While the coalition of countries helping the United States and Israel’s military operation in Iran is small at the moment, U.S. Sen. Rick Scott believes help is on the way.
And if not, he says further conflicts with the Islamic Republic are likely.
“I think more countries are going to show up to try to open up the Strait of Hormuz. But I think, you know, we’re going to continue. (We) have to eliminate their ability to do this. And if we don’t, all right, we’re going to be doing this every few years,” the Naples Republican said on “Squawk Box.”
President Donald Trump said this week that he’s allowing five days for negotiations with Tehran, and has suggested he believes regime change has already happened through the assassination of various leaders in recent weeks.
Scott doesn’t seem to agree, at least in terms of the U.S. having a new leader with whom we can bargain. He also argues that degrading the country’s military capabilities is an important objective even amid potential negotiation.
“With regard to Iran, we don’t have somebody yet. Am I hopeful? Absolutely. But what’s important to me is to destroy all their ability to kill us. I mean, you can hope for a regime change, but in the meantime, let’s destroy their ability to kill more Americans, and then hope for the best.”
Scott thinks that the next few days are pivotal, and what happens next “completely depends on Iran.”
“This is not a President who wants to be in a war forever. He still doesn’t want forever wars. He doesn’t want boots on the ground. But Iran’s going to have to make a decision,” Scott said.
“I’m hopeful that the people of Iran will be able to change their leadership to where we get somebody that wants to be a friend to the world instead of this crap that they want to destroy the Middle East and try to destroy Israel and destroy Americans like they have been doing for 47 years. I’m hopeful. Unfortunately, we’re not there yet.”
