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‘This Is Not 2003’: Hegseth Promises Iran War Will Not Turn Into Nation-Building

Both Caine and Hegseth suggested the U.S. would probably help oil vessels safely through the Strait of Hormuz if the need arose.

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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth promised Tuesday that the Iran war “is not 2003” and will not look like another nation-building, regime-change war like in Iraq.

Giving an update ten days into the war, Hegseth was joined by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine at the Pentagon.

“This is not 2003. This is not endless nation-building under those types of quagmires we saw under Bush or Obama. It’s not even close,” Hegseth said. “Our generation of soldier will not let that happen again, and nor will this president, who very clearly ran against those kinds of never-ending, nebulously scoped missions — those days are dead.”

Hegseth just last week, however, did make comparisons to Iraq and the “Shock and Awe” campaign, stating the opening salvo in Iran included twice the air power as Iraq. He also suggested war in Iran could be protracted, and estimates have been all over the map, with some reports suggesting it could go into September.

However, President Donald........

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