Senator David Perdue Honors Military, Intelligence Communities For Successful Mission To Eliminate Soleimani

Statement

U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA), a member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, and U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) today introduced a resolution honoring the members of the military and intelligence communities who carried out the successful mission that killed Qasem Soleimani, leader of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force (IRGC-QF) and a designated terrorist.

"Soleimani wasn't just an Iranian general; he was a thug and a terrorist," said Senator Perdue. "For decades, he orchestrated the deaths of countless Americans. Last week, Iranian-backed militias murdered an American contractor and threatened the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, all at Soleimani's direction. Soleimani supported the Assad Regime as it killed its own people, and he used terrorist proxy groups to wreak havoc throughout the Middle East. After demonstrating restraint to Iran's continued aggression, President Trump acted decisively to protect Americans from imminent danger. President Trump and the servicemembers who carried out this mission deserve a standing ovation for making the world a safer place."

The resolution is modeled on a resolution unanimously supported by the U.S. Senate in 2011, after American forces killed Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden.

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