Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) said over the weekend that Israel killing Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah lowers the risk of an all-out war breaking out in the region.
Rubio made the remarks during a Sunday interview on NBC News’ “Meet The Press.”
“I think if Nasrallah was still alive, the threat of a broader conflict is even higher,” he said. “This is the guy who cheerfully said, ‘Death to America, death to Israel.’ Now, when you’re a country and someone runs an organization that exists for the specific and defined purpose of destroying you, you have no choice but to treat that person as an enemy and to confront them likewise.”
He noted that Nasrallah cheered on suicide bombings that killed civilians, as well as the kidnapping of Israelis.
“Wiping out not just Nasrallah, but the senior leadership of this evil organization, I think is a service to humanity,” he…
