The Price of Indecision: The Strategic and Moral Necessity of Completing Military Operations Against Iran

Summary

Representative Sheri Biggs, drawing on her dual background as an Air Force medical crew director and psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, argues that the United States must see its current military operations against Iran — dubbed Operations Epic Fury and Roaring Lion — through to full completion, even if that requires ground forces. She contends that decades of strategic half-measures in the Middle East have not only emboldened adversaries like Iran but have also inflicted severe psychological and moral damage on U.S. servicemembers who feel betrayed when missions are abandoned prematurely. Biggs points to Iran's possession of over 440 kilograms of 60-percent enriched uranium and its persistent obstruction of IAEA inspections as evidence that diplomacy and sanctions alone have proven insufficient to neutralize the nuclear threat. She further argues that decisive action against Iran sends a critical deterrence signal to other global adversaries, particularly China and Russia, at a time when bilateral arms control frameworks are collapsing. Beyond the battlefield, Biggs emphasizes the importance of military family mental health support, contamination warfare preparedness, and institutional reforms like the Hope Heals Act as essential components of sustaining overall military readiness.