Lloyd Austin actually said...

"I have personally pushed Israeli leaders to avoid civilian casualties, and to shun irresponsible rhetoric, and to prevent violence by settlers in the West Bank."

"Secretary of Defense Austin... describing this as a very limited self-defense strike, a precision strike aimed at defending the US against these kinds of attacks."

"If this doesn't stop, we will respond."

"If this doesn't stop, then we will respond. We maintain the right to respond. We have a capability to do that, and we will respond at a time in place of our choosing."