Members of the Republican Party have begun to show alarm over the continuation of the conflict with Iran, which began on February 28. The main reasons are the risks of expanding the military operation to a ground intervention, the increase in gasoline prices and its impact on Americans' wallets. Despite these doubts, the cracks have not ended with party discipline around the official position of defending Trump's intervention due to the imminence of an Iranian attack on the United States. The lack of transparency about military plans in the Middle East, including the possibility of deploying ground troops, has also increased Democratic criticism. Democratic Representative Seth Moulton stated that he felt "disappointed" after the meeting at the Capitol with Pentagon officials. "I have no confidence whatsoever that they have a plan, a strategy, or even very clear objectives about what they intend to do next," declared the politician, a Marine Corps veteran. At the same time, several Republican representatives in the U.S. Congress have shown concern in recent days about the White House's management of the war in Iran, given that questions they have raised about the objectives and costs of the intervention, including whether there will be ground troop participation, have received no answer. Various Republican lawmakers have attended classified informational briefings with Pentagon officials at the Capitol this week and have lamented not receiving crucial details about the next steps. Republican Mike Rogers of Alabama, chairman of the Armed Services Committee, assured that senior officials had not provided basic details about the scope and direction of the military campaign. "We are simply not getting enough answers," he said. In the same vein regarding the lack of information, Republican Senators Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Jerry Moran of Kansas, and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska expressed themselves. Pentagon officials refused to detail when or how U.S. ground forces might be used in Iran, according to sources from The New York Times. Republican Representative Nancy Mace stated that "sending American troops into a dangerous situation is not a decision we take lightly." "We want to know more about what is going on," Mr. Rogers said irritably to reporters. "At this point, we are not convinced that it is necessary and we will not support it."
