“We continue on a daily basis very successfully to degrade Iran’s ability to target ships.”
“We did a pause to try to get an agreement with the Iranian people to allow oil to flow without them attacking it.”
“One of the mistakes which some political analysts make is to think that their enemies should be our enemies.”
“The only reason why the U.S. is conducting strikes is against assets of Iran that are being used to attack global commercial shipping.”
“We cannot afford to leave Tennessee behind.”

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On the recordApril 21, 2021
Obviously, the real value is the deterrence value in the Middle East with our allies and right across the street with Iran, but I think there is a secondary benefit here.
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Don Bacon
Republican · Nebraska
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Bacon emphasizes the deterrence value of military capabilities in the Middle East.

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