The Jimmy Dore Show Bill Maher's INSANE Idea For Trump To Win Nobel Peace Prize! w/ Dave Smith
Feb 2, 2026
Kurt Metzger, comedian and panel regular, lends sharp takes on social media and censorship. Dave Smith, comedian and political podcaster, critiques foreign-policy postures. They debate Bill Maher’s call for rewarding regime change, unpack historical U.S. interventions, and question media narratives about protests, platform moderation, and housing rhetoric in quick, combative segments.
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Regime-Change Is Not Peace
- Dave Smith argues urging foreign regime change glorifies endless war and ignores historical blowback.
- He warns overthrowing governments without post-regime plans often causes civil war and failed states.
Kurd And Shiite Uprisings Were Betrayed
- Dave Smith recounts Gulf War betrayals where Kurds and Shiites rose up then were abandoned.
- He links later full-scale regime change in Iraq to massive civil war and casualties.
Historical U.S. Interventions Fuel Resentment
- Dave Smith traces U.S. interventions (1953, Iraq, Iran-Contra) as causes of anti-American sentiment.
- He says historical meddling explains why many Iranians distrust U.S. promises of support.