McCaul Hearing on Iran Terror Operations Draws the Line

Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON D.C. Enough is enough. In the past we and the International Community have attempted to use economic sanctions. Its obvious these sanctions have not worked said Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX) upon hearing top military & intelligence experts testimony assert that Iran is a strategic enemy of the U.S. and should be treated as such. Watch McCauls fascinating Q & A of U.S. Army General Jack Keane (Ret.) regarding an appropriate U.S. Response.  

Testifying before a joint Homeland Security hearing some of the nations top military & intelligence experts said the U.S. should consider more aggressive actions against Iran in the wake of its latest plot to work with Mexican drug cartels to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the U.S. on American soil. Our message to Iran should be simple: continue threatening the national security of the United States and have no doubt there will be a punitive response. We should not take military response off the table McCaul said. Texas Congressmen Michael McCaul (R-Austin) Chairman of the Homeland Security Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee and Cong. Patrick Meehan (R-PA) Chairman of the Homeland Security Counterterrorism & Intelligence Subcommittee convene a joint hearing Wednesday to address Iranian terror operations in the U.S. to examine Irans terror operations on American soil and its connections to the western hemisphere with terrorist organizations and state sponsors of terrorism.      I am saying we put our hands around their throats right now in every interest that they have said U.S. Army General Jack Keane (Ret.) citing Irans business interests in Europe and the Middle East.

Lets not wring our hands if the international community doesnt want to step up to it. We go without them. If we do not take measures serious measures and introduce fear to them they are going to keep killing us until they eventually get a weapon that can truly hurt us.

Short of a military response General Keane suggests the Obama administration seize the financial assets outside of Iran deny Iranian ships entry to ports limit the operations of Irans central bank conduct cyber attacks against military and economic interests inside of Iran and conduct covert operations to target the Quds force and its proxies. Testimony during the hearing outlined a dangerous nexus between Iran Hezbollah and the Mexican drug cartels. Iran has an established relationship with Hezbollah. Hezbollah has a documented presence in Mexico and a partnership with drug cartels.

VIDEO: Watch McCauls Q & A on Iran Response

(Hezbollah) has been using cartel smuggling routes to get people and contraband into the United States. These developments should cause many red flags to fly for the intelligence defense diplomatic and Homeland Security communities testified Colonel Timothy J. Geraghty (Ret.) USMC who commanded 241 American peacekeepers killed in the Beirut embassy bombings in 1983 carried out by Hezbollah. We have to presume that Hezbollah cells are present and being fortified while awaiting orders from Iran. To discount this threat and their capabilities would be an invitation to disaster Colonel Timothy J. Geraghty said. McCaul who chairs the Homeland Security Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee and Congressman Patrick Meehan (R-PA) who chairs the Homeland Security Counterterrorism & Intelligence Subcommittee said they will immediately send a letter to President Obama summarizing the findings of the hearing.