As the war between Israel and Iran rages on for a fifth day, it is unclear whether the Trump Administration is preparing to intervene militarily. On Monday, U.S. forces were sent to the Middle East, ostensibly for “defensive” purposes, as Donald Trump left the G7 summit early and warned Tehran to evacuate. But whether the U.S. gets more involved than it already is, some members of Congress from both parties argue, is not a decision that should be up to the President.
00:00Israel's right to defend itself against this existential menace, a nuclear-armed Iran, is a threat to the world, not just to Israel.
00:09It's a threat to the United States.
00:11I'm very concerned about the safety of United States personnel, military and civilian, in the area.
00:20People have been contacting me in droves about relatives who are visiting or who live there.
00:26And I am hopeful that diplomacy will work.
00:34I support the President's efforts to bring the parties to the table and to avoid escalating or widening the conflict.
00:46I trust President Trump on this.
00:47I think he's reoriented American foreign policy in a positive way.
00:50I think Israel is doing everything that they need to do to defend themselves.
00:55And clearly they view Iran as an existential threat that has designs on nuclear weapons and has, through a bunch of proxies, attacked the Israeli people, most tragically, on October 7th.
01:08I think Iran is in the weakest position it's been in a very long time.
01:12And Israel's doing exactly what they need to do.
01:15You know, the danger, of course, is the escalation could involve the United States' interest.
