Defense Secretary Hegseth Criticizes Lawmakers While Iran War Costs Reach $1.88 Billion Daily

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Defense Secretary Hegseth Criticizes Lawmakers While Iran War Costs Reach $1.88 Billion Daily
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  1. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday lashed out at a Democratic lawmaker over his criticism of President Donald Trump's illegal war with Iran.

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    Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth has been in a very public spat and back-and-forth with Congressional Democrats over the Trump administration's $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget request, as well as over Iran war strategy and mounting costs.

  2. The Department of War—as Hegseth and Trump call it—estimated that the first six days of the Iran assault cost an average of $1.88 billion per day, and Pentagon comptroller Jules "Jay" Hurst told Congress on Wednesday that it cost $25 billion in total, though some lawmakers and experts believe the figure could be far higher.

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    A Pentagon officialtoldthe House Armed Services Committee Wednesday that the war in Iran cost the United States $25 billion in the first two months.

  3. While testifying to House panel about Trump's Iran War, Hegseth claimed that "the biggest challenge—the biggest adversary we face at this point—are the reckless, feckless, and defeatist words of congressional Democrats and some Republicans."

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    Hegseth called the "reckless, feckless, and defeatist words of congressional Democrats" the United States' greatest adversary. At a moment Operation Epic Fury is about to reach 60-days on Friday, he's still insisting that this is not a 'forever war' with an open-ended timetable.

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  1. 01 Common Dreams

    "What you're doing is despicable," the CodePink activist, Gus, told Hegseth as he was escorted out of the hearing and arrested. "The American people do not want to go into this war. We don't want to fight a war with Israel!"

  2. 02 ZeroHedge

    Hegseth has turned to some classic wartime fearmongering: "What is it worth to ensure that Iran never gets a nuclear weapon?" - he posed to members of Congress when pressed in a hearing.

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Left 'War Criminal' Pete Hegseth Hammered on True Costs of Iran Debacle During Senate Hearing — Common Dreams
Lean Right $25 Billion: Hegseth Accused Of Lowballing Cost Of Iran War — ZeroHedge
Left Major US Wars Since Korea Killed Over 4 Million Civilians, Cost Nearly $6 Trillion: Analysis — Common Dreams
Left ‘Most Convoluted Bullshit I Ever Heard’: Dem Lawmaker Torches Hegseth for Boat Strike Rationale — Common Dreams
Left 'Who Are You Cheering For?' Hegseth Suggests US Lawmaker Is a Traitor for Criticizing Trump's Iran War — Common Dreams