![]() Congress cut off funding for Saudi Arabia's ability to go after the Houthis that were attacking them. “It all links back to the fact that they just do not believe that the U.S. It ended up in war anyway, but they thought it would buy them some time. So let's try to cut a deal with them to buy ourselves time.’ It is reminiscent of the deal that the Soviets cut with the Nazis. We don't want to be the first ones that Iran comes after. We don't want to be the first country they attack. The Saudis are saying to themselves, ‘We can't count on the U.S. That said, we have to be strategic about how we conduct foreign relations. I don't think they should be chopping people up in consulates and stuff like that around the world. On Saudi Arabia’s growing ties to China, Russia, and Iran: I think that's bad for America 100 percent.” And we have to decide whether that's good or bad for America. That is the world that those three countries, working together, envision. That's the world we're going toward, Iran becomes the dominant power in the Middle East, China dominates Asia and is number one, eventually becoming the most powerful country, and Russia basically a sphere of influence reaching throughout Eastern Europe. They would have all those, and they would use those places as launching pads to attack America and Israel and other parts of the region and continue to push us out. “If we were to get up and leave-and I'm not saying we need to send massive numbers of ground troops-but if we weren't on the ground there, then what would happen is, Iran would basically take over Iraq and Syria. On America’s continued presence in the Middle East: To them, this is a prime moment to strike, when America seems to be on the retreat: ‘Let's kill a few more of them, and then they'll really want to get out of here.’” Congress wants our military to no longer operate. What they read in the newspaper is that the U.S. ![]() The problem with it is that these guys in Iran are not American constitutional scholars. But I don't think the president needs to go to Congress for pre-approval to defend our country. If Congress doesn't like the president waging a war or a military operation, Congress can cut off the money for it. I think presidents always have the power to act in the defense of our country. “I think the War Powers Act is unconstitutional. You have to persistently have insight into what's going on on the ground, or you don't know where they are and where to hit them.” I think you're going to continue to see this, and we're going to have to have the ability to go after these guys. The IRGC in Iran is, either directly or through their proxies, these other groups that are under their control, targeting Americans in Syria, in Iraq. The problem with that is, it is the only authority that exists under the War Powers Act for presidents to take action against Iran in that country. “We've been having this AUMF debate about getting rid of what people know as the Iraq War authorization. military action against Iranian forces in Iraq and Syria: ![]() See below for highlights and listen to the full interview here. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) joined The Brian Kilmeade Show to discuss the latest on his efforts to ban TikTok, the House of Representatives’ TikTok hearing, and the latest on Iran’s attack on Americans. ![]()
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