The Hugh Hewitt Show: Highly Concentrated What excuse do Democrats have for keeping DHS closed during wartime?
Mar 31, 2026
Amit Segal, Israeli political journalist who covers public opinion and the war. John Podhoretz, Commentary editor analyzing U.S. strategy and geopolitics. Tom Cotton, U.S. senator and former Army officer focused on national security and DHS funding. They debate DHS funding amid wartime, cybersecurity and border agency funding plans, and strategic U.S.-Israel calculations against Iran.
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Campaign Progress Ahead Of Schedule
- The initial phase of the campaign is progressing faster than expected with U.S. forces 'on time or ahead of schedule' across multiple lines of effort.
- Sen. Tom Cotton credits strikes on missiles, manufacturing sites, and command-and-control as weakening Iran's military capabilities.
Iran Measures Victory As Survival
- Iran and its proxy forces think in terms of endurance, not quick defeat, so Western definitions of victory differ from Tehran's survival-focused approach.
- Michael Oren warned victory must be measured in both military outcomes and longer-term political changes.
Sustained Pressure Could Yield Historic Results
- Israel and the U.S. must sustain pressure because removing Iran's military threat could be a generational geopolitical triumph.
- Michael Oren argued sustained U.S.-Israel coordination could lead to historic leadership status for the president who sees it through.
