They LIED About IRAN: What Really Happened in the Strait of Hormuz | Ep. 288

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Mike Ritland interviews Greg Anderson, a former Army Ranger with 14 deployments, about his growing disillusionment with U.S. foreign policy and the Trump administration’s approach to Iran. Anderson, author of Courage Through Adversity, discusses feeling ‘politically homeless’ after supporting Trump’s anti-war campaign promises, only to see a push for regime change in Iran. The conversation covers lessons from Iraq and Afghanistan, civilian casualties, and Anderson’s shift toward isolationist views after decades of combat deployments.

Key takeaways

• Anderson expresses frustration that the Trump administration’s Iran policy contradicts its campaign promises to avoid regime change wars, citing the resignation and character attacks on Joe Kent as a turning point in his trust
• After 14 deployments, Anderson questions U.S. involvement in Middle East conflicts, noting that collateral damage standards enforced in Iraq and Afghanistan appear not to apply to Israeli operations in Gaza and Lebanon
• Anderson argues for a more isolationist U.S. foreign policy, suggesting America should focus on domestic problems rather than endless foreign interventions, and questions narratives he accepted as a young Ranger—such as the ’they hate our freedom’ explanation for terrorism

Episode details: published April 21, 2026 · 116.7K views · 3:31:04 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Stories told by Mike Ritland’s podcast guests are the guests’ own accounts, attributed to them — not independently verified. Commentary is Ritland’s, presented as his analysis.

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