Today the Pentagon released the names of four U.S. Army Reserve soldiers killed during Donald Trump’s war with Iran. They were among six American service members who died and several more who have been seriously wounded. 

Trump has callously predicted that more U.S. service members will die as part of his extremely unpopular and unnecessary war in Iran, saying, “There will likely be more. Before it ends, that’s the way it is. Likely be more.”

In response, DNC Chair Ken Martin released the following statement: 

“My heart is with the loved ones and fellow soldiers of Capt. Cody A. Khork, Sgt. 1st Class Noah L. Tietjens, Sgt. 1st Class Nicole M. Amor, and Sgt. Declan J. Coady. I pray for the service members who were killed as a result of Donald Trump’s war with Iran, for their families, and for all who are serving our country. The decision to put our men and women in uniform in harm’s way should be made with the utmost care and serious deliberation, but Trump has only exercised gross incompetence as U.S. troops are killed and American citizens are stranded in the crosshairs of a war that he started. Donald Trump’s reckless war in Iran has already shattered too many lives.”