Tom Cotton is the most outspoken champion for bombing Iran in a Senate filled with Republican hawks. And he’s got President Donald Trump’s ear on it, too.
Cotton’s eyebrow-raising advocacy campaign comes after several months of lying low in the Senate after a stinging defeat on criminal justice reform and a series of instances in which he broke with Trump, typically a close ally. Cotton voted against the president’s immigration plan to reopen the government and opposed lifting sanctions on Russian companies.
Sen. Lindsey Graham , who is also close to Trump and a vocal foreign policy interventionist, suggested that the United States should threaten to destroy oil refineries but not act without further provocation. “We should be doing all we can to avoid confrontation with Iran. Now, if they are striking American personnel, then that’s another story. But so far, we haven’t seen that,” responded Sen. Joni Ernst , another national security hawk. “It’s premature. I don’t believe the [authorization] that we have right now covers Iran.”The Front Altair, a Norwegian-flagged oil tanker, burns June 13, 2019. The Trump administration has strongly claimed Iran was behind the attack.
These pushes have often put him at odds with his GOP colleagues. And on Iran, Cotton asserted that he’s not alone despite reservations from fellow Republicans about calling the military’s shots in the halls of the Senate.
Put old TomCottonAR back in uniform and send his ass to Iran.
Duh! We don’t need another conflict/war!
Wait, was not Iraq Kurds & Iran fighting hand to hand so Americans didn't have boots on the ground, assisted by US special forces & Air power, took ISIS caliphate. Now trump is paying Iran And Iraq back which will cause the Kurds to declare parts of Turkey & Iraq. Thanks DT
Ok, put Cotton on a fighter plane as co-pilot and send him over.
redwingschic Bombing London only INCREASED BRITISH RESOLVE to destroy fascism!
So Trump wants out of Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, etc but is sending more troops against the country that we had a treaty with that he pulled out of. Makes perfect sense.
Logicalcitizen4 Tom Cotton does not know the difference between Charmin and Cottonelle. Sad. A clean butthole is a happy butthole. I suggest he makes the switch. Immediately.
When did you and trump start believing our intelligence
The war mongers are beating their drums. What foriegn government's are paying and how much are they are they paying trump and the gop to facilitate a war with Iran? We know the gop lied about WMD'S in Iraq to start a endless war and now they are lying again.
Yeah, if you could start WWIII, that would be great
TomCottonAR SecPompeo realDonaldTrump CNN washingtonpost I'll believe it when the UK, Germany, and France say Iran was involved. One can never believe Pompeo, Cotton, Bolton, or Dirty Don.
He’s gone off the rails too?
I think it wasn't Iran at all...I think that all these 'whatsup' conversations between Kushner & MBS has something to do with it. Is it to make them more $$ if Iran is taken out of the equation? I think it was Saudi Arabia that did the attack
Show me your proof! I don’t believe a word coming out of your mouth.
Let me guess: Cotton never served in the military?
Put cotton in the front lines.
Question: how does Iran benefit from war with the US? Would Russia, already allied with Iran, not step in to provide massive aid, weapons, and resources? Trump is likely a convenient, if unwitting foil. World Media, has anyone asked intel officials about this triangulation?
This is how you get 9/11 2.0 and we'll totally deserve it.
itching for a war yet again
who and what intelligence agencies, we have only hers from Bolton and Pompeo, Saudi ? What us agencies are going to back up this claims ?
How come we suddenly believe in intelligence?
Funny how the GOP picks and chooses when to listen to our intelligence, when it suits their needs and agenda.
What is it with Trump? He either likes pencil-neck geeks or those with no necks? Is intelligence tied to long necks & corruption to no necks? Enquiring minds want to know.
If it can be proven that it was Iran, I would not be opposed to a military strike to preserve U.S prestige. However, such an attack should not be carried if we would descend inot war because of it.
Mr. Cotton needs to re-up pdq
Just start the bombing or fire the cruise missiles whatever John and Mike come up with stop the drama. You know you want to. Let's get tRump's poll numbers into the 30's. Fire when ready Gridley.
Suuuuure
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