David Gardner via The Daily Beast:

‘A senior lawmaker said he’s been briefed on the war plan Donald Trump is expected to unleash after next Tuesday’s midterm election. Sen. Chris Murphy said he couldn’t give details of the Iran War blueprint, but he described it as “insane.”

He claimed it would lead to the “likely destruction of our commitment to the rule of law.” Sen. Chris Murphy said he has seen Trump’s war plan.

The Democratic senator claimed in a post on X: “It will not achieve objectives and will set off a new cycle of escalation.”

Speaking at the Middle East Institute on Thursday, Murphy said he had a “fairly detailed conversation” about Trump’s war plans and predicted it will lead to “devastating escalation” of the conflict with Tehran. “You’ve heard a preview that it would be a short-duration plan. I will just say this: their plan is insane.” He pointed to reports that the Pentagon may be planning to target civilian infrastructure.…’