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On the recordMarch 4, 2026
this weekend, our Commander in Chief made the most difficult decision a President can make. He ordered young American servicemembers into action. My friends on the other side of the aisle are challenging the President's choice, and they are entitled to do so. I do find myself amazed, from time to time, with their rhetoric on the floor this morning and this afternoon. To hear them, apparently, President Trump should have announced to the world that he was going to bomb the headquarters of the Ayatollah and destroy the leadership of Iran who has attacked the United States and killed Americans for over four decades. Apparently, if this war lasts as long as 5 weeks, we should agree that we are going to fold our tents and come home and leave the job undone. Apparently, the fact that the ruthless drug lord dictator of Venezuela, President Maduro, is out of office is a bad thing. I disagree with that, and I wonder how that rhetoric is going to last through the decades. We will see. I will vote no on the pending resolution. President Trump decided to attack Iran. That decision was profound, deliberate, and correct. The President understands the weight of war. He was clear-eyed about the risks, and he was honest with the American people.
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Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi

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Discussing President Trump's decision to order military action against Iran.

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