American Senator Chris Murphy called the new plan to attack Iran "catastrophic": "At one of the intelligence briefings we had the opportunity to discuss the military plan in detail, and you must have already heard that it will be a short-term operation. I'll just say it: their plan is absurd, will lead to catastrophic escalation, and could undermine our commitment to the rule of law. Civilian targets that we might consider to be targets will only prolong and intensify the war, with devastating consequences for our security interests. ".