Franco Ordonez

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380 appearances 4 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 10 Aug

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The NPR Politics Podcast · As casualties rise, do the politics of the Iran war change? · 22 Jul 2026 podcast

I mean, they certainly can. voice-verified

I mean, I guess we shall see. voice-verified

I mean, I absolutely think they could change the dynamics a lot if we start to see more casualties. voice-verified

I mean, the public does not like seeing Americans killed in war, especially a war that they voice-verified

don't necessarily understand, that they don't necessarily approve of, or don't necessarily think is necessary right now. voice-verified

And as you point out, the public has never really been much on board with this war. voice-verified

But I would say that the criticism so far has been more in economic terms, concerns about gas, concerns about the impacts on grocery prices. voice-verified

but these casualties certainly make it a lot more real. voice-verified

No, I mean, what the president's words do not match what people are seeing and what is actually happening. voice-verified

I mean, you know, we talked earlier about four months ago, president was saying this was done very soon. voice-verified

It was only a few weeks ago when he announced, you know, the ceasefire. voice-verified

that he was boasting that it was his peace through strength, you know, doctrine was the only way that they could get this Iranian deal, that no one could negotiate or turn Iran to make such a deal. voice-verified

really fallen apart. voice-verified

I mean, Trump ran for office promising no more endless wars in the Middle East. voice-verified

Now, I'm not saying this is an endless war in the Middle East, but he criticized wars in Middle East. voice-verified

He criticized starting wars in the Middle East. voice-verified

And here you now have a war in the Middle East. voice-verified

So voice-verified

You know, you have a lot of Americans who are asking questions about why. voice-verified

And as Quill just pointed out, they don't necessarily understand the real purpose of doing this, or at least not right now. voice-verified

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