Pete Hegseth denies Iran war is a 'quagmire' as cost to US hits estimated $25bn

[Journeyman]

1. So the Iranians' quest for nuclear weapons is eternal? . . .

There was also a tense exchange between Hegseth and Rep. Adam Smith (WA, ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee) in the hearing, when Hegseth declared that Iran’s nuclear facilities had been “obliterated”.

“Whoa, whoa, whoa. We had to start this war, you just said, because the nuclear weapon was an imminent threat. Now you’re saying it was completely obliterated?” Smith asked. When Hegseth replied that Iran had not abandoned its nuclear ambitions, Smith pressed on: “So Operation Midnight Hammer accomplished nothing of substance.”

“You’re missing the point,” Hegseth said.

By Kegsbreath's logic, we're justified in attacking Iran whenever we believe someone in the country is thinking about the possibility of maybe developing a nuclear weapon, if they had the material and knowledge. Kind of an open-ended ploy for eternal destruction (both of Iran, and the rest of the world).