One month in, much has been asked, and been said, about the conflict in Iran, its root causes, and its goals. We need answers.

Did the U.S. get involved to: Bring about regime change? Support Israel? Eradicate suspected nuclear weapons? Prevent imminent attack? Get revenge for 47 years of “Death to America” chants? Help the people of Iran? Control the oil? All of the above?

We know and we all have read these concerns. We have incomplete information. Congress has incomplete information. U.S. ground forces are headed to the Middle East. Americans deserve to know exactly why our troops are fighting there. And dying.

In all the clamor, one other source has been rather silent: the voice of Iranians.

On Tuesday, March 24, NPR’s Morning Edition reporters interviewed refugees heading across the border into Turkey. Three out of four whose responses were reported were in favor of the offensive.

“We needed a foreign military intervention to save us. The U.S. and Israel already killed the former Supreme Leader Khamenei, and I hope they kill the rest of the leadership soon,” one refugee said.

The Iranians’ pain is real, but it’s not even clear if resolving that pain factors into U.S. and Israeli attacks upon their home country. It’s complicated.

The cost of war is skyrocketing. Fuel prices are spiking. Iranian missiles are striking targets in neighboring countries.

Polling shows that a majority of Americans oppose the war; perhaps some remember the quagmire of Vietnam and younger generations the inconclusive, extended engagements in Iraq and (especially) Afghanistan.

It’s complicated. The end goal is not clear. Will there be boots on the ground? If the U.S. sets foot on Iranian soil, watch for the questions to skyrocket.