As President Donald Trump has said that his war in Iran might be over soon, skeptical Republicans have three words for the president: "Finish the job."
The president spoke to Axios on Wednesday, saying that there was "practically nothing left to target" in Iran and that "The war is going great."
But hawkish Republicans want to make sure that Trump actually completes the work in Iran and does not cut out solely for political reasons.
"I mean, it would be ideal," Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina, said of Trump's "nothing left to target" remarks.
"But," the Trump-skeptical Republican told The Independent, "I think every mine that's been dropped in this Strait of Hormuz is another target that we need to take care of so that we can get shipping and everything else underway."
The president has said that the United States knocked out 28 mine ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
"We've knocked out their navy, their military in all forms. We've knocked out just about everything there is, including their leadership," he said on Wednesday.
Tillis said he has not received the most recent information.
"That's a sweeping statement because there are a lot of layers to what the Iranian Guard, the army and their national police force have available to them," he said.
Tillis is not alone. Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana told reporters that the White House is ahead of schedule on eliminating Iran's drone production facilities, infrastructure for the Revolutionary Guard, navy, air force and missile production facilities.
"The worst thing that we could do would be to panic and leave before the job is done," Kennedy told reporters. "I think we're talking about a matter of weeks."
Still, plenty of Republicans worry about rising energy prices given that a fifth of the world's oil supply goes through the Strait of Hormuz. But Kennedy, echoing the White House line on the subject, said once the U.S. leaves Iran, "you will see oil prices go down like a fat guy on a seesaw."
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