I am hopeful that this marks the beginning of a path to de-escalation & reduces the potential for military confrontation or war with Iran. But there remains no overall diplomatic or military strategy.
The ramifications & consequences of President Trump’s actions have made us less safe than we were five days ago. We are on the verge of possible expulsion from Iraq, Iran is more emboldened, & most alarmingly, ISIS is poised to resurge.
Americans deserve to know our path forward w/Iran—there is no conceivable reason that our goals must be kept secret. Right now, it appears as though we're lurching from one crisis to the next, w/no objectives or means to an end—all of which puts our security & our allies at risk.
Sanctions must serve a strategy, & President Trump offered no clear answers. At today’s briefing, I still want to know: why now & what’s next?
