Nothing to See Here, Folks

Mr. Hennigan writes about national security for Opinion.

This article was updated to reflect new death tolls.

For a guy who calls himself the secretary of war, Pete Hegseth sure is defensive.

On Monday morning, in the first public event by a Trump administration official since the U.S. attacks on Iran began two days earlier, Mr. Hegseth was asked what the mission was all about and whether the American people could expect another protracted, blood-soaked war in the Middle East.

“Did you not hear my remarks?” he........

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