I spent 16 years in politics trying to stop Iran’s march to the bomb. When I see former colleagues from Congress claim last night’s strikes weren’t justified because Iran wasn’t days away from a deliverable nuclear weapon, I’ve got to respond - as the former Chair of the Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa and Global Counterterrorism.
1. The Iranian regime’s stated policy since 1979 has been “death to America” and “death to Israel.”
2. They have targeted Americans, Israelis and civilians around the world.
3. They’ve lied about their nuclear weapons program for decades – just this month, they were censured at the IAEA for deceiving the world about their nuclear program.
4. They enriched uranium way past the point of what’s needed for civilian use.
5. They continuously violated the JCPOA.
6. They built a secret enrichment facility with thousands of centrifuges deep in a mountain.
7. They constantly disregard their NPT obligations and treat the IAEA with contempt.
8. They sprinted to enrich and stockpile enough highly enriched uranium to make 10 bombs in 3 weeks. And evidence pointed to advancements in Iran’s ballistic missile systems.
Should the US have waited until this regime was capable of delivering a warhead? This was an imminent threat – to the US, to Israel, and to the world – that necessitated an imminent response. These limited, targeted US strikes were necessary, justified, and vital to global security.
Yesterday: The U.S. Congress tells @Columbia that it's investigating its refusal to stop antisemitism and pro-terror organizations on campus
Today: *Another* unauthorized protest by a suspended pro-terror organization at @Columbia
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Absolutely disgusting display of hatred with pro-Hamas mobs screaming and harassing the mother of a Jewish girl who has been abused and kidnapped by Hamas. This is the face of evil. These so-called protestors don’t even disguise their Jew hatred