Rep. Adam Smith: We Need An Investigation Into The U.S. Strike on The Iranian Girl’s School

Congressman Adam Smith joins Sam Steyer on The Bulwark to deliver a scathing critique of the U.S. military campaign in Iran, calling it a strategic disaster with no tangible gains and enormous costs. He challenges the administration's lack of transparency on war spending—highlighting a jump from $25 billion to $29 billion without clear breakdowns—and emphasizes that the real costs include lives lost, damaged infrastructure, and the collapse of regional stability. Smith dismantles President Trump’s claimed strategy, dismissing the so-called 'shock and awe' plan and the subsequent blockade as unrealistic, and exposes the fiction of Iran 'capitulating' as a narrative Trump invented. He also critiques the failed 'Project Freedom' initiative as a cartoonish, incoherent idea that reveals the administration’s improvisational and illogical approach. On military readiness, Smith warns of dangerously low munitions stockpiles, especially for critical systems like Patriots and SM-6s, and argues that overreliance on mass production is unsustainable—advocating instead for diplomacy and alliance coordination. The episode underscores a growing crisis of accountability, strategic clarity, and long-term planning in U.S. foreign policy.