Sen. Cotton: The U.S. ‘Is Not Pursuing Regime Change,’ We’re Not Going to Invade Iran

Karl Is ultimately the ░░░░░░░░ way to be safe ░░░░░░░░ the Iranian threat in ░░░░░░░░ view because I ve ░░░░░░░░ you talking about this ░░░░░░░░ a decade now is ░░░░░░░░ change Does the regime ░░░░░░░░ to go COTTON That ░░░░░░░░ not President Trump s ░░░░░░░░ objective In fact frankly ░░░░░░░░ s Karl But I ░░░░░░░░ I m asking you ░░░░░░░░ But frankly it wasn ░░░░░░░░ Prime Minister Netanyahu s ░░░░░░░░ either Karl Yes COTTON ░░░░░░░░ said the objective here ░░░░░░░░ two fold to eliminate ░░░░░░░░ nuclear program and to ░░░░░░░░ their ballistic missile threat ░░░░░░░░ the United States to ░░░░░░░░ to our friends in ░░░░░░░░ region Karl But you ░░░░░░░░ COTTON We are not ░░░░░░░░ we are not pursuing ░░░░░░░░ change We are not ░░░░░░░░ to put any troops ░░░░░░░░ the ground into Iran ░░░░░░░░ are trying to eliminate ░░░░░░░░ nuclear weapons program And ░░░░░░░░ destroying three critical nuclear ░░░░░░░░ we ve taken huge ░░░░░░░░ in that direction Karl ░░░░░░░░ but let me read ░░░░░░░░ what you said back ░░░░░░░░ 2017 This is eight ░░░░░░░░ ago You said the ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ be regime change in ░░░░░░░░ And then you said ░░░░░░░░ I don t see ░░░░░░░░ anyone can say America ░░░░░░░░ be safe as long ░░░░░░░░ you have a power ░░░░░░░░ you have in power ░░░░░░░░ theocratic despotism Has your ░░░░░░░░ changed COTTON Well as ░░░░░░░░ as Iran s leaders ░░░░░░░░ to terrorize Americans after ░░░░░░░░ strikes then no America ░░░░░░░░ t be safe from ░░░░░░░░ Iran threat That s ░░░░░░░░ point that President Trump ░░░░░░░░ last night We re ░░░░░░░░ to ensure our safety ░░░░░░░░ deterrence Karl But you ░░░░░░░░ t believe the policy ░░░░░░░░ be regime change now ░░░░░░░░ We re not going ░░░░░░░░ invade Iran We re ░░░░░░░░ going to try to ░░░░░░░░ their government or try ░░░░░░░░ replace it with a ░░░░░░░░ government As Prime Minister ░░░░░░░░ said the Iranian leaders ░░░░░░░░ so hated by their ░░░░░░░░ people have so failed ░░░░░░░░ deliver positive results for ░░░░░░░░ own people that that ░░░░░░░░ be the end of ░░░░░░░░ but that s not ░░░░░░░░ American policy and frankly ░░░░░░░░ s not the Israeli ░░░░░░░░ either It is to ░░░░░░░░ back Karl That s ░░░░░░░░ It is to destroy ░░░░░░░░ nuclear program and to ░░░░░░░░ the missile threat to ░░░░░░░░ United States and their ░░░░░░░░ Karl It s been ░░░░░░░░ deeply unpopular regime in ░░░░░░░░ own country for a ░░░░░░░░ time Senator Cotton thank ░░░░░░░░ very much for joining ░░░░░░░░ COTTON: “Thank you.”