Why Trump’s Iran War Is Now More Unpopular Than Vietnam

About this episode

The episode discusses the rising unpopularity of the Iran conflict compared to the Vietnam War, featuring insights from war correspondent Phil Ittner.

Reflections on Beltane and the Spring rites of the ancients. Veteran war correspondent, Phil Ittner reports on the latest news from Kiev Ukraine. New polling shows rising opposition to the Iran conflict, with approval dropping sharply as economic pressure builds and public frustration grows. Plus callers speak on the meaning of May Day. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Thom Hartmann

Guest: Phil Ittner

Topics covered

• Iran conflict
• public opinion
• war reporting
• economic pressure
• May Day

Keywords

• Trump
• Iran War
• Vietnam
• polling
• public frustration
• Kiev
• Ukraine
• Beltane
• May Day

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Iran, Kiev, Ukraine, Vietnam

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