‘It’s the incompetence’: Pete Hegseth grilled on Iran war by Democratic lawmakers

Описание: “It’s the incompetence,” said Representative Ro Khanna as he questioned Secretary of War Pete Hegseth over the Iran war alongside other Democratic lawmakers at a budget hearing in front of the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday.

Hegseth was subject to sustained questioning over the reasoning behind the war, the costs and its impacts on the American people. Khanna grilled him on the cost of the war for the American public, for which Hegseth could not provide a number.

Later, Senator Seth Moulton pointed out that the Strait of Hormuz was open before the US and Israel launched the war on Iran, questioning the efficacy of the war objectives. He also reminded Hegseth of a previous statement he had made calling for “no quarter, no mercy,” which Moulton said if acted upon would constitute a war crime.

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