# Thu Episode #2269:  — Trump’s Secret War Losses

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Published: 2026-05-21T17:46:53+00:00
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──────────────────────────────────────── [00:02:33] CRS Report: 42 US Aircraft Lost in Iran — Hegseth Refused to Provide Data, So Congress Built the List From News Reports The CRS compiled the list from news reports: 4 F-15Es, 1 F-35, 2 A-10s, 7 KC-135 tankers, 24 MQ-9 Reapers. Knight: if you're winning, you don't hide this information. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:08:39] UN: The World Has Six Months to Avert a Major Food Crisis — Hormuz Closure Is a Systemic Shock, Not a Disruption The UN food agency says Hormuz is a systemic shock to global food prices. Knight: the 1973 OPEC embargo was 15% of US supply — this is 20% of the entire world's oil. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:18:52] Lindsey Graham Calls for Bombing Iran's Civilian Energy Infrastructure to 'Hurt Them More' Graham said he would give up both houses of Congress for it — Knight: he asks South Carolina parents to send their sons and daughters to the Middle East, knowing he won't be among the Marines who land in Iran. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:29:36] Knight: We Are Playing the Role of the Nazis — Attacking Countries That Did Not Attack Us for Israeli Living Space Graham invokes Churchill; Knight invokes Lebensraum. We are attacking a country that did not attack us, backing a state that bases its existence on the concept of a master race. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:32:05] The School Strike Was a Double-Tap Tomahawk — First Missile to Flush Survivors, Second to Kill Them Scott Ritter identified it as a Tomahawk from day one. A loitering drone photographed the reaction, a second missile was sent when survivors emerged. A girls' gym was hit two hours later killing 21. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:37:39] Tony Arderman: The Monetary…

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