Maryland Gov. Wes Moore: U.S. is "lurching again into another forever war"

Face The Nation Maryland Gov. Wes Moore: U.S. is "lurching again into another forever war" .chip { background-image: url('/fly/bundles/cbsnewscore/images/chip-bgd/chip-bgd-face-the-nation.jpg'); } By Melissa Quinn Melissa Quinn Senior Reporter, Politics Melissa Quinn is a senior reporter for CBSNews.com, where she covers U.S. politics, with a focus on the Supreme Court and federal courts. Read Full Bio Melissa Quinn April 3, 2026 / 4:25 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Washington — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore fears the United States is "lurching again into another forever war" paid for by the American people — yet with no clear articulation from President Trump as to what success in the military operation against Iran looks like.In an interview with CBS News' Ed O'Keefe on Friday, Moore, a Democrat, likened the ongoing war with Iran to the war in Afghanistan, where the governor served as a member of the Army's 82nd Airborne Division."I feel like we are lurching into another one of these forever wars that we're asking the American people to pay for… but the president of the United States and the commander-in-chief has still yet to articulate what exactly it is that we're doing," he said.Moore said that while Mr. Trump often touts the military success of Operation Epic Fury, the name given to the military campaign in Iran, he fails to acknowledge "the fact of the long road ahead." The president, he continued, has not clearly addressed what the U.S. is doing in Iran or what success looks like.The war in Afghanistan lasted roughly 20 years, while the U.S. operation against Iran is in its fifth week. U.S. officials confirmed to CBS News that an American F-15E fighter jet was downed over Iran on Friday, and one crew member has been rescued. The fighter jet is flown by a two-member crew and a search-and-rescue operation is ongoing, the sources said. U.S. officials told CBS News the plane was shot down by Iranian forces. The downing of the jet co...