Support the Troops. Demand Accountability.
Demand Accountability.The secretary of defense conflates the warriors with the war.Mark Hertling24 JulyUpgrade to listen6 minutes3(Photo illustration by Bill Kuchman/The Bulwark | Photos: Getty, Shutterstock)WHEN SEN. GARY PETERS QUESTIONED Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth about the administration’s handling of the conflict with Iran, Hegseth responded by accusing Peters of denigrating the military.That wasn’t what Peters was doing. In fact, even before Peters asked Hegseth a question, he offered comfort to the families of those who had given their lives in the Iran war.
- ▪Demand Accountability.The secretary of defense conflates the warriors with the war.Mark Hertling24 JulyUpgrade to listen6 minutes3(Photo illustration by Bill Kuchman/The Bulwark | Photos: Getty, Shutterstock)WHEN SEN.
- ▪GARY PETERS QUESTIONED Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth about the administration’s handling of the conflict with Iran, Hegseth responded by accusing Peters of denigrating the military.That wasn’t what Peters was doing.
- ▪In fact, even before Peters asked Hegseth a question, he offered comfort to the families of those who had given their lives in the Iran war.
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Support the Troops. Demand Accountability.The secretary of defense conflates the warriors with the war.Mark Hertling24 JulyUpgrade to listen6 minutes3(Photo illustration by Bill Kuchman/The Bulwark | Photos: Getty, Shutterstock)WHEN SEN. GARY PETERS QUESTIONED Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth about the administration’s handling of the conflict with Iran, Hegseth responded by accusing Peters of denigrating the military.That wasn’t what Peters was doing. In fact, even before Peters asked Hegseth a question, he offered comfort to the families of those who had given their lives in the Iran war. “I want to begin by first echoing my colleagues’ comments,” he said, “and joining them in mourning the loss of American service members who were killed in action these few days.
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