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Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo and the Hon. Patrick Shanahan - Larsen:Administration Must Answer Questions about Iran Policy

Letter

Date: May 23, 2019
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Foreign Affairs

Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, sent a letter today to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan asking for answers about the present U.S. policy regarding Iran.

"I was in Congress during the debate over war with Iraq. I remember well supporters' selective release of individual pieces of intelligence, allegations of terrorist connections, hostility towards diplomacy and predictions that a war would be quick, easy and cheap. In recent weeks, I have seen ominous reminders of this script in the words and actions of those who support military conflict with Iran," Larsen wrote in the letter.

"I am alarmed by increasing tensions between the United States and Iran. With tensions running high, an accident or minor incident could lead to a wider conflict, even if neither party desires this outcome."


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