1. United States
2. Ohio
3. Letter

I am writing once again as your constituent to demand that you immediately support and vote for a War Powers Resolution to halt the current unilateral escalation against Iran and force a transition to diplomatic peace talks. In addition I ask that you co-sponsor a Concurrent Resolution under Section 5(c) of the War Powers Act, to effect a troop withdrawal. The events of the last week have made it clear that the current administration is operating without a coherent strategic end-state, placing American lives and global stability at unacceptable risk. I am deeply concerned by the following developments: - The Decapitation of Military Leadership: Secretary Hegseth’s decision to fire the Army Chief of Staff and other top generals in the middle of active combat is an act of extreme negligence. Replacing seasoned strategic experts with less qualified personal loyalists during a shooting war suggests that loyalty has been prioritized over capability. This chaos at the Pentagon directly endangers our troops on the ground and in the air. - The Targeted Ousting of the Chief of Chaplains: The unprecedented firing of Major General William Green Jr. and the radical narrowing of faith codes is a distraction that undermines morale and the constitutional rights of our service members at the exact moment they are being asked to make the ultimate sacrifice. Hegseth's framing of the US as a "Christian nation" (it's not, read the Constitution and the Treaty of Tripoli) and his armed forces as a "pro-Christian army" are clear indicators of his desire to unconstitutionally establish a religion for the US military. This must be stopped immediately. - Dangerous Rhetoric of War Crimes: The President’s statement in a 3/31 press briefing that he intends to "bomb Iran back to the Stone Age" is not a strategy; it is an admission of intent to target civilian infrastructure. Targeting dual-use civilian sites and threatening total destruction are war crimes that mirror the very behavior we condemn in our adversaries. This rhetoric puts Americans abroad and at home at higher risk of retaliatory terror attacks, and it undermines our moral standing and complicates our alliances, making it appear that we are abandoning international law in favor of raw aggression - Growing Casualties: With 13 service members killed, over 265 wounded, and a Weapon Systems Officer currently missing in enemy territory after an F-15E was shot down, we cannot afford to let this conflict drift into a total regional war. Not to mention the growing number of Iranian civilians being killed or displaced by our attacks. The human cost of this war is growing; and it appears that we are escalating as we achieve stated objectives, rather than moving on. As my representatives, it is your duty to provide a check on the Executive branch. We are currently the aggressor in a conflict that lacks a formal declaration of war. I urge you to reassert Congressional authority, demand transparency regarding the purge at the Pentagon, and vote to stop this escalation before it becomes a multi-generational catastrophe. If it hasn't already. I look forward to hearing your plan of action on this matter.