Discussion · House of Representatives
Seth Magaziner Democrat
“The war in Iran is unnecessary. It has killed American troops, raised gas prices, and cost 100 billion dollars that we should have spent on housing, healthcare, and bridges at home. It is draining our military supplies and making us less safe.”
“Mr. Speaker, the President’s unnecessary war in Iran has now lasted 6 months with no end in sight. Mr. Speaker, 18 American servicemembers are dead. Countless civilians, including 100 children, have been bombed in their school. This war has now cost $100 billion and counting. Think of what we could have done instead with $100 billion. We could have built 1 million new affordable homes for Americans. We could have repaired 80,000 bridges, made insulin free for every American who needs it, and given a $1,000 tax cut to every middle-class family. Instead, we are wasting this money on a completely unnecessary war with no end in sight. Because of this stupid war, the Strait of Hormuz is closed, and the cost of gas is skyrocketing. There has been a 40 percent increase since before the war began. The average American has paid $500 more for gas in the last 6 months than they would have if the President had never bungled us into this stupid and unnecessary war. To make it all worse, our top military leaders are sounding the alarm that we are depleting our munitions to the point that it has made us more vulnerable and less safe than we were before. The American people are tired of politicians sending other people’s kids to fight and die in unnecessary wars in the Middle East. The President promised people that he would be different, but he is not. This is just another unnecessary war with no plan and no regard for what the American people actually need.”
Mr. Speaker, the President’s unnecessary war in Iran has now lasted 6 months with no end in sight. Mr. Speaker, 18 American servicemembers are dead. Countless civilians, including 100 children, have been bombed in their school. This war has now cost $100 billion and counting. Think of what we could have done instead with $100 billion. We could have built 1 million new affordable homes for Americans. We could have repaired 80,000 bridges, made insulin free for every American who needs it, and given a $1,000 tax cut to every middle-class family. Instead, we are wasting this money on a completely unnecessary war with no end in sight. Because of this stupid war, the Strait of Hormuz is closed, and the cost of gas is skyrocketing. There has been a 40 percent increase since before the war began. The average American has paid $500 more for gas in the last 6 months than they would have if the President had never bungled us into this stupid and unnecessary war. To make it all worse, our top military leaders are sounding the alarm that we are depleting our munitions to the point that it has made us more vulnerable and less safe than we were before. The American people are tired of politicians sending other people’s kids to fight and die in unnecessary wars in the Middle East. The President promised people that he would be different, but he is not. This is just another unnecessary war with no plan and no regard for what the American people actually need.