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Mark Levin: "We Have Something Called the Marines" (July 2026)
Mark Levin on Fox saying the US has got to get the uranium out of Iran.
Mark Levin Says It's Time for Boots on the Ground in Iran (10 min) | 07-15-26 · Red Apple Podcast Network · uploaded 2026-07-16 · 10:25
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What this video is evidence for
Mark Levin hosts Life, Liberty & Levin on Fox News and one of the most-listened-to talk radio shows in America. He has been among the loudest media voices for war with Iran and regime change in Tehran. In this 77 WABC radio segment (July 15, 2026), the host first plays or recalls an exchange with Prime Minister Netanyahu, then turns to Levin and the question of American ground troops.
The host sets it up: "If it means... you got to get the dust [the enriched uranium]... and we need some boots on the ground. If it means a victory, you gotta do it." Levin answers:
"I think we have something called the Marines, do we not? I think we have something called the Army, do we not? Should we retire them? Should we shut it down? Those are boots on the ground... These are our men. Infantry, Marines... And if you're going to announce in advance that we're never going to use them, the enemy will attack us."
He dismisses Americans who oppose the war as "isolationists," who he says are "very ignorant" and "very sympathetic to our enemies."
Watch for how the argument works. Ground troops are presented as ordinary and inevitable ("that's war"), the uranium becomes the reason soldiers must go in, and anyone asking whose war this is gets labeled an enemy sympathizer. Levin told the WABC host he had just interviewed Netanyahu at a JNS (Jewish News Syndicate) event.
Where this fits: see American Soldiers Iran Videos for the full explanation and sources.
Transcript
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all you New Yorkers. UP Taxi. This is the 77 WABC minicast. I know that elections are coming up, and look, I, I, look, pray to God, I love you like I love Trump. I really do.
I adore both of you guys. You know that. I love you. I love Sarah. I love all you guys, but, you know, there is um, a group of people in Israel and here in America that are rooting for your defeat.
You know, you've won 5 of the last 6 elections. Are you pretty confident? Because I love what you said to Mark Levine at JNS. I was sitting in the front row looking right at you, BB, when you said, I plan on being here for a long time. I think you meant that, yes?
Yes, I did, but let me tell you, I run in every election is this I'm going to lose. And, you know, it's up to me and my colleagues to make sure we don't. So I, uh, you know, I never make these, uh, uh, gung ho predictions. I said to my followers. In fact, I will lose unless you guys show up in the, uh, uh, you know, I'm voting there.
That's, uh, that's really my approach and I think it's the right one. Yeah, I enter interview. I have a lot of big people on this show, Trump, BB, all of them. There's nobody bigger than Mark Lebin. I think he's the most important voice in the world.
I actually went heavy on this show a couple of days ago, Monday when Graham died. I think Mark is the most important and smartest voice in the world. I legitimately love the man. I had the opportunity to spend time with Mark and his lovely wife, Julian Israel, a couple of weeks ago. It was an honor.
baby was late. for that 1st Sunday night speech and they had me and Mark for the time. Mark must have spoken for an hour and a half and he was brilliant. He does a radio show all over America. He's on this station every night.
We're lucky to have them. Two great shows on Fox News every Saturday and Sunday night. Most importantly, like I said, a dear friend and the most powerful voice in the world today, my friend, the great one. Mark Levin, good morning, Mark. How are you?
Oh, shit, I'm doing a lot better now. That was very incredible of you. Not true, but thank you, and I do want people to know. that you and I are very, very tight, and we text all the time, and we bump in each other all the time, give each other big hug, and we genuinely do love each other, because uh, Sid and I. Really, we have the same views about America, Israel, the Islamists, the Marxists and all the rest of it.
And Sid, uh, you're number one in New York for a reason and the toughest slot, the morning slot. And people love you and for a very good reason, brother. Thank you. What I said was true, and thank you. I know you're humble.
And that is Mark, by the way. He's not just saying up for the air. hes a humble guy, but just brilliant. You know, we, um, I will often text you. I'm a, there's a big admission on air.
I going to see the president, I think, this Saturday in Bedminster, New Jersey. the Summer White House. And I'll open text Mark. I'll go, I think I pissed off the president. I don't know.
And then we'll talk about some subject, maybe Iran, maybe Turkey, something out there that is certainly a hot topic. And you'll kind of talk me off the ledge, but it does seem like recently, as much as I adore and love Trump, and I think he's the best president ever, that I've been a bit critical about a whole variety of topics, and people tend to get crazy. Oh, you don't love Trump anymore. That's not true. I can be critical of a few things and still love the president, yes?
Of course. I mean, I am as well, and uh, he loves you. He's very, very busy. He's a big fan of mine and we're big fans of his. You know how important he is to this country.
We know he is standing between us and the mob. Standing between us and they are hard left. I mean, people seem to forget what other Republican presidents have been like, certainly post Reagan. Uh, they've been very milk toast. They've been very average.
It's hard to remember anything profound that they've done, not to put them down. It's hard to remember everything profound. Donald Trump has done. And so, you know, you, you, you have to accept the fact that this man's under constant attack, under constant pressure, and I think he's performing brilliantly, where I think you and I disagree with him, is we want to see the Iranian regime destroyed, we want to see them pulled out from the roots up, arm the people there, and um, some of the uh, leaks against Netanyahu, which I don't think are him, might be some of the envoys and so forth. Because we need Netanyahu in Israel.
We need Donald Trump in the White House. This is a strong duo like FDR and Churchill like Reagan and Thatcher. These are 2 of the greatest leaders of all time. And again, nobody's perfect. Shit and I are perfect.
We have our views. Uh, and we express them, and you know, said that's very, very important that we do. So he hears from a different perspective, not just some of these individuals, and we do it very, very respectfully. In other words, we raised the question about the issue. We never try to sabotage him.
We never try to stab him in the back and that's the difference uh between us and so many people who are just nasty as hell. You nailed it. That's exactly right. That's the way I do it. That's the way you do it and that's why at the end of the day, he still respects us.
The one thing I do get about this, Iran stuff. I'm right with you. I've been adamant about it. Just blow their doors off. That's it.
And, uh, you know, I heard you bring up World War 2 with Germany and Japan with Sean Hannity a couple of nights ago. Nobody wanted those people to die, but that's war. But the boots on the ground issue. Rachel Campo, Stumpy keeps putting it up with me. I said, listen, I don't I don't want him there.
Trump doesn't want him there. Listen, President Trump doesn't want anybody to die. You got to know this guy. He is a good hearted, nice man. He doesn't want anybody to die.
But if they call for a situation, whether it's getting to a place where you got to get the dust, well, who knows what, and we need some boots on the ground. If it means a victory, you gotta do it. And when I say that for some reason, Mark Levin, I become a bad person. Well, you're not. I think we have something called the Marines, do we not?
I think we have something called the army, do we not? Should we retire them? Should we shut it down? Those are boots on the ground. I don't even like that phrase.
These are our men. Infantry, Marines, and so forth, and so on. And if you're going to announce in advance that we're never going to use them, the enemy will attack us, they have a lot of boots on the ground. It's just so absurd. Um, and these isolationists, most of them, are very ignorant.
Most of them are not aware of our history. Most of them are very sympathetic to our enemies, to be quite frank about it. And uh they've undermined the president every step of the way, but this idea, that we should, number one, never have quote unquote boots on the ground, and number 2, convey that to the enemy. And then we're going in for a $1500000000 defense budget, none of that makes sense, because they don't make sense. We don't send in troops just to send in troops.
We send in troops that we have to and these are men and women who are trained. They are volunteers, none of them are drafted. They understand their duty. They are incredibly patriotic, more patriotic than most. And these people who keep saying no boots on the ground, no boots on the ground.
They're the ones who are going to get us into World War 3. They're the ones who are going to wait until geographically, militarily and psychologically. We're not prepared to defend ourselves. They're wrong. 100% wrong.
Couldn't agree with you more. Mark, I want to move to Turkey. Uh, you like me very adamant about not providing... F 35s to Erdawan and Turkey. BB came out right away.
said, look, I love Trump. I love them, but he can't do this. He can't provide Turkey with any military machinery. Now I had a guy in studio yesterday. Our dear friend John Catch Matiti, who loves us both, and he is of Greek descent, so he knows just how dangerous Turkey is.
And he said, don't worry, not going to happen, not in a 1000000 years. And I tend to believe that. I think President Trump knows that F 35's in the hands of Turkey would be a huge problem for Israel, and quite frankly, a lot of the Middle East, but but until he says, no, that is still kind of dangling out there. Are you worried about that? Because the president proposes something and he's pushing it hard.
I worry about it if I disagree with it. F 35's for Turkey. To me is uh, is something to be opposed strongly. And if it doesn't happen, it's going to be because Republicans and Democrats in Congress don't want it to happen. There is a uh resolution in place that can't be ignored.
That um, that says no. And the reason is, Erdowan is friendly with Putin. He bought uh S 400s, ground the air missile systems, in violation of our rules and violation of NATO. He didn't care, and then he won F 35. So what he wants is Russian defense batteries against Jets and then he wants our top Jets.
And of course, we have 100s of 1000000s of technology that went into these jets. They're stuff fighters, they're cutting edge, and it would change the balance of power there. It would potentially give this incredibly important technology to the enemy. Why do it? Why give them a 100 F 35?
This guy is a nationalist socialist. Sound familiar? Islamist. He is constantly threatening Israel, Greece, Cyprus. He's constantly kissing up the Putin.
He doesn't get F 35, regardless, period. He doesn't get F 35. It took us 25 years to develop that technology in those jets, and we don't give it to one of the most heinous dictators on the planet, period. And I'm not one of these guys, just to be honest, it'll never happen this side of there. It takes voices like yours and mine, and a lot of behind the scenes work, people don't realize I do and you do.
Uh, to, to advance good things and prevent what I consider bad things.
Last Updated: 2026-09-27