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“Maybe we shouldn’t even be there at all.”

March 19, 2026

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Money & Markets

“Maybe we shouldn’t even be there at all.”

John Titus and Catherine Austin Fitts discuss escalating war with Iran and argue the U.S. role lacks national interest, citing Trump’s conflicting statements and ally refusals to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz while European states negotiate with Iran. They review reported Iranian strikes damaging U.S. KC-135 tankers and bases, carrier strike groups pulling back, evacuation warnings for Iraq, and banks closing offices in Qatar/Dubai after threats tied to a Tehran bank bombing. They warn oil, LNG, and fertilizer disruptions could drive inflation, recession, rationing, and food instability, while the U.S. deploys Marines and draft talk resurfaces. They also cover a court quashing DOJ subpoenas of Fed Chair Powell, delays in a Trump-Xi meeting, accelerating stablecoin/AI deregulation efforts, a “CBDC ban” with a 2030 sunset, moves to shield Bayer/Monsanto from glyphosate liability, and Idaho sheriffs helping defeat a mandatory ICE-contract bill, plus charts showing rising energy prices and market stress.

00:00 Ides of March Setup
00:39 Trump Questions Iran War
01:39 Unipolar to Multipolar Shift
03:42 Trump Slipping and No Agency
04:40 Campaign Promises Montage
06:41 Epstein Files and Resignations
07:53 Follow the Money Israel Lobby
09:10 Grift and Banker Backing
10:41 Tankers Bases and Drones
15:34 Carriers Pull Back
17:28 Israel Under Pressure
19:45 Evacuations and Bank Targets
22:38 Treasury Secretary Freakout
28:48 Crypto Deregulation Alarm
30:24 Allies Refuse Strait Patrol
31:50 Oil Shock and COVID Echoes
36:50 Boots on Ground Vietnam Vibes
38:56 Can Iran Endure Long War
41:43 Guard Deployments and Refueling Wing
43:33 Draft Talk and Induction Order
44:57 Tennessee Politics and War Fever
48:40 Oil Spike and Inflation Signals
49:56 SAVE Act and Election Control
53:28 DOJ Subpoenas vs Fed Chair
01:03:28 China Summit Delay and Taiwan
01:05:24 Hormuz Chokepoint Commodity Shock
01:10:33 Gulf States Protection Racket
01:14:19 AI Safety Laws Gutted
01:17:18 CBDC Ban with Sunset Loopholes
01:22:26 Yield Stablecoins vs Banks
01:25:21 Credit Creation Collapse Risk
01:29:40 Centralization and Billionaire Control
01:32:56 Glyphosate Liability Shield
01:40:18 Roundup Horror Story
01:42:46 Know Your Farmer
01:43:42 Idaho Rejects ICE Mandate
01:47:39 Markets Heatmap and Treasuries
01:50:34 Imposter Scams and AI Slop
01:56:35 State Testimony on Guardrails
02:00:12 Reinventing Financial Freedom
02:02:06 Rand Paul War Powers Pushback
02:03:32 Wrap Up and Farewell


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