The Iran threat is being exaggerated by GOP hawks, Rep. Ruben Gallego says. 'I get the same intel.'
National security adviser John Bolton, left, and Sen. Tom Cotton By Alex Horton Alex Horton General assignment reporter covering national and breaking news Email Bio Follow May 18 at 5:10 PM Intelligence information bent to justify war in the Middle East is eerily familiar ground to Rep. Ruben Gallego. The Arizona Democrat served as a Marine infantryman in Iraq in 2005, after the George W.
Rep. Ruben Gallego , right, with a constituent. “I get the same intel as Cotton,” Gallego wrote Saturday on Twitter. “He is greatly exaggerating the situation to spur us to war. Don’t fall for it.” President Trump has reportedly grown frustrated with Bolton and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for what appears to be an escalation beyond his own preference for diplomatic talks and harsh sanctions. And during the presidential campaign, he promised to keep the United States out of costly foreign wars.
This month, a U.S. aircraft carrier deployment was expedited and bombers were dispatched to the region in response to reports of increased activity by Iranian military forces and proxy groups. Citing news reports and nonclassified intelligence, Gallego said small Iranian vessels carrying missiles had escalated tensions and caused military forces to go on higher alert.
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