Before we jump into the topic at hand, a couple of reminders:
Mark Levin, Fox News host of "Life, Liberty, and Levin," is an unabashed constitutional conservative, staunch believer in Judeo-Christian principles — including a shared system of ethics, morality, and social principles, all of which are rooted in the Hebrew Bible (essentially, the Old Testament) and the New Testament of Christianity.
Mark Levin is also an unwavering supporter of President Donald Trump, whom he considers a years-long friend — as does Trump, him.
All of the above said, Levin has — for weeks, if not months — grown increasingly frustrated with the prosecution of the war with Iran. While he hasn't criticized Trump directly, the actions he's continually called for are in contrast with the apparent ongoing strategy of the president.
On Monday morning, Levin fired up X — and aimed his advice directly at Trump:
The surest way to lose the midterms is to look like a loser in this war. It also happens to be the surest way to ensure a forever war involving future generations of Americans. We will need to do more than declare victory by circumventing the Strait of Hormuz with pipelines, effectively surrendering the once open and internationally recognized Strait to the enemy, and celebrating a return to pre-war oil prices.
To be fair, we also have to be honest. (We'll get there in a second.)
The surest way to lose the midterms is to look like a loser in this war. It also happens to be the surest way to ensure a forever war involving future generations of Americans.
— Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) August 10, 2026
We will need to do more than declare victory by circumventing the Strait of Hormuz with pipelines,…
Trump has changed course — sometimes within hours of having switched up his tactics, again — with multiple ceasefires (that Iran or its proxies immediately violated), with regularity, while the pretend-ceasefire only serves to benefit the IRGC (Iranian Revolutionary Guard) by giving them more time to regroup — and to, surprisingly, rapidly rebuild.
Levin finished his text with three direct words: "Finish the job."
I would respectfully encourage POTUS to turn a deaf ear to the isolationists in the administration and finish the job.
"Finish the job." Any questions? Of course there are.
But unlike the majority of keyboard jockeys on social media who constantly parrot "Finish the job — with zero suggestions on how to do so, Levin has continually talked (for months) about specifics, and what he believes it will take to actually finish the job in a way that ensures the future safety of the United States, and much of the world, from attacks by the Islamist state and its proxies.
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Here are a few examples of both Levin's advice and relatedly consistently:
Levin’s position has been remarkably consistent. On July 8, after Iran attacked U.S. bases and oil tankers, he argued that the previous MOU demonstrated once again that Tehran cannot be trusted. His prescription was to maintain military and economic pressure until the regime is “finished off.” He said the U.S. military should have been permitted from the beginning to pursue the regime itself rather than operate under restrictions designed merely to compel Iranian compliance.
Earlier, Levin put the argument even more starkly. On May 14, he said Iran had already lost much of its air force and navy and that the United States therefore had an opportunity it might not get again: “Now it’s time to kill off the regime.” His argument is essentially that stopping short leaves the surviving Iranian power structure free to rebuild its military, missile and nuclear capabilities — and leaves another generation of Americans dealing with the same threat.
Levin has also argued that merely destroying Iran's military capabilities isn't enough. In March, he warned that Washington has to think seriously about what replaces the Islamic Republic. Otherwise, remaining elements of the regime — potentially backed by China and Russia — could fill the vacuum. At the same time, he argued this does not necessarily require an Iraq-style occupation involving hundreds of thousands of American troops.
I'd include more examples from Levin and others, including retired Four-Star Gen. Jack Keane, who has also consistently argued for Trump to finish the job, but I think it fair to suggest that the world has seen enough of Tehran's modus operandi over the decades to come to the the conclusion that this leopard never changes its spots — and has no intention of doing so.
So here's the salient question: Are Mark Levin, Jack Keane, and other respected authorities right?
Allow me to answer the question this way: History suggests that Levin, Keane, and others, have been exactly right — whether one chooses to look back 1,400 years or simply the last 47 years, Islamism has sought to conquer; not coexist.
From attacking neighbors to funding terrorist proxy groups — not to mention breaking virtually every commitment it has made (while all the while intentionally lying). All of this — and more — suggests that seeking peace and coexistence from radical maniacs is a fool's game.
Now we have a trusted friend of the president, directly appealing to him to finally finish the job. The question is, will President Trump heed Mark Levin's advice?
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