00:00What is your, I guess, assessment of the success of this operation?
00:11Let me say, first of all, most of what we heard today, the American people deserve to need to hear,
00:18and there's no reason why it should be kept on it.
00:23My personal view, based on what I heard, is Iran continues to be a threat.
00:33A nuclear-armed Iran is a threat to the entire world, but an unacceptable threat.
00:40And right now, we have no final battle damage assessment that would enable us to be comfortable or complacent about what has been done.
00:56We are very grateful to the military men and women for a key to the military power that I think will go down in the atmosphere.
01:08But their mission was not what they could destroy with the tools that they have.
01:16And the final assessment would have to indicate to us whether the ranks would reconstitute the sacrifuges.
01:25So we're going to enrich the range that they have, and make a dispersion.
01:31So we're going to have to see, finally, what the assessment is.
01:36Senators have come out, and some of them have said the program was set back months.
01:40Some of them have said the program was set back years.
01:43Is that too premature for anyone to be talking about?
01:46The point is, we don't know.
01:49Anybody who says we know what surgery is, is making it up.
01:54Because we have no final battle damage assessment.
01:59And certainly, this mission was successful insofar as it extensively destroyed,
02:07and perhaps severely damaged, and set back the bringing nuclear arms and programs.
02:14But how long and how much really remains to be determined by the intelligence community itself.
02:24And so, you know, frankly, I'm hopeful that we did as much damage as possible.
02:30We used to run around is an unacceptable threat to the world.
02:34I'm rooting for success.
02:36But I'm far from comfortable with how much actual damage was done until we finish the final assessment.
02:44Which aren't, maybe, is engaged within our family.
02:47And I hope they work with the Israelis and others who may not know.
02:51Senator, are you convinced right now or unconvinced about the administration's plan that the Iran-Media program was obliterated?
02:58I think obliterated is much too strong before, because it realized that it couldn't be possible.
03:05Somehow, it was completely eliminated.
03:09Certainly, there was serious and perhaps severe damage in the Iran.
03:15And the use of those in 12 bombs in the sites where they were positioned, I think, was serious and substantial.
03:27But as to how much damage was done until we need a final assessment.
03:33And from what you learned, do you believe Iran is now more moving or less moving or less moving or what else?
03:38I don't think we have an accurate picture of what our relationship is at this moment in history.
03:44Certainly, they've reacted with measured and temporary response.
03:52But whether that's a headache and a pain, we don't know at this point.
03:58I think there is a significant consensus in the world can be that there is a danger not only to the United States and Israel, but to the world as far as.
04:10And I'm hoping that diplomacy now will play a part in reaching an iron plan.
04:17There are a lot of rules that will abandon this program.
04:22But we need to be prepared for the worst, even if we hope.
04:27The President put out a true social post alleging that Democrats leaked the assessment and should be prosecuted.
04:34Do you have any reactions to that?
04:36I have no reason to think that is your question of Congress.
04:44Senator, were you given a timeline on when Congress may be given a final assessment?
05:05Well, let me put it this way.
05:07Because I'm not at your looking to talk about what was said.
05:12And so far, I haven't.
05:15The question about how long the final assessment has to be answered by this industry.
05:24And so far, there's been no answer publicly.
05:27I think the Director of National Intelligence has been part of that final assessment.
05:36I think everyone and anyone with the capability and knowledge should be.
