Sen. Mark Warner left a lengthy classified briefing on Iran Thursday afternoon with a provocative reaction: "It's very important that more members hear this story."next week as a wave of anxiety over possible military engagement with Iran grips Capitol Hill.
On the Senate floor, Sen. Marco Rubio described the situation as a "serious and potentially imminent threat to U.S. forces" and said the Trump administration is right to reposition military assets and be in a "position to retaliate" should Iran lash out at U.S. interests in Iraq or the Middle East.Sign Up
"We are not going to start a war. But if we are attacked by Iran's proxies, we are going to respond against those proxies and hold Iran responsible. And they're going to pay a price for that as well. Who could disagree with thethat if we are attacked, we have a right to defend ourselves and respond?" said Rubio, a member of the Intelligence Committee, which has been briefed on situation with Iran.
But liberals were quickly working to play down the threat as a consequence of President Donald Trump's withdrawal from the nuclear agreement with Iran,In a statement, the Congressional Progressive Caucus warned that Bolton and Trump have "opened the door for another endless war."about developments in the Middle East, with Democrats worried that Trump could slide into war with Iran and Republicans more concerned about Iranian actions.
This is a terribly irresponsible headline. Spoiler: There is no actual Iranian provocation.
Really ?
That dog's not going to wag itself.
Still smells fishy to me.
They’ve shown no alarm here in the States where a disaster has been going on, a nation falling and it’s people separating.
realDonaldTrump gotta find some way to get elected because his policies suck. Like how he more focused on the world than America though. Otherwise we'd all be in concentration camps TrumpResign or ImpeachTheMF
Here we go again... bullytime
If Republicans think like Sen Cotton that another useless war to make regime change is necessary to call on American patriotism to reelect thier corrupt administration they sadly underestimated the majority of American people.
They are not “developments” if Trump is wagging the dog.
This is garbage.
So, more hand waving and posturing for Congressional soundbytes then?
Oh, gawd. Here we go......its Iraq all over again. Shit. US men&boys are about to die over some imagined reason to go to war.
And remember when ...... 🤬😤🤬😤🤬😤🤬😤🤬😤🤬
They should be more alarmed about the unconstitutional acts of the Trump administration and their apparent lack of power to rein them in.
Behold the increasing alarm of lawmakers
Lawmakers on both sides should have voted for the amendment that would have prevented this administration from going to war with Iran, but only 60 in the house out of 435—both democrats and republicans—voted for it. 355 did not.
It'd be really cool if there was any mention of an action Iran has or has not taken besides being pretty freaked out by being surrounded by US military bases and war machines
RoldanGMan trump is using Iran as the ultimate diversion from his lying, obstruction, and his disastrous economic plans. Are we going to allow him to start a war It’s crazy!!!
KarrenKuk Wag the dog
Bullshit
How weird that the top rank general of Great Britain said that's not true. That Iran do not represent an imminent danger at this moment... Geez, I don't know who to believe. What to do?
Surely, we can’t trust anything coming out of this admin
not again!
WAG THE DOG THREAT GRIPS WASHINGTON
There is no threat just diversion
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle looking for a way to increase their wealth in defense stocks.
This is a fear mongering puddle of lies.
“Potentially imminent” 😂🤣😂
Trump did everything he could to get us here. I think he just wants a war so he can look like the great warrior he could never really be.
Wait what the f kind of reporting is this There is no imminent threat in the Middle East or did you not learn from Iraq?! For shame.
No. No they’re not. Literally fake news. Those that had concerns still do and on the left this is the next “Russia did it” 😂 to smear Trump. Were these same people “alarmed” when US military were captured by Iran under Obummer?
CHAOS, is what happens when you elect a moron to the highest office in the nation!!!🤦♂️
As part of the ProjectForANewAmericanCentury, John Bolton signed off on the statement leading up to 9/11 before attacking Iraq: “...this process of transformation is likely to be a long one, absent some catastrophic and catalyzing event-like a new Pearl Harbor.' GulfOfTonkin
You mean because UK, Spain and other countries are totally contradicting the Liar in chief
Trump’s making it up to distract. Trump said he’d send more troops than 120,000 just like if they were ammunition, NOT HUMANS!
Trump and the conservatives want a war because someone makes $$ off it, but lets not leave out Israel im sure they would like us to handle Iran for them?.
WELL IT'S ABOUT TIME. IRAN HAS BEEN WANTING TO KILL US FOR DECADES.
Start wars and win elections. Hurrah!
Really? They not too busy chasing imaginary conspiracies and fighting on Twitter? Small wonders never cease.
Let's be as certain as we can that they are indeed credible. Surely there can be some discussion using a neutral country or one of our allies (should we have any left) to open the discussion with them.
That quote is an abuse of the English language.
is warmongering propaganda.
Maybe they should locate their spines and do something about it then...
Bull.
Is alarmed a step above concerned but before furrowed brows?
'y'know' said one congressman from Kentucky, 'when we started supporting Trump and all of his retard antics with North Korea, China tariffs and Iran, we never really thought he'd start the whole war thing...'
No immediate threat ...only ones being made by this administration and Republicans. Vote Democrat.
Just Langley trying to Wag the Dog again. (yawn)
trump needs a distraction from the continuing revelations of the Mueller Report. War is a pretty good one.
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