Democrats Raise Alarms About Trump’s War In Iran After Classified Briefing
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“I'm more convinced now that this is going to be open-ended and forever," Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said after a briefing on Iran on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON ― Democratic lawmakers emerged from a classified briefing on the U.S. war in Iran sharply critical of the Trump administration’s strategy and rationale for launching the nation into another Middle Eastern conflict.
“I’m more convinced now that this is going to be open-ended and forever,” Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) told reporters on Tuesday. “This feels like a multi-trillion-dollar open-ended conflict with a very confusing and constantly shifting set of goals.”
“They clearly seem fine with hard-line elements being in control of the country, because they plan to permanently run air operations in order to chase [Iran’s] missile-making capability, drone-making capability and nuclear capabilities,” he said.
Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) added, “I don’t have any more confidence now than I did before I went into the brief.”
The closed-door briefing for all members of the U.S. Senate featured top Trump administration officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine. Rubio defended President Donald Trump’s decision to launch massive missile strikes against Iran over the weekend authorization from Congress before he met with lawmakers.
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