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Hegseth defends Iran war to US Congress, says calling it a ‘quagmire’ gives ‘propaganda to our enemies’
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US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth appears before a House Committee on Armed Services business meeting on the Department of Defense Fiscal Year 2027, on Capitol Hill, Washington, DC, April 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey Jr.)
WASHINGTON — US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth seeks to defend the Iran war in fiery remarks to Congress, saying it was not a quagmire and attacking Democratic lawmakers as “feckless” for criticizing the unpopular conflict.
“You call it a quagmire, handing propaganda to our enemies? Shame on you for that statement,” Hegseth says before the House Armed Services Committee, slamming “reckless, feckless, and defeatist” Congressional Democrats.
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