Unnecessary Wars in Middle East

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Mr. MAGAZINER. Mr. Speaker, my whole life, politicians have been sending other people's kids to fight and die in unnecessary wars in the Middle East, and we are no better off for it.

In the 6 months since the unnecessary war in Iran began, over a dozen U.S. servicemembers have lost their lives. Countless civilians have been killed, including over 100 children bombed in their school. Tens of billions of tax dollars have been wasted, and gas prices are through the roof.

What do we have to show for it?

Iran still controls the strait. There are no guarantees for inspections of nuclear sites, and there are no guarantees that Iran will stop funding terror.

That is no surprise because the President's negotiating team is made up of his relatives and his real estate buddies, not seasoned negotiators. So here is what we need to do: Put real negotiators at the table. Work with our allies instead of constantly insulting them, and then we, as a Congress, need to use our authority to prevent this President and any President from getting us into more unnecessary wars.

The people have had enough.

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