Trump's decision to strike Iran's nuclear sites a 'bold, and good move,' retired general tells MSNBC

Retired Gen. Barry McCaffrey told MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace connected Saturday that President Donald Trump's onslaught connected Iran's atomic programme was, successful galore ways, a "bold and bully move." 

"I deliberation from a strictly subject perspective, this was a decisive, bold, consequential attack. Iran was successful a weakened condition. The U.S. had the exertion to transportation retired what is astir apt a semipermanent impact, connected Iran's atomic program," helium said. 

Trump announced Saturday that the U.S. had struck 3 Iranian atomic sites. The president said the Iranian atomic enrichment facilities were "totally obliterated" during a little code from the White House. 

"So I was amazed helium ordered the attack. But, I deliberation it was successful galore ways a bold and bully move, surely for Israel and, to immoderate extent, the United States," McCaffrey said. 

General Barry McCaffrey speaks onstage astatine the "American War Generals" sheet during the National Geographic Channels information of the 2014 Summer Television Critics Association astatine The Beverly Hilton Hotel connected July 8, 2014 successful Beverly Hills, California.   ((Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images))

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"By the way, the crushed I was surprised, I deliberation it’s a governmental catastrophe for him. His ain enactment is divided isolated [on] the issue. The Democrats reason it, the American radical reason it, and it presumes determination won't beryllium an Iranian counterstrike," McCaffrey added. 

The retired wide said Iran was apt to retaliate and added "we’re astatine warfare with Iran close now."

Asked by Wallace if the president believed they were astatine warfare with Iran, McCaffrey said Trump was "hopeful" astir a negotiation. 

"I deliberation he’s astir apt incorrect connected that. Again, I would asseverate that the Iranians person precise fewer viable subject options, 1 of which, however, to adjacent the Persian Gulf, affects the terms of lipid dramatically," helium told Wallace. 

President Donald Trump connected June 15, 2025 (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

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Iran lashed retired astatine Israel after the U.S. struck three Iranian atomic sites connected Saturday.

Retired U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt told CNN's Anderson Cooper connected Saturday that helium was impressed by the U.S. strikes against Iran's atomic sites, praising Trump's usage of "deception and trickery."

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"I‘m fascinated and, candidly, I‘m impressed," helium said. "I ne'er truly could recognize what the two-week pause meant, oregon what it was for, what was near to negotiate, what were we going to expect the Iranians to offer? In galore ways, it was overmuch similar a Trump deal. I mean, he‘s trying to marque a woody to bargain an apartment, but each of a abrupt the flat was destroyed, truthful where‘s the negotiation? So I deliberation the usage of deception and trickery successful this case, archetypal of all, was successful. But 2nd of all, saved the imaginable nonaccomplishment of American lives."