Army veteran Paul Rieckhoff joined WBUR’s Here & Now with host Indira Lakshmanan to unpack new polling showing the war in Iran has become more unpopular than the Iraq War — rivaling Afghanistan and Vietnam — as the nation marked the dignified transfer of U.S. service members killed in the conflict at Dover Air Force Base.
WBUR Here & Now: U.S. military losses deepen disapproval of war in Iran
The Brief
→ Four things from today’s episode
01
Why Susie Wiles’ exit matters. and whether she’ll ever speak out about what she saw inside Trump’s White House
02
Hegseth posts a meme with Stephen Miller. “Stand, fight, defend the republic.” The circle is closing.
03
Paul’s blunt verdict. Pete Hegseth is the most destructive force on the American military since the Iraq War, maybe since Vietnam
04
Thomas Massie files eight articles of impeachment against Hegseth. and why the vote should happen on Veterans Day
