伊利诺伊州民主党众议员布拉德·施奈德周日批评特朗普政府处理伊朗战争的方式，称官员尚未说明应对这场冲突的战略。
Democratic Rep. Brad Schneider (Ill.) on Sunday criticized the Trump administration’s handling of the Iran war, saying officials have not explained their strategy for the conflict.
“我们必须向美国人民阐明试图阻止的目标，也必须阻止伊朗永远获得核武器，但本届政府未能提出战略，其采取的行动也未让我们离这一目标更近一步。”施奈德在NewsNation节目《The Hill Sunday》中告诉主持人克里斯·斯泰尔沃尔特。这场战争在本周早些时候跨过七个月大关，如今已进入10月，却仍看不到永久结束敌对行动的协议。据五角大楼称，自战争开始以来，已有19名美军人员在中东死亡。
“We need to explain to the American people what the goals are in trying to prevent, and we have to prevent Iran from ever getting a nuclear weapon, but the administration has failed to present a strategy and the actions they’ve taken have not moved us any closer to that goal,” Schneider told host Chris Stirewalt on NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday.”The war, which hit the seven-month mark earlier this week, has marched into October with no sign of a deal to permanently end hostilities. Nineteen U.S. service members have died in the Middle East since the start of the war, according to the Pentagon.
伊朗对霍尔木兹海峡航运实施限制，推动燃油价格上涨，也使这场冲突在大多数美国人中愈发不得人心。
Rising fuel prices stemming from Iran’s restrictions on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz have fueled the conflict’s unpopularity among the majority of Americans.
据美国汽车协会（AAA）的数据，截至周日，普通汽油全国平均每加仑价格约为4.37美元。
The national average price of a gallon of regular gas is roughly $4.37 as of Sunday, according to data from AAA.
美联社/NORC最近一项调查显示，近七成受访者表示，这场战争对美国来说并不值得。
Nearly 7 in 10 respondents to a recent Associated Press/NORC survey said the war has not been worth it for the U.S.
特朗普总统本周承认，冲突可能导致共和党在11月中期选举中失势，但他仍重申，其目标是阻止伊朗伊斯兰共和国研制核武器。
President Trump acknowledged this week the conflict could cost Republicans the November midterms, but still reiterated his motive to prevent the Islamic Republic from developing a nuclear weapon.
“这有可能。那应该会有帮助。”特朗普周四对记者说，“因为伊朗不会拥有核武器。”
“Well, it’s possible. It should help,” Trump told reporters on Thursday. “Because Iran will not have a nuclear weapon.”
“所以，当你说‘让伊朗拥有核武器可以吗？’时，我会说，全世界100%的人都会说不行。因此，如果你这样表述，就会有帮助；如果你不这样说，就可能造成伤害。”《The Hill》的统计合作机构Decision Desk HQ估计，民主党下个月重新掌控国会两院的概率为53%。
“So when you say, ‘Is it OK for Iran to have a nuclear weapon?’ I would say 100 percent of the people say no, including worldwide. So, when you say it that way, it would help. If you don’t say that, it could hurt.”Decision Desk HQ, The Hill’s statistical partner, gives Democrats a 53 percent chance of reclaiming control of both chambers of Congress next month.
施奈德周日表示，如果民主党重新夺回参议院和众议院，民主党议员将迫使特朗普政府官员就战争问题与他们举行机密简报会。
Schneider said Sunday that if Democrats win back the Senate and House, party lawmakers will force Trump administration officials to hold classified briefings with them on the war.
“众议院监督委员会、众议院司法委员会以及其他委员会将要求政府官员出席听证会，以了解他们一直在做什么、如何违反法律，以及如何让美国人的生活变得更加艰难。”这位伊利诺伊州民主党人补充说，他所指的是民主党重新夺回众议院后将采取的做法。
“The [House] Oversight Committee, the [House] Judiciary Committee, other committees will bring the people from the administration in for hearings to understand what they have been doing, how they’ve been breaking the law, how they’ve been making life harder for American people,” the Illinois Democrat added, referring to what Democrats will do if they take back the House.