{"id":4316,"date":"2026-07-21T14:45:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T14:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextstoryus.com\/?p=4316"},"modified":"2026-07-21T14:45:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T14:45:47","slug":"house-republican-on-iran-war-we-should-have-finished-this-a-long-time-ago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextstoryus.com\/?p=4316","title":{"rendered":"House Republican on Iran war: \u2018We should have finished this a long time ago\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Rich McCormick (R-Ga.) said Monday the Trump administration should have finished the job in Iran \u201ca long time ago\u201d instead of negotiating a short-lived memorandum of understanding (MOU). \u201cIn my personal opinion, we should have finished this a long time ago,\u201d McCormick told host Blake Burman on NewsNation\u2019s \u201cThe Hill.\u201d \u201cYou don\u2019t let up. You don\u2019t do a peace process while you\u2019re not bombing because, quite frankly, these guys have been defiant,\u201d he added, referring to Iranian officials. McCormick, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, also said the Iranian regime \u201cneeds to be replaced,\u201d echoing President Trump\u2019s sentiment in the early days of the war \u2014 rhetoric he has since abandoned.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net\/v\/t39.99422-6\/753267290_2324260304984688_2488543962577735691_n.png?stp=dst-jpg_tt6&amp;cstp=mx1000x1500&amp;ctp=p526x296&amp;_nc_cat=108&amp;ccb=1-7&amp;_nc_sid=127cfc&amp;_nc_ohc=sBtzVIyEZxUQ7kNvwGeWYon&amp;_nc_oc=AdpVwYdhMx4hl9VOTUXc5AcvdLvCFgfuwD22g73qIYMvoxZ9Z2C0eRVSVCH2L5SPvn8&amp;_nc_zt=14&amp;_nc_ht=scontent-lax3-1.xx&amp;_nc_gid=urxOQa-97kvoa_uA3VzUoQ&amp;_nc_ss=792a8&amp;oh=00_AQClLs_Zsu9_lisU4TS-0YGBGmCxw1sMR9mr2siz3zqC1A&amp;oe=6A655C6D\" alt=\"May be an image of the Oval Office and text that says 'n H K P H M M A U'\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The U.S. and Iran have traded strikes in recent weeks, laying waste to the MOU the two sides agreed upon in mid-June. Over the past week, Iranian attacks in Jordan and Iraq resulted in the deaths of three U.S. service members, with another soldier missing in action. The Pentagon on Monday identified the two troops killed in Jordan as 1st Lt. Tyler Feehan, 25, and Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19. On Tuesday, the administration identified the service member killed in Iraq as Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton. The deaths of the three service members brought the American death toll in the war to 17 since the U.S. and Israel launched strikes against Iran in late February. Nearly 100 troops have also sustained injuries, with 96 percent of them returning to duty, since the latest tit-for-tat attacks began on July 7, according to the Defense Department.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net\/v\/t39.99422-6\/752334340_1066825115769612_7677384812392499476_n.png?stp=dst-jpg_tt6&amp;cstp=mx1320x1464&amp;ctp=s565x565&amp;_nc_cat=110&amp;ccb=1-7&amp;_nc_sid=833d8c&amp;_nc_ohc=zx0ToK51ILkQ7kNvwFjTzoL&amp;_nc_oc=Adqvc-u6HZmAp6cpDOBkoVClYGkC61uG3Ku17-NFW3F9W7KYx4lDIjTXSKNOlHiGYZA&amp;_nc_zt=14&amp;_nc_ht=scontent-lax3-1.xx&amp;_nc_gid=ox63eqK1gqrfXGMM-3DBwQ&amp;_nc_ss=792a8&amp;oh=00_AQDoOMzKmTSNTpK2SQab45O1FSoDAy2vi5N8BhqPKL8mDw&amp;oe=6A6552EF\" alt=\"May be an image of the Oval Office and text that says 'Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump Br Rich people and Companies are pouring out of Dumocrat run Blue States at levels never seen before! If this trend continues, these States will become the &quot;Ghettos&quot; of the Future , no money, no hope. MA AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! President DONALD J. TRUMP No'\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Trump has\u00a0vowed revenge on Iran\u00a0for the latest U.S. deaths, as American forces carried out strikes against the Islamic Republic\u00a0on Saturday, Sunday\u00a0and Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery time Iran kills an American Soldier they will pay for that killing many times over!\u201d Trump\u00a0wrote Monday on Truth Social, adding he passed that directive on to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth; Gen. Dan Caine, chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and \u201cevery Leader in the Military.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hegseth and Caine, along with Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins,\u00a0will appear before\u00a0the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday at 10 a.m. EDT to defend the administration\u2019s\u00a0$87.6 billion supplemental funding request\u00a0\u2014 which includes $67 billion for defense funding amid the war.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\">\n<div class=\"ad-unit__content\">\n<div id=\"acm-ad-tag-mr3_ab-mr3_ab\" data-slot=\"{&quot;pos&quot;:&quot;mr3_ab&quot;,&quot;fold&quot;:&quot;atf&quot;,&quot;is_companion&quot;:false,&quot;is_oop&quot;:false,&quot;refresh_on_resize&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:[300,250],&quot;sizes&quot;:[[[1024,0],[[300,250],[620,366]]],[[0,0],[[300,250],[325,204],[325,508]]]],&quot;amp_multi_size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:false,&quot;wx_targeting&quot;:[],&quot;module_refreshable&quot;:false}\" data-unit=\"{&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;mr-ab&quot;,&quot;height&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;tag_id&quot;:&quot;mr3_ab&quot;,&quot;publisher_id&quot;:&quot;\\\/5678\\\/nx.thehill&quot;,&quot;position&quot;:&quot;mr3_ab&quot;,&quot;is_companion&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;is_lazy_load&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;is_ad_refresh&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;fold&quot;:&quot;atf&quot;,&quot;use_max_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;ad_disabled&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-targeting=\"{&quot;pos&quot;:&quot;mr3_ab&quot;,&quot;fold&quot;:&quot;atf&quot;,&quot;aa&quot;:&quot;f&quot;,&quot;kw&quot;:&quot;5979903-rich-mccormick-donald-trump-pentagon-iran-war&quot;,&quot;hlmeta&quot;:&quot;5979903 rich mccormick donald trump pentagon iran war&quot;,&quot;category&quot;:&quot;house&quot;,&quot;pagetype&quot;:&quot;story&quot;,&quot;pers_cid&quot;:&quot;thehill-2-article-5979903&quot;,&quot;pgid&quot;:&quot;5979903&quot;,&quot;tags&quot;:&quot;blake burman defense department gas prices iran iran war jordan newsnation strait of hormuz trump administration u.s.-iran strikes&quot;}\" data-path=\"\/5678\/nx.thehill\/news\/house\" data-ad-element=\"true\" data-register-event=\"nsDfpSlotRendered\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>McCormick on Monday expressed support for a continuation of the war, telling Burman the U.S. should seek \u201cunconditional surrender\u201d from Iran.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Georgia Republican noted the political realities back home, as the resumption of strikes and Iran\u2019s continued restrictions on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz have resulted in gas prices ticking back up to more than $4 per gallon,\u00a0according to AAA.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a real constitutional obligation to win wars \u2026 and to protect the United States, but at the same time to win elections,\u201d the Peach State lawmaker told Burman. \u201cBecause if you can\u2019t win the elections, you can\u2019t control the same policies that will protect the nation in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\">\n<div class=\"ad-unit__content\">\n<div id=\"acm-ad-tag-mr4_ab-mr4_ab\" data-slot=\"{&quot;pos&quot;:&quot;mr4_ab&quot;,&quot;fold&quot;:&quot;atf&quot;,&quot;is_companion&quot;:false,&quot;is_oop&quot;:false,&quot;refresh_on_resize&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:[300,250],&quot;sizes&quot;:[[[1024,0],[[300,250],[620,366]]],[[0,0],[[300,250],[325,204],[325,508]]]],&quot;amp_multi_size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:false,&quot;wx_targeting&quot;:[],&quot;module_refreshable&quot;:false}\" data-unit=\"{&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;mr-ab&quot;,&quot;height&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;tag_id&quot;:&quot;mr4_ab&quot;,&quot;publisher_id&quot;:&quot;\\\/5678\\\/nx.thehill&quot;,&quot;position&quot;:&quot;mr4_ab&quot;,&quot;is_companion&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;is_lazy_load&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;is_ad_refresh&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;fold&quot;:&quot;atf&quot;,&quot;use_max_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;ad_disabled&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-targeting=\"{&quot;pos&quot;:&quot;mr4_ab&quot;,&quot;fold&quot;:&quot;atf&quot;,&quot;aa&quot;:&quot;f&quot;,&quot;kw&quot;:&quot;5979903-rich-mccormick-donald-trump-pentagon-iran-war&quot;,&quot;hlmeta&quot;:&quot;5979903 rich mccormick donald trump pentagon iran war&quot;,&quot;category&quot;:&quot;house&quot;,&quot;pagetype&quot;:&quot;story&quot;,&quot;pers_cid&quot;:&quot;thehill-2-article-5979903&quot;,&quot;pgid&quot;:&quot;5979903&quot;,&quot;tags&quot;:&quot;blake burman defense department gas prices iran iran war jordan newsnation strait of hormuz trump administration u.s.-iran strikes&quot;}\" data-path=\"\/5678\/nx.thehill\/news\/house\" data-ad-element=\"true\" data-register-event=\"nsDfpSlotRendered\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cSo, there\u2019s a bit of a dilemma right now, and it\u2019s a timing issue,\u201d the lawmaker added.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. 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