Vince

Pete Hegseth adopted a narrow position.

They would have to take care of the Iranians eventually, so they might as well do it now.

And he offered technical assessments.

They could run the campaign in a certain amount of time with a given level of forces.

General Kane was sober.

He laid out the risks and what the campaign would mean for munitions depletion.

In other words, what we would have to expend.

He offered no opinion.

His position was merely, if you ordered it, we'll execute.

Sounds like a general officer to me.

It sounds like the kind of general officer you want around you.

Just neutral and non-emotional advice.

And then when it was his turn to speak, Marco Rubio offered more clarity.

He told the president, if our goal is regime change or an uprising, we shouldn't do it.

But if the goal is to destroy Iran's missile program, that's a goal we can achieve.

Everybody deferred to the president's instincts.

No one would impede him.

Quote, I think we need to do it, the president told the room.

Aboard Air Force One the next afternoon, he gave the order.

He sent it out and he said, Operation Epic Fury is approved.