Demand Clear Justification and Exit Strategy for Iran Military Strikes

I am writing to demand answers from the administration regarding the ongoing military strikes on Iran. As your constituent, I need to understand the justification, objectives, and exit strategy for this military action that has already cost six American service members their lives. The Economist's Middle East correspondent Gregg Carlstrom observed that the administration appears to be workshopping the causes and goals for these attacks through media conversations without a clear plan or definition of victory. Retired Major General Randy Manner, currently stranded in the United Arab Emirates, told CNN that the mission's purpose keeps shifting between preventing nuclear weapons development and regime change, which he described as disconcerting. This lack of clarity is unacceptable when American lives are at stake. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth claims we are finishing a 47-year war with Iran, yet the conflagration is spreading rather than ending. The Wall Street Journal reported that lawmakers and experts say government assertions about this military action are incomplete, unsubstantiated, or flat-out wrong. Meanwhile, the State Department has told Americans to leave Gulf states immediately via commercial transportation, but many regional airports are closed due to fighting. The U.K. government is arranging transport for British citizens while Americans feel abandoned, according to Major General Manner. Representative Jason Crow correctly noted that working-class Americans, not the children of elites, will bear the cost of this military adventurism. Americans need infrastructure, healthcare, affordable groceries, and homes, not another trillion-dollar quagmire in the Middle East. I demand that you press the administration for transparent answers about the legal justification, strategic objectives, timeline, and exit strategy for these strikes. I also expect you to ensure that stranded Americans receive immediate government-arranged evacuation assistance. The American people deserve accountability before this situation deteriorates further.