Fox guest predicts the US will be in Iran “for a long time”
Robert Spalding: “Operation Northern and Southern Watch went on for you know almost 20 years, I think. So, I think this is going to be something similar.”
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From the July 20, 2026, edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends
BRIAN KILMEADE (CO-HOST): How much longer do you expect this to go on and do you think munitions should be a limitation at this point? What do you hear?
ROBERT SPALDING (GUEST): No, I don't think, you know, the Pentagon has done a great job of restocking the munitions. I don't think that's an issue at all. But I can, I do expect that we're going to be there a long time. You know Operation Northern and Southern Watch went on for, you know, almost 20 years, I think. So, I think this is going to be something similar. We're going to have to stay there. Those guys aren't going to change their behavior, we have to adapt. And I think, you know, we're going to have to get the Gulf States, and those that rely on the oil coming from the Gulf States to help pay for this.