"Every single briefing you have, you get a surprise. We got one just about 30 minutes ago when the department of defense told us that, in fact, their nuclear program and getting rid of it is not an objective of this war. Literally, in my other ear, I'm listening to Ted Cruz on another network explain why this military mission is so essential to destroy the nuclear program."
"I may have to walk over there and tell him that, in fact, the administration is now briefing congress that getting rid of the nuclear program has nothing to do with this mission, but it speaks to the incoherence. I can't really blame Ted, because every single hour, the objectives that they state publicly and privately for this war change."
During an MSNBC appearance, Sen. Chris Murphy reacted in real time to Sen. Ted Cruz's comments on Newsmax regarding Iran policy. Murphy highlighted a contradiction: while Cruz argued the military mission was essential for destroying Iran's nuclear program, Murphy had just received a Department of Defense briefing stating that eliminating Iran's nuclear program is not an objective of current strikes. Murphy criticized the administration for constantly changing stated objectives for the military action, noting that each congressional briefing reveals new information. He humorously suggested he might need to correct Cruz on another network, emphasizing the incoherence between public statements and actual military objectives regarding Iran.
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