Defense Secretary Discusses War Costs In Testimony
Lawmakers raised questions regarding the impact of Operation Midnight Hammer on Iran's nuclear program. Congress is expected to reduce this budget significantly during the legislative process. Democratic congressmen compared current criticisms of military incursions in Iran to those of the Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Hetzig wars. The questioning follows Donald Trump's rejection of an Iranian peace proposal. Representative Adam Smith pressed Pete Hegseth on how kinetic military actions would lead to improvements in the Iran nuclear situation. Congressman Adam Smith confronted Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth during his first Capitol Hill testimony since the start of the Iran War. Smith characterized the Secretary's realism-based military strategy as absurd in relation to current operations.
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“The Trump administration claimed it obliterated Iran's nuclear pro... Now you're saying that it was completely obliterated? They had not given up their nuclear ambitions and they had a conventional shield of thousands of...”
“Senator Angus King of Maine is among the lawmakers asking questions of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth today. This is Hegseth's first appearance before the Senate Armed Services Committee since the war against Iran began.”
“Senator Angus King of Maine is among the lawmakers asking questions of Defense Secretary Pete Hegzef today.”
“Senator Angus King of Maine is among the lawmakers asking questions of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth today. He's on the line with us now.”
“there's never been a public hearing until yesterday in the house and today in the Senate. Now, having said that, technically the hearing today is about the Defense Department budget.”
“This war has been going on for two months and yesterday and today are the very first open hearings where the American people have an opportunity to try to understand the causes of the war”
“having said that, technically the hearing today is about the Defense Department budget. But obviously we're going to be talking about a lot of other things. There is a number yesterday of 25 billion.”
“They gave a number yesterday of 25 billion. I want to dig into that. I think that's a low ball estimate.”
“all these hypotheticals, General Sauer stood firm, which prompted this from Sotomayor.”
“앞서 월시전월은 트럼프 정부가 이란 전쟁의 비협조적인 나토회용 내 미군은 협조국으로 옮기는 방안을 살펴보고 있다고 전했습니다.”
“이란 전쟁의 비협조적인 나토회용 내 미군은 협조국으로 옮기는 방안을 살펴보고 있다고 전했습니다.”
“هل يمكن أن تفهم الولايات المتحدة أن إيران تحضر لضربها عسكريا أو ضرب سفونيها في البحر عسكريا”
“ce soir il est briché Donald Trump à nouveau par les militaires sur les options de frappe éventuelle nouvelle sur l'Iran”
“President Trump is considering a reduction of US forces stationed in Germany, amid concerns that moving assets to the Middle East will weaken deterrence.”
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