Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, discussed the raising of the Israeli flag in Rafah with Newsmax on Tuesday, rejecting notions of conquest and emphasizing its symbolic significance akin to the American flag raising at Iwo Jima.

Mullin weighed in on the potentially contentious issue surrounding raising the Israeli flag in Rafah on “The Record With Greta Van Susteren,” dismissing perceptions of conquest and emphasizing the flag’s significance as a rallying point.

“I don’t know if I agree with that or not,” Mullin stated. “Listen, when we were at Iwo Jima, we raised the American flag, and we weren’t taking over the country. But we were fighting against a foe that we had to fight to get to that step, every inch of the way. It’s a sense of pride; a flag in battle is a point of rallying. You rally behind it when you see it raised in the air, so I wouldn’t say it is a point of conquering.”

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