Pete Hegseth confronts Sen. Peters

    by HOMERED: Pete Hegseth

    SecDef Pete Hegseth sharply rebuked Sen. Gary Peters (D) for suggesting U.S. troops are failures. "SHAME on you and others who call this a quagmire and a failure, and then you want to turn around and say you support the warfighter. Either you do or you don't!"

    Transcript (en)

    The characterization of this incredible effort as a failure is reckless. And I think it's irresponsible. And I think it smears the sacrifice of the troops that are out there making on behalf of the American people to ensure that Iran never gets a nuclear weapon. Shame on you and others who call this a quagmire and a failure, and then you want to turn around and say you support the warfighter. Either you do or you don't. Is the nuclear material still there, sir? I can get you a ticket out to CENTCOM and talk to what those Americans are doing, how committed they are to this effort, and how they want to ensure that Iran never threatens their families with a nuclear weapon. It is that that's the kind of intensity that our warfighters have about making sure that Iran isn't capable of victory. Hags if did you if you listen to my comments you told you would have heard me say how amazing our warfighters are. I heard failure. The word heard. I will tell you how I use the word failure because I use the word failure to their leaders. You sir are the failure.