Senator Trent Lott, a conservative Republican – and a prominent opponent of abortion – said of the attack: “Absolutely, we should do it.” Senator John McCain, another leading Republican, though one often ready to disagree with Bush, expressed regret for the civilian deaths, but added, “I can’t tell you that we wouldn’t do the same thing again.”
其他美国政客们也持同样立场。保守派共和党参议员洛特也是一个知名的反堕胎人士，他评论这场袭击时说：“我们绝对应当这样做。”令一名重要的共和党人麦凯恩参议院尽管经常与布什意见相左，还表达对平民死亡的遗憾，但是补充说：“我不能告诉你我们不会再这样做了。”