US EditionLawmakers shaped by combat after 9/11 now grappling with a new Mideast war
Veteran lawmakers with combat experience urge caution amid rising U.S. casualties and billions in war costs, influencing votes on the Iran war powers resolution.
- Combat veterans in Congress express caution about potential escalation of conflict with Iran, having experienced the human cost of past wars in the Middle East.
- Rep. Eli Crane , a former Navy SEAL, called for a cautious approach by the Trump administration while acknowledging the need to stop 'Iran's terror' that caused American deaths.
- Rep. Jason Crow , a former Army captain deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, said he ran for Congress to ensure tough questions were asked and accountability maintained when 'drums of war started beating.
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These lawmakers were shaped by combat after 9/11. Now they're grappling with a new Mideast war
As Congress responds to President Donald Trump’s attack on Iran, lawmakers who served on the front lines of Iraq and Afghanistan are making their voices heard.
It is said, and rightly so, that the Iranian regime is waging a survival war following the treasonous attack by Israel and the United States. Instead, it has gone more unnoticed that the conflict is also an existential threat to the European Union because Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu have accelerated the demolition of the world order on which the community club was built and has stood. As analyst Nathalie Tocci says, “a world without any …
Combat-shaped lawmakers face new Mideast war
WASHINGTON — As Congress responds to President Donald Trump’s attack on Iran, lawmakers who served on the front lines of Iraq and Afghanistan are making their voices heard in a war debate that has taken on intensely personal meaning. Many admit mixed feelings, taking satisfaction in seeing vengeance taken on the leadership of an Iranian regime that has targeted U.S. service members for decades, yet fearful that another generation of soldiers cou…
After the US attack on Iran, Europe's governments are wrestling for a line. Trump's team wants bases and logistics – behind the scenes, concerns about consequences are growing all the way to Europe. An analysis.
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