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Hegseth REJECTS Claims that Iran War is a Quagmire
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2:18Now PlayingDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth turned a routine Pentagon budget hearing into a Capitol Hill cage match, torching Democrats over the spiraling Iran war and blasting claims the conflict is a “quagmire” as “reckless” and enemy-friendly propaganda. Lawmakers unloaded on the embattled Pentagon chief over rising gas prices, battlefield costs and military firings — but Hegseth fired back, demanding to know: “Who are you cheering for?”
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