Rep. Dan Crenshaw says Trump is "doing what's needed" in the Middle East conflict
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Texas Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw said Sunday that President Trump is "doing what's needed" as the Pentagon is set to deploy a few thousand more Marines to the Middle East as tensions escalate between the United States and Iran. In:
Texas Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw said Sunday that President Trump is "doing what's needed" as the Pentagon is set to deploy a few thousand more Marines to the Middle East as tensions escalate between the United States and Iran.
"I think it signals that there's a seriousness of supporting whatever contingency operations might be needed," the congressman and a former Navy SEAL said on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan."
"If you're going to do this, which we have done, you need to see it through," he added.
When asked about the messages being sent to U.S. troops by Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who earlier this month said there would be "no stupid rules of engagement" and "no politically correct wars," Crenshaw commended Hegseth on what he said is clear military language for troops to abide by.
"If you fought in these wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, you'd be well acquainted with bad rules of engagement," Crenshaw said. "You know the kind of thing that says, look, you can't shoot unless you're shot at. What he's saying is that we are targeting Iranian military without quarter."
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