众议院军事委员会的一名共和党成员在中期选举前向福克斯新闻数字版表示，特朗普政府在美伊战争的未来问题上面临一个关键决定，因为“继续做刚好不输、但又不足以赢的事，是不行的”。北卡罗来纳州联邦众议员帕特·哈里根（Pat Harrigan，共和党）发表上述言论之际，副总统万斯（JD Vance）周四在福克斯新闻的市政厅活动中宣称，他承诺“特朗普不会让伊朗成为一场永久战争”。
A Republican member on the House Armed Services Committee told Fox News Digital ahead of the midterm elections that the Trump administration has a key decision to make on the future of the U.S.-Iran war as "continuing to do just enough not to lose, but not enough to win, is not OK." Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-N.C., made the comments as Vice President JD Vance declared during a Fox News town hall on Thursday that he promises "Donald Trump is not going to let Iran become a forever war." Official and military sources also told Fox News this week that movements are being made in the Middle East to give the president options if he decides to resume strikes against Iran. "I share my constituents and many Americans' perspective that I'm very, very frustrated that this war is not over.
官方和军方消息人士本周还向福克斯新闻透露，中东地区正在进行部署，以便总统若决定恢复打击伊朗时拥有选项。
The way that ultimately this administration went about conducting the war, it needed to execute it and wrap it up in a very short period of time, and we are not there yet," said Harrigan, who is running for re-election in North Carolina's 10th Congressional District.
“我和我的选民以及许多美国人的看法一致，我非常、非常沮丧，这场战争还没有结束。该政府最终处理这场战争的方式，本应在极短时间内执行并结束，但我们尚未达到那个地步，”正在北卡罗来纳州第十国会选区竞选连任的哈里根说道。
"That being said, Iran can't have a nuclear weapon. And so at the end of the day, I do believe that this was a war that was inevitable at some point, but the party that's in power and the administration that decided to pull the trigger on it is responsible for the outcome, and they're responsible for the outcome in a very short period of time.
“话虽如此，伊朗不能拥有核武器。因此归根结底，我确实认为这场战争在某个时刻是不可避免的，但执政党和决定扣动扳机的政府要对结果负责，而且要在极短时间内对结果负责。否则，事情会变得非常、非常棘手，”哈里根继续说道。“我认为我们一直在看到这一点，无论是从政治角度还是从政策角度。”
Otherwise, things get really, really difficult," Harrigan continued. "And I think we've been seeing that, both from a political perspective but also from a policy perspective." "And so while the administration needs to wrap this up, we are not in a forever war, but we need to make sure that we're not... we keep the mission the same. We accomplish the mission. And we do what it takes to either win or come home," Harrigan added.
哈里根补充道：“因此，虽然政府需要结束这场冲突，我们并非陷入‘永久战争’，但我们需要确保任务保持不变。我们要完成任务。并且不惜一切代价，要么取胜，要么撤军。而这一二元抉择必须由本届政府做出。”
"And that binary decision has to get made by this administration." Harrigan told Fox News Digital that Trump "needs to involve Congress" if he chooses to renew military action against the Iranian regime. "I think that that will long-term set the course for the country to be resolute in affirming and actually executing and accomplishing the objectives that exist.
哈里根对福克斯新闻数字频道表示，如果特朗普选择恢复对伊朗政权的军事行动，“他需要让国会参与进来”。
Because look, like it or not, Congress is responsible for the funding arm of the government. And if they run out of money to accomplish the objectives, then that is not good for our strategic interests," he said.
他说：“我认为，从长远来看，这将为国家确立方向，使其坚定地确认并真正执行、完成既定目标。因为事实是，无论你喜不喜欢，国会掌握着政府的资金大权。如果他们耗尽了完成目标所需的资金，那对我们的战略利益不利。所以，依我之见，国会和白宫需要非常紧密地参与到针对这场冲突的下一组决策制定中去。”
"So, in my opinion, Congress and the White House need to be very closely involved in making the next set of decisions that exist for this conflict." "And we do need to make sure, again, that we either do what it takes to actually win in Iran, or we need to take the three out of five objectives that we've accomplished and say that, you know what?
哈里根继续说道：“我们还需要再次确保，要么不惜一切代价真正在伊朗取胜，要么我们承认已完成五项目标中的三项，并宣称：你知道吗？我们已基本实现战略目标。长期来看我们还有更多工作要做，这将需要持续不断的越地平线监测其核计划。我们不得不时不时‘修剪草坪’，大家都得认清这一点，然后撤军，对吧？”他提到美国已阻止伊朗获得核武器，并消除了德黑兰的导弹和无人机生产能力。
We've largely accomplished our strategic objectives. We've got more work to do over the long-term that's going to require consistent and persistent over the horizon monitoring of their nuclear program. And we're going to have to mow the lawn every now and again, and everybody's got to realize that, and leave, right?" Harrigan continued, mentioning how the U.S. has prevented Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and eliminated Tehran's missile and drone production.
“但我们必须在这两个选项中二选一，因为继续做‘刚好不输、但又不足以赢’的事是不可接受的，”他说。“这对美国人民不可接受，对我们的军人不可接受，对地缘政治和经济稳定不可接受。这也不符合美国的长远战略利益。所以是时候做出选择了。”
"But we've got to choose one of those two options because continuing to do just enough not to lose, but not enough to win, is not OK," he said. "It's not OK for the American people, it's not OK for our troops, it's not OK for geopolitical and economic stability. And it does not serve the long-term strategic interests of the United States.
哈里根是一名“绿色贝雷帽”特种部队队员兼商业企业家，将于周二在北卡罗来纳州竞选连任。他面临民主党挑战者、医师助理阿什利·贝尔以及自由党候选人史蒂夫·费尔德曼的竞争，后者两年前曾竞选该席位但未成功。作为现任国会议员，哈里根对福克斯新闻表示，“毫无疑问”，共和党在众议院的多数党地位将在选举日面临考验。
So it's time to choose." Harrigan, a Green Beret and business entrepreneur, is running for re-election on Tuesday in North Carolina. He is facing off against Democrat challenger Ashley Bell, a physician associate, and Libertarian candidate Steve Feldman, who ran unsuccessfully for the seat two years ago. As a current member of Congress, Harrigan told Fox News there is "no question" the Republican Party's House majority is at stake heading into Election Day.
“谁拥有218票，谁就能决定众议院的前进方向、其委员会开展的工作。特别是关乎特朗普政府，总统特朗普是否会遭到弹劾，”他补充道。
"Whoever has 218 votes gets to chart the course of the direction of the House, the work that its committees do. And in particular, as it relates to the Trump administration, whether or not President Trump's going to get impeached," he added.
“这归根结底关乎国家的未来走向。我们是将陷入向后看的僵局，而不是着眼向前、处理国家和自由世界的实际事务，还是将陷入某种由民主党主导的噩梦，仅仅对2024年选民投票支持的保守原则和价值观进行阻挠？”哈里根问道。“这就是本次选举周期所面临的抉择。”
"What this boils down to is the future direction of the country. Are we going to be stuck looking backwards instead of actually looking forwards, dealing with the actual business of the county and the free world, or are we going to be stuck in some sort of a Democratically-led nightmare that is simply going to be obstructionist to the conservative principles and values that people voted for in 2024?" Harrigan asked. "That's what's on the line this election cycle."