Democratic senator says Hegseth trying to hide costs of Iran war from US public
Chris Murphy says Pentagon blocked him from military base in Qatar and Iran strike on US embassy in Riyadh far worse than public led to believe The US senator Chris Murphy said the Pentagon blocked him from a major US base in Qatar, yet saw enough damage on the US embassy in Saudi Arabia to conclude that an Iranian strike would have been deadly had it happened during the day. The Connecticut…
US Senator Chris Murphy has accused Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth of trying to hide the costs of a potential war with Iran from the American public. According to Murphy, the Pentagon blocked him from visiting a major US base in Qatar. He also witnessed damage to the US embassy in Riyadh, which he described as "extraordinary" and more severe than publicly reported.
The damage to the US embassy in Riyadh was seen by Murphy during an Iranian strike, which fortunately occurred at night, avoiding any fatalities. If the strike had happened during the day, it would have been deadly.
Separately, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has stated that the public will be able to watch the execution of Nidal Hasan, the Fort Hood shooter, by firing squad on December 3. According to CBS News, Hegseth said that Hasan will be executed by a firing squad of soldiers at Fort Hood at 1 pm. The execution will mark the first US military execution since 1961.
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