Crow Calls for Public Hearings on Trump's War with Iran

WASHINGTON — Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO), a former paratrooper and Army Ranger and member of the House Armed Services Committee, is calling on Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers to hold public hearings on Trump’s war of choice with Iran.

In a letter signed by every Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, Crow and his colleagues argued that the Trump Administration’s military action against Iran necessitates that the Department of Defense immediately testify before the Committee in a public setting. There, Administration officials would have to explain their rationale and endgame for the war to the American people.

“We are deeply troubled by the lack of transparency from the Trump Administration and the Department of Defense and its failure to keep the Congress and the American people informed,” Crow and his colleagues wrote. “We remain concerned by the ever-shifting strategic and operational objectives of the conflict and lack of clarity regarding the possible use of U.S. ground forces in the region… Our questions remain unanswered about the costs incurred, including daily operations, lost and damaged equipment, munitions expenditures, and reports that the administration plans to ask Congress for a $200 billion supplemental.”

The Administration’s war with Iran has already resulted in the deaths of 13 U.S. servicemembers and an additional 290 wounded, and it has threatened the domestic and global economy and the stability of the Middle East.

Crow has repeatedly condemned Trump’s illegal war of choice in Iran. As an Army Ranger who grew up in a working-class family and served in Iraq and Afghanistan, Crow saw firsthand the repercussions of forever wars on servicemembers and hard-working Americans. He voted to reclaim Congressional authority over war with Iran, and he called for Donald Trump and his cronies to end their military adventurism.

Crow has outlined a new vision for American foreign policy that ends forever war and answers to working-class Americans over elites.

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