Senator Bill Hagerty

I think the stockpile to look at is the Iranian stockpile.

They've got about 2,500 ballistic missiles.

They're going to be draining that stockpile.

President Trump is taking out their ability to launch that stockpile.

He's also taking out the stockpile itself.

What you will see is the Israelis now having complete control of the airspace over Iran.

The Iranians will not be able to protect or defend their stockpiles or their launching capability.

What's happening right now is that we are going through and searching and seeking and destroying all of that launch capability.

So I think that this is going to be denominated in days or weeks.

It's going to be very short, very surgical.

Again, this is not waging war on Iran.

This is going in and taking out a capability that they have used to wreak terror around the region.

And he's doing that in advance of Iran's stated program.

They wanted to take that 2,500 to 8,000.

They want to increase their ability to create and harass terror in the region.

So this is all about standing up for America's interests, standing up for our allies' interests, and taking out a capability that has been used for far too long, for decades.

To kill Americans, to harm and create mayhem in the region, it's coming to an end.

Well, I can tell you why it's been bad since, what, 1979 when the regime took over.

We have seen nothing but instability and terror throughout this region.

Whether it's their being the number one state sponsor of terror, you think about what they've done through Hezbollah, what they've done through Hamas, the Houthis.