- 前联合国大使、现任哈德逊研究所沃尔特·P·斯特恩主席尼基·黑利在X平台上抨击民主党人声称伊朗政权对美国构不成威胁的说法，称这一概念“荒谬”。
- “民主党人说伊朗政权对美国毫无威胁，这太荒谬了。几十年来，他们（伊朗政权）一直将美国军人作为目标，优先传播恐怖主义，无情地追求核武器，建造针对我们基地的导弹，并在美境内密谋暗杀特朗普总统和其他美国领导人——包括我在内——，”黑利在X平台上表示。
- “当他们高呼‘死亡到美国’时，他们是真心想让我们所有人付出任何代价，”她补充道。
- 黑利告诉福克斯新闻的玛莎·麦克考勒姆，美以联合军事行动“史诗般的愤怒”行动是一个“定义历史的时刻”。她补充说，对于她的前上司、如今的政治对手唐纳德·特朗普总统而言，这是一个“定义遗产的时刻”。
- “他们试图进行外交接触，但伊朗政权还是一如既往地行事——撒谎、欺骗、从不讲真话，而且总是一心想伤害他人，”黑利对麦克考勒姆说道。“多年前我们退出伊朗核协议时就看到，他们当时就在作弊。我认为他们现在还在试图作弊得逞，而特朗普政府已经识破了这一点。”
- “史诗般的愤怒”行动的发起在民主党内部引发严重分歧，党内重要人物对此或赞扬或批评。
- 弗吉尼亚州民主党参议员蒂姆·凯恩和佛蒙特州独立参议员伯尼·桑德斯均强烈批评该行动的发起，称其“非法”。此外，纽约州民主党参议员、少数党领袖查克·舒默声称该行动缺乏“战略清晰度”，并呼吁就战争权力决议进行投票。
- “应对伊朗的恶性地区活动、核野心以及对伊朗人民的残酷压迫，需要美国的力量、决心、地区协调和战略清晰度。不幸的是，特朗普总统反复无常的报复行为和扩大冲突的风险不是一个可行的策略，”舒默在一份声明中表示。
- “参议院应迅速复会，通过我们的决议来执行《战争权力法案》，以重申其宪法职责，”舒默补充道。
- 2月28日袭击开始时，凯恩称特朗普“发动了一场不必要、愚蠢且非法的对伊战争，将美国军人和使馆人员置于危险之中”。凯恩和其他一些民主党人呼吁国会返回华盛顿就其战争权力决议进行投票。该针对伊朗的决议于1月提交。
- 桑德斯周六也发表声明批评该行动，抨击特朗普和以色列总理本杰明·内塔尼亚胡。这位佛蒙特州参议员称特朗普和内塔尼亚胡对伊朗发动了“非法、有预谋且违宪的战争”。与凯恩一样，桑德斯也呼吁就战争权力决议进行投票。
- “这次对伊朗的袭击明显违反国际法，将在本已危险的世界中制造更多不稳定。如果美国和以色列可以向主权国家发动攻击，其他国家也可以。强权不等于正义，它只会制造国际无政府状态、死亡、破坏和人类苦难，”桑德斯的声明中写道。
- “我们绝不能让特朗普强迫我们卷入另一场毫无意义的战争。不要对伊朗开战，”他补充道。
- 部分民主党人则对该行动表示支持，包括宾夕法尼亚州民主党参议员约翰·费特曼，他表示如果民主党强迫就战争权力决议进行投票，他会坚决反对。
- “特朗普总统一直愿意采取必要且正确的行动，以在该地区实现真正的和平。愿上帝保佑美国、我们伟大的军队和以色列，”在“史诗般的愤怒”行动开始时，费特曼在X平台上写道。
- 新泽西州民主党众议员乔希·戈特梅也对该行动表示赞赏，称“应对伊朗威胁对国家安全和全球稳定至关重要”。
- 他还呼吁总统遵守《战争权力法案》，并表示“已要求立即进行关于该行动的机密简报”。
- “今天，美国与我们的关键民主盟友以色列采取了果断行动，捍卫我们的国家安全、打击恐怖主义、保护我们的盟友，并支持伊朗人民——他们因要求摆脱伊朗杀人政权的自由而在街头遭到屠杀，”戈特梅表示。
- “我赞扬我们军人的非凡勇敢和专业精神，并为他们的安全祈祷，因为伊朗及其恐怖代理势力可能会报复美国基地和地区合作伙伴，”他补充道。
瑞秋·沃尔夫是福克斯新闻数字频道和福克斯商业频道的突发新闻记者。
Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley slammed Democrats who claim that the Iranian regime was not a threat to the U.S., calling the notion “absurd.”
“It’s absurd for Democrats to say the Iranian regime was no threat to America. For decades, they targeted American troops, made the spread of terrorism a priority, relentlessly pursued nuclear weapons, built missiles aimed at our bases, and plotted assassinations against President Trump and other U.S. leaders — myself included — on American soil,” Haley, now Walter P. Stern Chair at the Hudson Institute, said on X.
“When they chanted ‘Death to America,’ they meant all of us, at any cost,” she added.
Haley told Fox News’ Martha MacCallum that the U.S. and Israel’s joint military offensive, Operation Epic Fury, was a “history-defining moment.” She added that for President Donald Trump, her former boss-turned-political rival, it was a “legacy defining moment.”
“They attempted to do diplomacy, and the Iranian Regime did what they always do. They lie, they cheat, they never tell the truth, and they always want to make sure in the back of their minds they want to harm people,” Haley told MacCallum. “And we saw this when we got out of the Iranian deal, you know, years ago, that they were cheating then. I think that they were trying to get away with cheating now, and I think the Trump administration saw through that.”
The launch of Operation Epic Fury caused a sharp divide within the Democratic Party, with major players praising and criticizing the attacks.
Sens. Tim Kaine, D-Va., and Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., both of whom called the launch of Operation Epic Fury “illegal,” are among the most vocal critics. Additionally, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., claimed that the operation lacked “strategic clarity” and called for a vote on a war powers resolution.
“Confronting Iran’s malign regional activities, nuclear ambitions, and harsh oppression of the Iranian people demands American strength, resolve, regional coordination, and strategic clarity. Unfortunately, President Trump’s fitful cycles of lashing out and risking wider conflict are not a viable strategy,” Schumer said in a statement.
“The Senate should quickly return to session and reassert its constitutional duty by passing our resolution to enforce the War Powers Act,” Schumer added.
On Feb. 28, when the strikes began, Kaine said that Trump “launched an unnecessary, idiotic, and illegal war against Iran that puts America’s servicemembers and embassy personnel at risk.” Kaine, as well as some other Democrats, called for Congress to return to Washington to vote on his war powers resolution. The resolution, which focused on Iran, was filed in January.
Sanders also issued a statement on Saturday criticizing the operation in which he slammed both Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Vermont senator said Trump and Netanyahu had started an “illegal, premeditated and unconstitutional war” against Iran. Sanders, like Kaine, called for a vote on a war powers resolution.
“This attack against Iran is a clear violation of international law and will create increased instability in an already dangerous world. If the United States and Israel can launch an attack against a sovereign nation, so can any other country. Might does not make right. It creates international anarchy, death, destruction and human misery,” Sanders’ statement read.
“We must not allow Trump to force us into another senseless war. No war with Iran,” he added.
There are Democrats who have praised the operation, including Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., who has said that he would be a “hard no” if Democrats forced a war powers resolution vote.
“President Trump has been willing to do what’s right and necessary to produce real peace in the region. God bless the United States, our great military, and Israel,” Fetterman wrote on X as Operation Epic Fury began.
Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., also praised the operation, saying that “confronting the Iranian threat is essential to national security and to global stability.”
He also called on the president to comply with the War Powers Act and said that he “requested an immediate classified briefing” on the operation.
“Today, the United States, with our key democratic ally Israel, took decisive action to defend our national security, fight terror, protect our allies, and stand with the Iranian people who have been massacred in the streets for demanding freedom from the murderous Iranian regime,” Gottheimer said.
“I applaud the extraordinary bravery and professionalism of our servicemembers and pray for their safety as Iran and its terrorist proxies retaliate against American bases and our partners in the region,” he added.
Rachel Wolf is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital and FOX Business.
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