Rep. Jim Himes warns Iran strike could lead to 'dead soldiers and sailors' [View all]
Source: Politico
06/22/2025 01:48 PM EDT
Connecticut Rep. Jim Himes, the ranking member on the House Intelligence Committee, warned on Sunday that President Donald Trump’s decision to strike Iran could lead to a “worst-case scenario” that draws the U.S. into another prolonged conflict in the Middle East.
Himes, a Democrat, told host Jonathan Karl on ABC’s “This Week” the Iran strike is a “massive, massive gamble” that could embroil the nation in an overseas conflict similar to previous U.S. military operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya. “We’ve seen this movie before,” Himes said, referencing the ascension of the Taliban in Afghanistan following the U.S. withdrawal in 2021 after maintaining a military presence in the country for 20 years.
Himes outlined the “worst-case scenario” as the possibility that Iran suffered minimal damage to its nuclear facilities and strikes back at U.S. military personnel leading to “dead soldiers and sailors in the region.”
On Sunday, Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine said the U.S. inflicted “severe damage” on the three Iranian nuclear sites it targeted, but added it was too soon to determine whether Iran still possessed nuclear capabilities.
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