Joni Ernst: “as a combat veteran who deployed to the Middle East, I serve to protect America, not just then but always. And I stand…”

“as a combat veteran who deployed to the Middle East, I serve to protect America, not just then but always. And I stand strongly with our Commander in Chief as he acts on behalf of the safety and security of Americans. The Iranian regime has been threatening, targeting, and taking the lives of our citizens for 47 years. Yet President Obama gave the regime billions to enrich uranium and obtain weapons used against our own servicemembers. And President Biden's appeasement strategy continued to fuel and fund Iran's proxy terrorism. Enough is enough. This weekend, President Trump took decisive action so neither Iran nor its proxies can ever take another one of our citizen's lives. And the objective is clear: Ensure no American has to live under the threat of Iran-backed terror again. Like every American, I have no desire to see a long, drawn-out war, but this mission is worthy of being completed. God bless our servicemembers around the world who are bravely and selflessly carrying out this noble endeavor.”