It has been, and it will continue to be, and President Trump wisely does not remove options off of the table. I know a lot of politicians like to do that quickly, but the president as commander in chief wants to continue to assess the success of this military operation. It's not part of the current plan right now, but the president, again, wisely keeps his options on table.
I completely reject the premise of your question. You have had the president of the United States, the secretary of war, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs, the vice president of United States, the secretary of state, and now I am out here today to explain to you exactly what led the president to make the decision to launch Operation Epic Fury.
Something had to be done, and it's been 47 years. They've been killing people all over the world for a long time. They were the kings and fathers of the roadside bomb. [Qasem] Soleimani- we killed him last term. If we didn't, I think it might be a different story today. They would have been much stronger and smarter than they are.
