Sen. Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) on Tuesday lambasted President Donald Trump over his “poorly thought-out” war on Iran and self-proclaimed victory in announcing a memorandum of understanding to end it, noting the costly conflict has done irrevocable damage to the U.S.
“Was it worth the sacrifice?” Alsobrooks asked rhetorically in a video posted by Meidas Touch reporter Pablo Manriquez.
The Maryland Democrat continued, “We have escalating costs that continue. Americans continue to really suffer with increased gas prices, utility costs. They’re opening the Strait of Hormuz, which was, by the way, open before this conflict started.”
Alsobrooks has joined a growing chorus of Republican and Democratic lawmakers calling for transparency on the memorandum, which is set for a ceremonial signing Friday in Geneva, and said “we have not seen any of the details yet.”
She further suggested that even the best outcome between Iran and the U.S. won’t reverse the damage Trump has already done, as the war has cost American taxpayers a fortune.
“So after billions of dollars that we have spent, I don’t know that we are any safer,” Alsobrooks said. “As a matter of fact, we’re not. I think we have almost inadvertently strengthened Iran through all of these maneuvers in this war that was illegal from the start.”
The senator continued, “So is this a win for Americans? I think they can tell. Ask them at their kitchen tables whether their lives are easier today than when we went to war, and I think the answer will be, ‘Absolutely not. We are worse off.’”
At least 13 U.S. service members and more than 3,000 Iranians have died in the war.
Recent polls show the conflict has become increasingly unpopular with the American people, who have contributed to dire approval ratings for Trump and his job performance, and several Republicans joined Democrats earlier this month to pass a war powers resolution.

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The war led Iran to close the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world’s oil passes, resulting in high gas prices and fears of an energy crisis. Trump has jeopardized long-standing relations with various U.S. allies by disparaging them over their criticisms of his war.
“So this whole effort harmed Americans here at home, it harmed us and our reputation across the world,” Alsobrooks said Tuesday. “And nothing that the president does at this point can erase the damage that he has done with this poorly thought-out [conflict].”
The Maryland Democrat concluded before walking off, “There was no strategy going in and apparently no strategy coming out, but the thing is, it’s a lie from the pit of hell if he says that we won anything in this war, because we did not.”