Sen. Gary Peters questioned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on a disputed supplemental budget request. Peters labeled Hegseth a failure and referenced past military funding requests while raising concerns about Iran operations. Hegseth defended the request and troop efforts.
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Read at Washington Examiner →Peters’ critique highlights concerns over unchecked military spending and lack of strategic success in Iran operations.
“Accountability for Pentagon resources and risks of prolonged engagements without oversight.”
Peters’ remarks exemplify partisan resistance to necessary deterrence against Iran’s nuclear program.
“Priority of preventing a nuclear Iran over political scoring on funding requests.”
The hearing illustrates routine blank-check supplemental funding that expands executive power and fiscal burdens.
“Structural issues of concentrated authority, taxpayer costs, and foreign entanglement.”
All views accept disputed figures and Peters’ phrasing without noting sourcing contradictions or unexamined elements like Caine’s role.
“Overlooked civil-military distinctions, committee venue effects, and lack of evidence on war status.”
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