Senate Intel Chair Cotton: 'We have to be prepared for Iran to retaliate'
Source: ABC News
June 22, 2025, 11:23 AM
The chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee said Sunday that the United States must "be prepared for Iran to retaliate" following Saturday night's strikes targeting three Iranian nuclear facilities.
"We have troops in the region. Iran has targeted Americans around the world, Marine barracks in Beirut, in barracks in Saudi Arabia. They've targeted embassies of countries around the world," Cotton, R-Arkansas, said in an exclusive interview on ABC News' "This Week." "The threats are serious and we take them seriously. President Trump has no higher priority, as do I and the safety of the American people."
Cotton echoed President Donald Trump's warning to Iran to opt for peace instead, saying that if Ayatollah Ali Khamenei "targets Americans with military force, he will see, will make last night look like child's play."
Trump described Saturday night's strikes against Iran as "a spectacular military success" that had "completely and totally obliterated" Iran's key nuclear enrichment facilities. In his interview with "This Week" co-anchor Jonathan Karl, Cotton said the full damage assessment was still underway, citing comments from Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Dan Caine earlier Sunday.
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No shit Sherlock. That should have been thought of before anything went forward.
Walleye
(43,844 posts)Lovie777
(21,785 posts)flashman13
(2,040 posts)Remember how Ukraine was going to fold in three days?
Remember six days, six weeks, I doubt six months?
Remember Vietnam?
Jvp
(44 posts)remember Iraq and Afghanistan wars?
BOSSHOG
(44,738 posts)Make last night look like childs play?
Marthe48
(22,737 posts)if the left knew what the idiot planned, if a drunk wasn't in charge of the military and putin wasn't calling the shots.
mpcamb
(3,180 posts)sinkingfeeling
(57,245 posts)Karasu
(2,003 posts)Oh? Is that why you've been defunding everything and trying to kill us all with insane policy decisions for the last 5 fucking months?
Norrrm
(4,032 posts)Karasu
(2,003 posts)stillcool
(34,407 posts)BidenRocks
(2,788 posts)That is what I am screaming at the radio and tv.
Especially Hogs. A champion of the Gish Gallop!
I want someone to tell them all to STFU!
If you cannot answer yes or no, you are fired!
niyad
(129,609 posts)not that moron, cotton.
stillcool
(34,407 posts)got to watch my aim!
PSPS
(15,218 posts)UpInArms
(54,096 posts)You enabled this shit
ananda
(34,453 posts)I get the feeling war is just a board game to them.
Linda ladeewolf
(1,106 posts)Its the young men, just out of high school, the children of the poor and lower middle class that will be called up. Those that havent already signed up for national guard. Theyve wrecked the economy, unemployment is going to increase, so they wont have a choice. No jobs. Youd almost think the billionaires planned this.
ananda
(34,453 posts)It could be they "misunderestimated" the level of stupidity and
ignorance, along with malicious intent, that Trump and cohorts
are exhibiting... to the point that nobody among the rich and
Republican really understands what kind of consquences these
impulsive actions will produce...
and I still have trouble seeing how this will play out down the road
because it's just so insane and getting more and more
crazy every day....
Ritabert
(1,999 posts)tonekat
(2,452 posts)By Going to our bases that are most likely to be attacked in Retaliation, and become "Human Shields" at those locations.
SergeStorms
(20,001 posts)If (when) you retaliate, please be sure to strike red states only. Democrats weren't even consulted on Trump's act of war, so get the people responsible, please.
Thank you.
wcmagumba
(5,660 posts)GB_RN
(3,510 posts)We shouldnt have to be prepared. If your orange deity, Cantaloupe Caligula the Corpulent had stayed out of it, we wouldnt be stressing over any retaliation/terrorism from Iran. He (and by extension, you) fucked with religious extremists, and now US citizens will pay the price for your goddamned stupidity, arrogance and Caligulas overwhelming, infantile, narcissistic need to look tough.
Go fuck yourselves, Cottonhead.
BidenRocks
(2,788 posts)YOU worry about retaliation from Iran.
While we're at it, the Americans aren't happy either.
Bengus81
(9,826 posts)Iran isn't just going to set there Trump licking wounds............
Skittles
(169,638 posts)what a sickening spectacle he is
Buddyzbuddy
(2,140 posts)Just like he did on the 6th. I may have imagined the screaming part.