"The war has cost $25 billion so far, according to Pentagon numbers presented to the House Armed Services Committee during a contentious hearing ostensibly focused on the administration's 2027 military budget proposal."
"Hegseth dismissed the criticism as political and rebuked lawmakers who pushed him for answers. 'The biggest challenge, the biggest adversary we face at this point are the reckless, feckless and defeatist words of congressional Democrats and some Republicans,' Hegseth said."
"'We had to start this war, you just said 60 days ago, because the nuclear weapon was an imminent threat,' said Smith, the ranking Democrat on the committee. 'Now you're saying that it was completely obliterated?'"
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared before Congress to address the ongoing war with Iran, which has cost $25 billion. The hearing focused on the proposed 2027 military budget of $1.5 trillion. While Republicans supported the Iran operation, Democrats criticized the war's costs, the depletion of U.S. munitions, and the bombing of a school. Hegseth dismissed the criticism as political, stating that congressional words were the biggest adversary. Tensions rose when Rep. Adam Smith questioned the justification for the war after Hegseth claimed Iran's nuclear facilities had been destroyed.
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