The IDF [Israeli military] is preparing a response to the unprecedented and unlawful Iranian attack on Israeli civilians and Israel,
The most important issue today is the ceasefire, especially in Lebanon and in Gaza,
Iran launched a war into Israel, so to say that the Israelis who are defending themselves and our hostages shouldn't attack sites in Iran that could kill them – especially when you're the one who gave Iran $7 billion as a commander in chief and then allowed them to acquire nuclear materials – is wildly political."
I mean, to make the statement, ‘Please leave their nuclear alone.' I would tell you that that’s not the right answer. That was the craziest answer because, you know what? Soon, they’re going to have nuclear weapons. And then you’re going to have problems."
They have a right to respond, but they should respond proportionally." ... The answer is no."
They asked him, what do you think about Iran, would you hit Iran? And he goes, ‘As long as they don’t hit the nuclear stuff.’ That’s the thing you want to hit, right
The answer is no.”
When they asked him that question, the answer should have been, hit the nuclear first, and worry about the rest later,
Whether he's trying to influence election or I don't know, but I'm not counting on that,
We'll neither hesitate nor rush in fulfilling our duties,
Isn't that what you're supposed to hit? I mean, it's the biggest risk we have, nuclear weapons. If they're going to do it, they're going to do it. But we'll find out whatever their plans are,
We hope and expect to see some wisdom as well as strength, but as you guys know, no guarantees,
The first thing we have to do is get out of Israel's way,
I think what we're seeing is confusion in the Biden White House, ... They believed for 3½ years that they could talk Iran back into an agreement on the 2015 nuclear deal, a catastrophic mistake of the Obama administration."
He doesn't want escalation, except the thing that creates escalation is a projection of weakness,
I think he's got that one wrong,
He should have done something a long time ago,
We'll be discussing with the Israelis what they're going to do,
On the other hand, he doesn't want to offend, you know, much of his political base in the United States,
You don’t have to project a strategy or the limitations of a strategy,