Senate Intel Chair Cotton: 'We have to be prepared for Iran to retaliate'

[BumRushDaShow]

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]

1. Maybe we should get the Marines out of the streets of Hollywood and put them back on their base in case they are needed

[Lovie777]

2. The USA should always be prepared.............................

[flashman13]

3. I'm sure all of the cheap talk from Trump and his lackeys has the Iranian shivering in their boots.

Remember how Ukraine was going to fold in three days?

Remember six days, six weeks, I doubt six months?

Remember Vietnam?

[Jvp]

23. stupid people in charge

remember Iraq and Afghanistan wars?

[BOSSHOG]

4. Cottons writing some big checks

Make last night look like child’s play?

[Marthe48]

5. We'd be better prepared

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]

22. Being prepared involves more than marching troops thru D.C. maybe?

[sinkingfeeling]

6. Says Tehran Tom, who famously opposed Obama's JCPOA..

[Karasu]

7. "President Trump has no higher priority, as do I and the safety of the American people."

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]

15. Did Trump falsely claim to serve as a Ranger, like you did, Tom? Then, you deleted it from your bio.

[Karasu]

16. I can't believe I almost forgot about that. Tom is such a piece of shit.

[stillcool]

8. STFU

[BidenRocks]

17. Every God Damned Day!!!

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]

25. Jeez, somebody thought that your post was directed against the OP,

not that moron, cotton.

[stillcool]

30. yikes! Thank you

got to watch my aim!

[PSPS]

9. "All the horses are gone. I guess we better lock the barn door now."

[UpInArms]

10. Fuck you, cotton

You enabled this shit

[ananda]

11. Do you sometimes think they are enjoying this too much.

I get the feeling war is just a board game to them.

[Linda ladeewolf]

20. It is. They won't be doing the fighting and dying.

It’s the young men, just out of high school, the children of the poor and lower middle class that will be called up. Those that haven’t already signed up for national guard. They’ve wrecked the economy, unemployment is going to increase, so they won’t have a choice. No jobs. You’d almost think the billionaires planned this.

[ananda]

21. Agree. I'm just not sure how far they planned this to go.

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]

12. DUH!

[tonekat]

13. Republican Senators and Reps. Must Do Their Part

By Going to our bases that are most likely to be attacked in Retaliation, and become "Human Shields" at those locations.

[SergeStorms]

24. Dear Iran.....

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]

26. These repugs would rather waste time renaming our military bases to their Confederate names before the Civil War...

[GB_RN]

14. Hey, Cottonhead!

We shouldn’t have to “be prepared.” If your orange deity, Cantaloupe Caligula the Corpulent had stayed out of it, we wouldn’t 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 Caligula’s overwhelming, infantile, narcissistic need to look tough.

Go fuck yourselves, Cottonhead.

[BidenRocks]

18. Mission Accomplished is the Magat mantra.

YOU worry about retaliation from Iran.
While we're at it, the Americans aren't happy either.

[Bengus81]

19. All the deaths at Embassy's and military bases are on TRUMP and REPUBLICANS

Iran isn't just going to set there Trump licking wounds............

[Skittles]

27. Cadet Bonespurs, acting all tough with our military

what a sickening spectacle he is

[Buddyzbuddy]

28. By getting prepared he means get his running shoes on so he can go screaming down the hallways.

Just like he did on the 6th. I may have imagined the screaming part.

[travelingthrulife]

29. Oh shut up, you old warmonger.