Jack Reed TORCHES Hegseth Over Iran War — General ADMITS Air Strikes NOT ENOUGH

Jack Reed TORCHES Hegseth Over Iran War — General ADMITS Air Strikes NOT ENOUGH Senator Jack Reed confronts Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in an explosive Senate Armed Services Committee hearing over the administration's handling of the ongoing Iran conflict — a war Reed describes as "the President's unauthorized war" that began on February 28th without formal Congressional approval. Reed accuses Hegseth of "gross negligence" for failing to adequately prepare for the entirely predictable closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which has sent global oil prices skyrocketing and crippled allied economies. Using Hegseth's own past words against him, Reed demands to know why the Pentagon's contingency plans — which Hegseth himself admitted had anticipated exactly this scenario for years — did not translate into meaningful economic mitigations before the crisis unfolded. The hearing takes a dramatic turn when General Kaine, a senior military commander, is forced to acknowledge that "air power always has distinct, hard limits" — a stunning admission that undercuts the administration's repeated claims that aerial bombardment alone can resolve the conflict. Kaine pointedly refuses to discuss potential ground escalation scenarios, stating it would be "entirely unhelpful" to publicly speculate on future military options. Reed also exposes a devastating disparity in federal disaster relief: approximately 80% of emergency requests from Republican-led states were approved, compared to just 20% from Democratic-led states — raising serious questions about the politicization of aid during a national crisis. The confrontation comes as the administration requests an additional $10 billion in supplemental funding for Midwest farmers devastated by the economic fallout, while 17 American service members have been killed in the conflict, including those lost in the attack on a U.S. base in Jordan. #JackReed #PeteHegseth #IranWar #CongressHearing #StraitOfHormuz #SenateArmedServices #Pentagon #USPolitics #MilitaryStrategy