Here & Now Anytime Why MAGA is all in on Iran
Mar 10, 2026
Marcus King, Georgetown professor on water security, explains why desalination matters after attacks on Gulf plants. Colin Dueck, conservative foreign policy analyst, explores why MAGA voters support limited action in Iran. Phil Mudd, former senior intelligence official, outlines rapid online radicalization and rising domestic security risks. They discuss water infrastructure vulnerability, political support for the conflict, and homeland threats.
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Online Radicalization Can Turn Violent Very Fast
- Self-radicalization from online content can produce violent actors within weeks rather than months.
- Phil Mudd cites rapid pace he saw at the FBI where a young person sees images and quickly decides to attack within weeks.
Population Size Multiplies Lone Actor Risk
- Open societies make it hard to stop lone actors who decide to attack after viewing extremist material.
- Phil Mudd warned multiplying risk across 330 million people means a small sympathetic fraction will act independently.
Restore High-End Counterterrorism Capacity
- Rebuilding elite counterterrorism expertise matters because high-end cases require multidisciplinary skills.
- Phil Mudd lists surveillance rotations, finance and communications analysis, foreign partner coordination, and legal approvals as irreplaceable.