JAKARTA - The commander of the US Central Command (CENTCOM) Admiral Bradley Cooper said on Tuesday, the United States' war against Iran has thwarted Tehran's strategy which has been designed for 47 years.
"Since 1979, the Iranian regime has terrorized this region. Its proxy networks exploit any gap they find, weaken neighboring governments and export a unique brand of state-sponsored terror," said the US CENTCOM commander, launching Al Arabiya (20/5).
Admiral Cooper said the US military, in less than 40 days, systematically dismantled what Iran had built over four decades and spent tens of billions of dollars. "The regime's ability to threaten our forces, coerce our partners, and project power across the region has been greatly degraded," he claimed to lawmakers during a hearing of the US House Armed Services Committee (HASC).
Admiral Cooper vigorously defended the latest war against Iran, but was repeatedly attacked by lawmakers from Democrats before committee chairman Mike Rogers, took the floor and said this was a "personal attack" and "unfair."
Admiral Cooper appeared angry after Democratic Party politician Seth Moulton said he "wanted to know how many more Americans we have to ask to die for this mistake," referring to the Iran war, which he said was a failure.
"I think that's a completely inappropriate statement from you, with all due respect," Admiral Cooper replied.
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