Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth Called It A “Decisive Military Victory,” But Iran Is Still Firing Missiles, Striking U.S. Bases And Killing American Troops
CENTCOM says Iranian ballistic missiles and drones struck American and partner forces in Jordan, killing two U.S. service members, leaving one unaccounted for and sending four others to hospitals. The war has now claimed 16 American service members and wounded more than 430. These are not the statistics of a conflict that is “all but over.” They are the mounting casualties of a war that has entered a dangerous new phase. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and President Donald Trump have continually lied to us about the true nature, and danger, of this war, and it is past time that Congress held them both to account, under oath. Preferably with their hands on a King James Bible that Trump says is his favorite Book. 2 US servicemen, and maybe more, died today in a war that Trump said was already finished. That’s not acceptable to me, and it shouldn’t be to you, either.
“Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.” Proverbs 27:1 (KJB)
Only three months ago, Pete Hegseth declared a “decisive military victory,” while the White House announced that America had achieved its military objectives and crushed the Iranian threat. Trump repeatedly claimed the war was nearly complete, that Iran had practically nothing left to target and that he could end the conflict whenever he chose. But Iran is still firing ballistic missiles, launching drones, striking American bases and killing American troops. The supposed defeated enemy has now demonstrated that it retains both the ability and the willingness to shed American blood. White House statement Hegseth’s victory declaration
BREAKING NEWS: Watch as Iranian drone and missile strikes hit the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan tonight, killing at least two US soldiers and injuring several other American Servicemembers. Why does Trump keep lying to us about the truth with our war with Iran? pic.twitter.com/p3DUKOLgA4
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This is what happens when political leaders confuse bombing campaigns with completed wars. Destroying targets is not the same thing as eliminating an enemy’s ability to retaliate. Announcing victory is not the same thing as securing peace. A ceasefire is not an ending when neither side has resolved the underlying confrontation. Trump and Hegseth took their victory lap while tens of thousands of American troops remained scattered across exposed bases throughout the Middle East—and now those troops are paying the price for promises Washington could not keep.
The terrible truth is that the war Trump said was nearly finished is expanding across Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain and the Strait of Hormuz. Iran is attacking American forces and regional infrastructure; America is conducting night after night of retaliatory strikes; the peace arrangement has collapsed; and every exchange creates pressure for an even larger response. Two Americans are dead, another may still be somewhere beneath the wreckage, and hundreds have already been wounded. Trump’s unfinished war did not make Iran disappear—it left American troops standing directly in the path of Iran’s revenge. This is not only the most poorly waged military campaign in American history, it’s a tragic loss of life for no discernable purpose.
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