What Would a U.S. Win in Iran Look Like? We Asked Two Dozen Members of Congress
Derrick Van Orden said victory would include preventing Iran from funding proxies or obtaining nuclear weapons.
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Derrick Van Orden said victory would include preventing Iran from funding proxies or obtaining nuclear weapons.
TIME reports that 28 members of Congress offered sharply different definitions of victory in the U.S.-Israel war with Iran, from regime change and limiting Iran’s military capabilities to ending the conflict. The lawmakers’ answers, the article says, reveal disagreement over the war’s goals and how it should end.
Representative describing limits on Iran’s regional power as a goal
Senator questioning the reasons for entering the war
Booker's version of this story ↗
Representative expressing concern about the war’s consequences for Iranians
Ansari's version of this story ↗
Representative expressing skepticism about the war’s long-term results
McBride's version of this story ↗
Representative questioning the administration’s stated objectives
Raskin's version of this story ↗
Representative describing regional peace as a possible outcome
Newhouse's version of this story ↗
Senator describing nuclear and missile objectives
Schmitt's version of this story ↗
Representative calling for an exit strategy and withdrawal
Mace's version of this story ↗
Senator criticizing the absence of a strategic goal and exit plan
Kelly's version of this story ↗
Senator describing regime change and democracy as goals
Tuberville's version of this story ↗
Representative opposing the war
Ocasio-Cortez's version of this story ↗
Representative emphasizing troop withdrawal and war spending
Walkinshaw's version of this story ↗
Senator describing limits on Iran’s nuclear and missile capabilities as goals
Lummis's version of this story ↗
Representative focused on the war’s financial cost
Comer's version of this story ↗Senator describing a negotiated settlement and limits on Iran’s capabilities
Moore Capito's version of this story ↗
Senator criticizing the administration’s lack of an end game
Van Hollen's version of this story ↗
Representative describing military and strategic conditions for victory
LaLota's version of this story ↗
Senator opposing the war and citing his experience in Afghanistan and Iraq
Kim's version of this story ↗
Senator identifying reopening the Strait of Hormuz as a condition for victory
Hirono's version of this story ↗
Senator and Senate Armed Services Committee chairman who declined to comment
Wicker's version of this story ↗
Senator questioning the war’s purpose and end state
Duckworth's version of this story ↗President whose statements and administration’s war objectives frame the lawmakers’ debate
Administration official criticized in Tammy Duckworth’s remarks
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Senator describing nuclear and missile objectives
Schmitt's version of this story ↗Representative calling for an exit strategy and withdrawal
Mace's version of this story ↗Senator criticizing the absence of a strategic goal and exit plan
Kelly's version of this story ↗Senator describing regime change and democracy as goals
Tuberville's version of this story ↗Representative opposing the war
Ocasio-Cortez's version of this story ↗Representative emphasizing troop withdrawal and war spending
Walkinshaw's version of this story ↗
Senator describing limits on Iran’s nuclear and missile capabilities as goals
Lummis's version of this story ↗Representative focused on the war’s financial cost
Comer's version of this story ↗Senator describing a negotiated settlement and limits on Iran’s capabilities
Moore Capito's version of this story ↗Senator criticizing the administration’s lack of an end game
Van Hollen's version of this story ↗Representative describing military and strategic conditions for victory
LaLota's version of this story ↗
Senator opposing the war and citing his experience in Afghanistan and Iraq
Kim's version of this story ↗Senator identifying reopening the Strait of Hormuz as a condition for victory
Hirono's version of this story ↗
Senator and Senate Armed Services Committee chairman who declined to comment
Wicker's version of this story ↗Senator questioning the war’s purpose and end state
Duckworth's version of this story ↗
President whose statements and administration’s war objectives frame the lawmakers’ debate
Administration official criticized in Tammy Duckworth’s remarks
