In a rare act of intraparty dissent, Republican Congressman Thomas Massie has forced the House to hold an impeachment vote on Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, centering his challenge on the administration's prosecution of military operations in Iran. The move arrives as public support for the conflict has fallen below one-third of Americans, suggesting that the distance between Washington's war posture and the national mood is widening. History reminds us that forced votes, even those destined to fail, have a way of making visible the fractures that power prefers to keep hidden.