WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Chris Coons issued the following press release:

U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, released the following statement after the United States and Israel launched military strikes against Iran:

"I am praying for the safety of our service members and the many civilians in the Middle East in harm's way today. President Trump's military campaign against Iran and call for regime change are the beginning of a reckless new war of choice with no clear strategy and no clear endpoint. This is not how a democracy goes to war. Less than five years after the end of the longest war in American history, the United States is once again staring down another ope...