WHEREAS, the United States of America’s attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities was an overwhelming success and a breakthrough for a more peaceful Middle East; and

WHEREAS, the military operation was carried out with surprise, secrecy, and deception, without a single American casualty; and

WHEREAS, the brave and skilled B-2 pilots from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri flew a 36-hour round-trip mission and guided the 30,000 pound Massive Ordnance Penetrator bombs with pinpoint precision into the ventilation shafts of Iran’s Fordo nuclear facility; and

WHEREAS, the expert flights of the B-2s could not have been carried out successfully without the tanker pilots who refueled the B-2s on their mission, the fighter pilots who flew in protection of the B-2s, and all the support and ground crews; and

WHEREAS, our combined Air and Naval Forces took out two other Iranian nuclear sites, Natanz and Isfahan, with a combination of bombs and submarine-fired Tomahawk Missiles; and

WHEREAS, the strength of and respect for the United States military might has been renewed worldwide; and

WHEREAS, President Donald J. Trump has shown great leadership and resolve in protecting the United States and Israel from potential use of nuclear weapons by the Iranian regime and has shown courage in his bold action in giving the final order for the surgical military operation; and

WHEREAS, Secretary of Defense (now Secretary of War) Pete Hegseth deserves great credit, as the military carried out the operation flawlessly and maintained secrecy without leaks; and

WHEREAS, General Dan “Razin” Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is to be commended for his brilliant battle plan, Operation Midnight Hammer, which will be remembered as one of the most successful military operations of all time; now

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Republican Party of Texas commends and congratulates Commander in Chief President Donald J. Trump, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan “Razin” Caine, the brave and skilled B-2 pilots from Whiteman Air Force Base, the naval submarine commanders and crews, and all the US forces who played any support role in the successful outcome of Operation Midnight Hammer for a historic military operation, which has made the world a safer place; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Republican Party of Texas send a copy of this resolution to President Donald J. Trump, to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine.