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Marco Rubio: “We knew that there was going to be an Israeli action. We knew that that would precipitate an attack against American…”

On the recordMarch 8, 2026
We knew that there was going to be an Israeli action. We knew that that would precipitate an attack against American forces, and we knew that if we didn't preemptively go after them, before they launched those attacks, we would suffer higher casualties.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida
Source
usatoday.com
Mar 8, 2026

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Rubio explains the rationale for preemptive military action against Iran.

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