Pete Hegseth: “Chasing this illusionary goal will only prolong the war and cause more suffering.”

I honored the Iowa soldiers killed in Kuwait, while saying the U.S.-Iran conflict was necessary to keep Americans safe.

That’s why we haven’t been trying to remake Iranian society, but simply in the realist America First way, ensure they never have a path to a nuclear bomb, full stop.

This request is an urgent, necessary injection of resources to address the immediate needs of our department.

Every dollar appropriated will be used to build the lethality of US military forces and reinforce peace through strength.