Tom Cotton Says Iran Has Been An Imminent Threat to U.S. For 47 Years'

"The simple reality is Iran has a vast missile arsenal that far exceeds the combined missile defenses of the United States, our air friends in Israel, and it gets much worse every single month. That is an unacceptable risk for the United States, it's an existential risk for our air friends in Israel, and it wouldn't get better if we waited six or twelve or eighteen months to find a more imminent risk."

"Iran has posed an imminent risk to the United States for 47 years as they've maimed and killed thousands of Americans without that vast missile arsenal. The president was right to act when he did."

"President Trump has the inherent power under our Constitution and as commander-in-chief to use military force to keep our nation safe."

Sen. Tom Cotton defended the U.S.-Israel military action against Iran, arguing that Iran's expanding missile arsenal poses an existential threat to Israel and an unacceptable risk to the United States. Cotton stated Iran has threatened America for 47 years, having killed and maimed thousands of Americans even without its current advanced weaponry. He contended that waiting for a more imminent threat would be unwise and that President Trump was justified in acting immediately. Cotton appeared across multiple news networks praising Trump's constitutional authority as commander-in-chief to use military force for national security. His claim that Iran posed an imminent threat for nearly five decades drew criticism on social media for the logical inconsistency of something being imminent over such an extended timeframe.

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