Statement from Congressman Moulton on U.S. Military Action in Iran

SALEM, MA - Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) has issued the following statement regarding military action conducted in Iran this morning by American military forces.

"The two basic problems with Bush's War in Iraq were that it was based on a lie and there was no plan for what comes next. It's hard to argue both are not true today. WMD in Iraq was a lie. 'Obliterating' Iran's nuclear facilities was a lie. The troops have to be wondering today, 'What lies are we being told now?' When you're asked to risk your life for something, the most fundamental thing you want is the truth.

"Bluster and Bomb is not a strategy. Trump says that he wants a nuclear deal, but the only reason we don't have one is because he tore it up. Trump's utter stupidity will get Americans killed, and it's long past time for Republicans in Congress to let us follow our Constitutional duty and vote on whether, for the second time in twenty-five years, we should risk a lot of American lives for a lot of lies."

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