by Michael F. McNamara | Mar 27, 2026 | Iran, Iran War, Middle East
Two retired Marine Infantry Officers, Col Will Costantini, USMC (ret), and Maj Tim Lynch, USMC (ret), join Maj Mike McNamara, USMCR (ret), today on ALL MARINE RADIO.
With apologies for the technical issues in this broadcast…
TODAY’S TOPICS:
- Does regime change happen in the near term… or will that happen at a later date… after combat operations have been concluded?
- What is it to be an “ally” of the United States? AND… should the US rethink its alliances, given that Europe has largely disarmed itself… and further, even when they do go along to support an American military operation… they can’t actually contribute any significant capability… which stands in stark contrast to what Israel and Ukraine have done for the US.
- What would ground combat units do in the region?
- The task of opening the Strait of Hormuz — what do the layers of that look like?
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by Michael F. McNamara | Mar 11, 2026 | Iran, Iran War
“Once over lightly…” as they used to say in my barbershop. Here is what Mac, Tim Lynch & Will Costantini, all retired Marine Corps officers, are talking about today.
- A POLL QUESTION: Should the President of the United States ever say… “No boots on the ground…” or remove any option during a war?
- How do you define the term “boots on the ground” that has come to be a synonym for “nation-building”?
- A possible IRGC perspective: Given our history in that region… we’ve wrecked their stuff before… we’ve fought their proxies before… and we always begin with great fanfare… and they survive it… Then, their proxies begin to make us pay… and great victories devolve into not-so-great departures and questionable long-term results. THE IRGC KNOW THIS HISTORY… THEY KNOW AMERICA HAS A GLASS JAW. Thoughts?
- If regime change were to happen in Iran, how would it happen? What has to take place for that to occur?
- The use of cluster munitions over cities… interesting. I recall that when the United States used them during the Gulf War against Iraqi dismounted soldiers, the American media alleged that it was a “war crime”… hmmmmmmm. Now, Iran uses them against civilians, carried to cities on ballistic missiles, and nobody says a word. Thoughts?
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