Rep. Jason Crow says U.S. is "not good at having off ramps" in Middle East

Face The Nation Rep. Jason Crow says U.S. is "not good at having off ramps" in Middle East conflicts .chip { background-image: url('/fly/bundles/cbsnewscore/images/chip-bgd/chip-bgd-face-the-nation.jpg'); } By Kaia Hubbard Kaia Hubbard Politics Reporter Kaia Hubbard is a politics reporter for CBS News Digital, based in Washington, D.C. Read Full Bio Kaia Hubbard May 3, 2026 / 1:35 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Washington — Democratic Rep. Jason Crow of Colorado said Sunday that the U.S should be considering a broader question of strategy in the war with Iran, while criticizing the U.S.' track record of prolonged conflicts in the Middle East. "We are not good at having off ramps and accomplishing large strategic decisions in the Middle East," Crow said on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan."President Trump told congressional leaders late last week that "hostilities" with Iran have "terminated" as the war reached the 60-day mark. And despite a ceasefire brokered in early April, the U.S. has enforced a naval blockade on Iranian ports — considered an act of war — while threatening to imminently restart strikes.On Saturday, the president said he was reviewing a new peace proposal from Iran. But he stressed that he was unlikely to accept the offer because "they have not yet paid a big enough price." Meanwhile, Mr. Trump has said that the U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz will remain in effect until a deal can be reached to end the war.Asked whether the war with Iran can end without clearing the Strait of Hormuz, Crow noted that Iran is blocking the key waterway, and the U.S. is blockading their blockade. But more broadly, he argued that "the real question that we should all be asking is, does America really want to continue to have conflict in the Middle East for another 5, 10, 20 years?" "We have confused, as a nation, tactics versus strategy," Crow said. "Most of the conversation around Iran is about tactics — Should...