{"id":34724,"date":"2026-03-08T00:01:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T00:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/investmentbankingrules.com\/?p=34724"},"modified":"2026-03-08T00:01:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T00:01:24","slug":"gop-senators-say-trumps-strikes-significantly-degraded-iran-but-emphasize-attacks-not-forever-wars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/investmentbankingrules.com\/?p=34724","title":{"rendered":"GOP senators say Trump\u2019s strikes \u2018significantly degraded\u2019 Iran but emphasize attacks not \u2018forever wars\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

. \u2013 One week into the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran, two Republican senators on the Senate Armed Services Committee say the military operation has \u2018degraded\u2019 Tehran\u2019s ability to strike back.
\nBut in exclusive interviews with Fox News Digital, Sens. Rick Scott of Florida and Ted Budd of North Carolina emphasized that the fighting will not lead to U.S. involvement in \u2018forever wars\u2019 in the volatile Middle East.
\n\u2018Our military is doing a great job,\u2019 Scott said. And pointing to Iran, he said, \u2018They want to destroy America. We\u2019ve got to stop them.\u2019
\nBudd highlighted that \u2018we have significantly degraded Iran\u2019s ability to shoot back at us\u2026 their capacities are degraded. We\u2019ve had great success.\u2019<\/p>\n

Budd and Scott were interviewed as they attended an economic conference in Florida hosted by the Club for Growth, an influential and politically potent conservative group that pushes for fiscal responsibility.
\nPresident Donald Trump, who called for Iran\u2019s \u2018unconditional surrender,\u2019 said on Saturday that Tehran will be \u2018hit very hard\u2019 and warned the U.S. is considering \u2018areas and groups\u2019 not previously considered to target.
\nOver the past week, \u2018Operation Epic Fury\u2019 has widened in scope as Iran has retaliated against a growing number of nations in the region. This week, the Republican-controlled House and Senate, in separate votes nearly entirely along party lines, rejected moves by Democrats to restrict the president\u2019s ability to steer the fighting.<\/p>\n

The president said on Thursday, in an interview with Axios, that he should be involved in choosing Iran\u2019s next leader. Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the initial strikes against Iran a week ago.
\nAnd there are concerns among many on the right that the strikes against Iran could lead to prolonged American military involvement in the region, which Trump has repeatedly campaigned against during his three runs for the presidency.
\n\u2018Trump doesn\u2019t want to be in forever wars. Every time I\u2019ve talked to him, he doesn\u2019t want that,\u2019 Scott said. \u2018But I think what we do want to make sure we don\u2019t have another Ayatollah that wants to\u2026 chant Death to America and death to our allies and try to destroy us.\u2019
\nBudd added that \u2018we\u2019re not up for forever wars. We want to get in, get this thing done, get out and have peace for our country and the rest of the region.\u2019
\nThe latest Fox News national poll indicated that American voters are divided on the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, even as a majority sees the country as a security risk.\u00a0
\nSixty-one percent of those questioned viewed Iran as a danger to the U.S., according to the survey conducted Feb. 28-March 2. But that concern did not translate into majority support for the current U.S. military action, as 50% approved and 50% disapproved.<\/p>\n

Support for the attacks was lower in national polling from other news organizations.
\nBut the Fox News poll and the other surveys indicated widespread support among Republicans.
\n\u2018Trump\u2019s doing the right thing. He\u2019s saving American lives by making sure that Iran does not have a nuclear weapon or ballistic missile. So he\u2019s doing the right thing,\u2019 Scott emphasized.
\nBudd added, \u2018I\u2019m very excited [about] what President Trump\u2019s done\u2026 The goal is American prosperity and American safety, and that\u2019s what President Trump wants.\u2019
\nOil prices have shot up since the start of the fighting, instantly resulting in higher costs for gasoline across America. That\u2019s a major concern for Republicans as they aim to keep control of the House and Senate majorities in this year\u2019s midterm elections.
\n\u2018Hopefully it\u2019s all going to be short term. Hopefully\u2026 the demolition of the Iranian military will happen quickly and actually will get lower oil prices,\u2019 Scott said.
\nBudd acknowledged that \u2018we are going to have some short-term disruptions.\u2019
\nBut the senator was optimistic that \u2018very soon we\u2019ll have gas prices much cheaper than ever before. We were already on that pathway. President Trump is all about stability. He\u2019s all about the price of oil.\u2019<\/p>\n

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