Lyndsay Keith: GOP Sees Iran War as ‘Short-Term Pain for a Long-Term Gain’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT SCARBOROUGH You ░░░░░░░░ the United States was ░░░░░░░░ in deciding when to ░░░░░░░░ this war but we ░░░░░░░░ t decide when this ░░░░░░░░ ends That s the ░░░░░░░░ States Israel and Iran ░░░░░░░░ know if we cut ░░░░░░░░ run if we leave ░░░░░░░░ t mean Iran can ░░░░░░░░ still cause havoc in ░░░░░░░░ Strait of Hormuz And ░░░░░░░░ doesn t mean that ░░░░░░░░ aren t going to ░░░░░░░░ campaigning with the possibility ░░░░░░░░ gas prices being over ░░░░░░░░ a gallon Talk about ░░░░░░░░ concerns as the president ░░░░░░░░ out today among Republicans ░░░░░░░░ about the distraction with ░░░░░░░░ war with Republicans What ░░░░░░░░ what is the general ░░░░░░░░ up on the hill ░░░░░░░░ now from the Republican ░░░░░░░░ toward this war And ░░░░░░░░ long do you sense ░░░░░░░░ think it can continue ░░░░░░░░ causing them more political ░░░░░░░░ KEITH It s a ░░░░░░░░ question Congressman scarborough if ░░░░░░░░ might call you that ░░░░░░░░ You know but here ░░░░░░░░ one of the things ░░░░░░░░ liken it to as ░░░░░░░░ hear different Republicans speak ░░░░░░░░ closed doors on the ░░░░░░░░ it s similar to ░░░░░░░░ we saw President Trump ░░░░░░░░ with tariffs He essentially ░░░░░░░░ this is a short ░░░░░░░░ pain for a long ░░░░░░░░ gain And you hear ░░░░░░░░ saying similar things to ░░░░░░░░ And some of the ░░░░░░░░ points that I ve ░░░░░░░░ that are being passed ░░░░░░░░ are almost exactly the ░░░░░░░░ that this is a ░░░░░░░░ term pain with gas ░░░░░░░░ We know this is ░░░░░░░░ to go up We ░░░░░░░░ this and we planned ░░░░░░░░ it And don t ░░░░░░░░ it s going to ░░░░░░░░ under control soon The ░░░░░░░░ term gain for us ░░░░░░░░ ultimately that we re ░░░░░░░░ somebody off the map ░░░░░░░░ could potentially do harm ░░░░░░░░ the U S and ░░░░░░░░ allies in the future ░░░░░░░░ a lot of Republicans ░░░░░░░░ that messaging and they ░░░░░░░░ if they only have ░░░░░░░░ do it for a ░░░░░░░░ time that it will ░░░░░░░░ successful But the concern ░░░░░░░░ to some of the ░░░░░░░░ that you made if ░░░░░░░░ goes on past that ░░░░░░░░ six week timeframe that ░░░░░░░░ when it could get ░░░░░░░░ of control And seeing ░░░░░░░░ Iran is responding I ░░░░░░░░ t say that Republicans ░░░░░░░░ the hill right now ░░░░░░░░ necessarily panicking but there ░░░░░░░░ definitely a point of ░░░░░░░░ to see is this ░░░░░░░░ House really going to ░░░░░░░░ it to that shorter ░░░░░░░░