The Hill: House Democrat on Iran war: ‘Americans have had enough’
Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.), an Army veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, on Wednesday expressed his frustration with the U.S. operation against Iran.
“I learned when I was fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan that when elites in Washington bang the war drums, pound their chest, talk about the costs of war and act tough, they’re not talking about them doing it,” Crow said during a news conference alongside other House Democrats.
“They’re not talking about their kids or their billionaire donors picking up rifles, jumping into planes, jumping into helicopters. They’re talking about working-class kids like us. They’re talking about those in small towns, in farms and ranches across the country, that have to actually do the work, that have to fight and die, and the American people that have to pay for all of it. Americans have had enough,” he added.
Last weekend, the U.S. and Israel launched strikes against Iran following weeks of American-Iranian tension. The strikes, which killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, also rapidly ratcheted up hostilities in the region, with Iran retaliating via attacks on Israel and Gulf states.
Iranian leaders on Thursday called for President Trump’s “blood” after the recent strikes, pledging to take action due to the “atrocity.”
In a recent Fox News poll, a majority of American voters said they believe that Trump’s relationship with Iran had made the U.S. less safe. Fifty-one percent of respondents said the president’s relationship with Tehran had increased risk for the U.S., while 29 percent in the poll said Trump’s relationship with Iran had increased security for their country.
Former Vice President Mike Pence said Wednesday that Trump “made the right call” on the U.S. operation against Iran.
“I think at the end of the day, the president, history will record that he made the right call. The opportunity presented itself, and the president made the decision to unleash our armed forces,” Pence told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins.