Washington, D.C. — Today, President Donald Trump announced that the United States agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran and that this period would be used to negotiate a larger agreement to potentially end the war. In response, Damian Murphy, senior vice president for National Security and International Policy at the Center for American Progress, issued the following statement:
This war has come at a terrible human cost for the people of Iran and an enormous financial cost for American taxpayers that could last for months. It began without clear objectives or coherent planning. Tens of billions of dollars later, and after needless loss of life, the American people are no safer—and certainly no more prosperous—than they were when this started.
The president’s barbaric threat to destroy the civilization of Iran cannot be taken lightly, as it will have a lasting moral impact on the reputation of the United States and our ability to protect our people in the future. The Trump administration should fully commit to a peaceful negotiation process and bring this unnecessary conflict to a complete close in the coming days.
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