Congressman Moliner is supportive of the President's action and says that it was a matter of eliminating an ongoing threat. Well, I think first we have to recognize that It's a tremendous advantage to have the Ayatollah out of the picture and his top leaders who are ordering these strikes against American and our allies. And so that's a positive. When you look at their military capabilities taken out, that is a tremendous advantage that we have. (00:23–00:37)
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Asserts that removing the Ayatollah and his top leaders is advantageous for the U.S. and its allies.
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