He repeated his strong support for the U.S. role in Iraq. “It’s easy to get out. It’s tough to stay,” he said. Bunning predicted chaos if the U.S. withdrew and predicted that a drawdown of U.S. troops will start in about nine months.

“The Islamic threat to your kids and grandkids, and to my kids and grandkids is dead serious,” he said, calling the situation more severe than the threat posed by Nazi Germany during World War II.