In a Sunday interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press,” National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan on Sunday refused to dismiss the possibility of U.S. military strikes inside Iran itself.
Host Kristen Welker questioned Sullivan on the potential for direct action against Iran, to which he responded, “Well, sitting here today on a national news program, I’m not going to get into what we’ve ruled in and ruled out from the point of view of military action.”
Welker continued to press on the possibility of strikes within Iran, with Sullivan saying, “Again, Kristen, sitting here on television, it would not be wise for me to talk about what we’re ruling in and ruling out.”
The discussion also touched on the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, particularly concerning the situation of hostages. Sullivan admitted the challenges in obtaining accurate information regarding hostages held by Hamas, explaining, “You know, we’ve said from the beginning that because of the nature of how Hamas operates inside Gaza, hiding behind the civilian population, burrowing into these tunnels, that we do not and cannot have a clearer picture of exactly how many hostages are still alive and how many have tragically passed away.”
“You know, we’ve said from the beginning that because of the nature of how Hamas operates inside Gaza, hiding behind the civilian population, burrowing into these tunnels, that we do not and cannot have a clearer picture of exactly how many hostages are still alive and how many have tragically passed away,” he said.
“We’ve learned over the course of this conflict that at least two American citizens passed away on Oct. 7, who we previously thought were hostages,” he added. “So we cannot with any clear sense say the exact number of hostages, but we know that there are many, and we know that it’s our job, day in, day out, to try to bring them home.”
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He said that he could not know how many hostages “have tragically passed away.” He should have instead referred to how many “have since been brutally murdered in cold blood.” Also, the U.S. should be working with Israel on a special forces operation to rescue the hostages, instead of criticizing and limiting Israel and instead of sanctioning Israeli citizens of Samaria and Judea who defend themselves from Moslem Arab terrorism.