Veterans for Responsible Leadership’s Scott Peoples on why the group is criticizing the war in Iran

Podcasts Archives • NC Newsline · Mar 23, 2026 · 13m

Scott Peoples (Courtesy photo)

As the U.S. rapidly moves toward the one-month mark in President Trump’s highly controversial war with Iran, the costs – both in human lives and dollars and cents — continue to mount rapidly. And these costs are impacting virtually all Americans. Not only are direct expenditures on the war impacting the U.S. Treasury and the government’s ability to fund core public services, the economic impacts – most notably in the form of soaring fuel prices – are taking a toll on millions of average consumers.

And it’s in light of these developments that the group…