They were producing them at a rapid rate in Iran, at a scale and a scope that was too quick for our allies in the region to keep up. And it presented a real and imminent danger. We had information that they might well fire on us and it was imminent, and that it would hit our personnel, our citizens, our installations there, our equipment. And we could not wait for mass casualties on the American side before the Commander in Chief decided that he had to strike. And so that's what this was. (02:23–02:34)
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Asserts that there was imminent danger from Iran to U.S. personnel and assets.
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