Strait of Hormuz. They examine alleged war crimes and a high-profile Australian soldier’s murder charges. They also unpack ICE shootings, disputed official narratives, and what these scandals reveal about accountability and declining U.S. power.
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Presidential Nuclear Rhetoric As Desperation
- Donald Trump's public nuclear rhetoric escalated the conflict by threatening to "destroy bridges and power plants" and saying "A whole civilization will die tonight."
- Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas call this genocidal language a war-crime-level escalation that signals desperation, not strategic viability.
Seizing The Strait Of Hormuz Is Unwinnable
- Reopening the Strait of Hormuz by force is practically impossible because Iran can still disrupt shipping and spike insurance costs even if territory is occupied.
- Ted Rall argues occupation wouldn't restore predictable oil delivery; insurer refusals and missile threats keep exports crippled.
Tactical Wins Don't Win Political Wars
- The U.S. repeats a Vietnam-style strategic error by treating a political war as a purely military one and expecting tactical victories to win long conflicts.
- Jamarl Thomas notes Iran only needs to outlast U.S. will, as insurgents did in Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq.