Rubio: Israel Killing Nasrallah Lowers The Risk Of Regional Escalation

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) said over the weekend that Israel killing Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah lowers the risk of an all-out war breaking out in the region.

Rubio made the remarks during a Sunday interview on NBC News’ “Meet The Press.”

“I think if Nasrallah was still alive, the threat of a broader conflict is even higher,” he said. “This is the guy who cheerfully said, ‘Death to America, death to Israel.’ Now, when you’re a country and someone runs an organization that exists for the specific and defined purpose of destroying you, you have no choice but to treat that person as an enemy and to confront them likewise.”

He noted that Nasrallah cheered on suicide bombings that killed civilians, as well as the kidnapping of Israelis.

“Wiping out not just Nasrallah, but the senior leadership of this evil organization, I think is a service to humanity,” he said.

Rubio said that Iran was already constantly looking for ways to hurt Israel in their quest to dominate the region.

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“They seek to drive America out of the region and then destroy Israel,” he said. “And so any time Iran – the Iranian regime is on defense, it’s good for the world, good for America, and good for Israel. It’ll be up to the Iranians to decide what they’re going to do, but I will tell you that I believe that they will find themselves in a very precarious situation if in fact they do escalate this on their part.”

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