Chris Murphy

However, there are larger plants.

There's one outside of Tehran.

There are others outside of other cities that are gas fired, thermal powered.

I think the important point here is to understand the IRGC, a declared terrorist organization, not only by us, but

A number of European countries controls a huge swath of Iran's critical infrastructure, their economy, and certainly many of their governing institutions.

And so to the extent we're degrading their military capability and their defense industrial base, all options should be on the table.

And the president's made that very clear.

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They told us in there that this is an open-ended operation that hasn't even really started in earnest yet.

There will be more Americans killed.

They refuse to take off the table the insertion of ground troops.

This is going to make the operation in Libya look like child's play.

There is no question this is war.

Americans want him to focus on the crises here at home. Instead, he is busy getting us involved in quagmires overseas that already are becoming deadly to American soldiers. This is a disaster. It is illegal. And the president is obligated under the Constitution to come to Congress and ask for an authorization of military force. He wouldn't get that authorization if he asked for it. Congress wouldn't vote to give him the permission to do it.

A key part of President Trump's campaign, and it included it in his inaugural address, was no more wars.

And there are

A number of Republicans who think that this is the opposite of what they voted for, that the president is breaking that promise.

Tucker Carlson told ABC the president's decision to strike Iran is, quote, absolutely disgusting and evil.

What do you say to members of the MAGA base who say this is not what we voted for?