Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today attended the joint session of Congress to hear Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Grassley made the following comment on the speech.
“The speech was moving and forceful. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s candid assessment of the danger of a nuclear weapons-capable Iran needed to be said. The assessment gave Congress and the American people the opportunity to hear directly from the leader of a close ally on the latest security threats from a volatile Middle East. Complacency is not the answer. Support for Israel means fostering democracy in the Middle East. It means maintaining an important strategic partnership in a critical part of the world. And it means ensuring Israel’s inherent right to self-defense.”
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