Cotton Statement on Reports
that the United States is Sharing
a Military Base with Iranian Forces
“When I was a soldier fighting in Iraq, Iran supplied the most advanced,
most lethal roadside bombs used against coalition forces. Many American
soldiers lost their lives to Iran’s proxies and Iranian-supplied bombs.
Further, Iran is the leading state sponsor of terrorism and has been
attacking the United States for decades. It’s deeply troubling that the
President now finds it acceptable to share a military base with this enemy,
even while we are attempting to negotiate a deal to keep Iran from
obtaining nuclear weapons.
"This report is a stark and nearly absurd demonstration of the
"This report is a stark and nearly absurd demonstration of the
Obama administration's tacit accommodation of Iran's strategic
aim of extending its influence in Iraq. It echoes the president's
tacit accommodation of Iran's wish to maintain Bashar al-Assad in
Syria and his explicit accommodation of Iran's nuclear ambitions."
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