Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s chest-thumping claims about Iran’s losses don’t appear to line up with intelligence assessments.
Iran still has thousands of ballistic missiles that could be pulled out of hiding or dug up from underground storage sites, officials familiar with U.S. intelligence assessments revealed to The Wall Street Journal.
The report undercuts the self-proclaimed secretary of war’s claims that Iran’s missile program has been obliterated.
“Their missile program is functionally destroyed, launchers, production facilities, and existing stockpiles depleted and decimated and almost completely ineffective,” Hegseth, 45, told reporters on Wednesday as he asserted that “Iran’s air force has been wiped out.”
U.S. intelligence reports paint a more worrying picture, sources told the Journal.
Though American officials have said that more than half of Iran’s missile launchers have been destroyed, damaged, or trapped underground in the conflict, many of them can still be repaired or pulled out of underground complexes, the outlet reported.
These ‚leaks‘ are from Israel, which wants to continue with the bombing.
smurfsundermybed on
I remember when it was just the other side that had a Baghdad Bob.
jotro138 on
China has never had a larger collective erection
Dweidmann on
Pete’s just regurgitate what the orange dick tator tell him to say. Like the rest of the cabine6.
oxymoronian on
It isn’t a lie if you believe it.
Crio121 on
They, he and Trump, really need to learn what “decimate” really means.
Farm_Professional on
Why do these people not operate from a mode of assuming they’re lying? Pete Cocksbreath lies all day everyday.
black_flag_4ever on
It’s almost like being an alcoholic TV show host on a propaganda channel doesn’t qualify someone to run the military.
Rambler330 on
This administration has always had a difficulty with the proper definition of words.
Yup_Shes_Still_Mad on
It doesn’t matter. The base will never hear it and if they do it’ll be fake news. They know this. So they just say shit
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ProfitLoud on
You don’t say the womanizing drunk liar lies.
drewts86 on
Pete’s claims would never “blow up” if he didn’t lie so goddamned much. It’s the fact that he lies and lies and lies just like Trump that kills his credibility.
baltetc1 on
Another Trump administration fraud
ImpressiveMethod8624 on
Iran has literally been preparing for a war for forty years. That’s why they made trump their bitch over and over.
J-the-Kidder on
I mean, this is the same group of clowns who claimed the nuclear program was completely and totally obliterated. Every single thing they say is a lie. Every. Single. Thing.
Exotic-Ferret-3452 on
Depleted and decimated? Kegseth must have been talking about his liquor cabinet.
beerdrunkraccoon on
I don’t understand this line of thinking. We all know he’s full of shit. Let him call it a victory so we can get out of there. Iran is in a much stronger position that sucks for everyone, but the USA should never have been there at all.
DebeliHrvat on
You depend on our protection, yet you feed us lies from the tablecloth
smartfon on
>Israeli officials also said that while Iran’s missile inventory has been roughly halved, it retains thousands of medium- and short-range ballistic missiles that could be taken out of hiding or dug up from underground sites
This is Israeli officials „leaking“ (mis)information to sabotage the peace efforts.
>Not good enough, go back and bomb again. MORE! MORE! MORE!
speeddemon266 on
Kegseth being full of shit? *pretends to be shocked*
_lysol_ on
Can we stop linking to paywalled sites unless we’re willing to quote the article ffs?!
Pre3Chorded on
Rapey Pete also says he didn’t rape that woman at a Republican Women’s Conference her was paid to speak at and ended up in a Non disclosure agreement with.
diemanaboveall on
So Saddam Hussein did not have those weapons of mass destruction? Next you’re gonna tell me we found him in a hole.
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Stop. Calling. Him. „Pentagon. Pete.“ It is literally exactly the thing he wants to be associated with. Call him Kegsbreath, call him Hagueseth, call him sneaky Pete, I don’t give a fuck. Just stop being so fucking bad at this that you’re literally doing his job for him.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s chest-thumping claims about Iran’s losses don’t appear to line up with intelligence assessments.
Iran still has thousands of ballistic missiles that could be pulled out of hiding or dug up from underground storage sites, officials familiar with U.S. intelligence assessments revealed to The Wall Street Journal.
The report undercuts the self-proclaimed secretary of war’s claims that Iran’s missile program has been obliterated.
“Their missile program is functionally destroyed, launchers, production facilities, and existing stockpiles depleted and decimated and almost completely ineffective,” Hegseth, 45, told reporters on Wednesday as he asserted that “Iran’s air force has been wiped out.”
U.S. intelligence reports paint a more worrying picture, sources told the Journal.
Though American officials have said that more than half of Iran’s missile launchers have been destroyed, damaged, or trapped underground in the conflict, many of them can still be repaired or pulled out of underground complexes, the outlet reported.
Read the full story, [here](https://www.thedailybeast.com/damning-intel-leak-blows-up-pentagon-petes-depleted-and-decimated-claim/).
Back then this would have been a scandal. Now it’s just Monday.
Pete’s claims were lies.
The U.S. tomahawk missle supply (they cost $2,000,000 each) is being depleted and decimated.
[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/us-navy-requesting-3-billion-replenish-tomahawk-missiles-used-iran-war](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/us-navy-requesting-3-billion-replenish-tomahawk-missiles-used-iran-war)
These ‚leaks‘ are from Israel, which wants to continue with the bombing.
I remember when it was just the other side that had a Baghdad Bob.
China has never had a larger collective erection
Pete’s just regurgitate what the orange dick tator tell him to say. Like the rest of the cabine6.
It isn’t a lie if you believe it.
They, he and Trump, really need to learn what “decimate” really means.
Why do these people not operate from a mode of assuming they’re lying? Pete Cocksbreath lies all day everyday.
It’s almost like being an alcoholic TV show host on a propaganda channel doesn’t qualify someone to run the military.
This administration has always had a difficulty with the proper definition of words.
It doesn’t matter. The base will never hear it and if they do it’ll be fake news. They know this. So they just say shit
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You don’t say the womanizing drunk liar lies.
Pete’s claims would never “blow up” if he didn’t lie so goddamned much. It’s the fact that he lies and lies and lies just like Trump that kills his credibility.
Another Trump administration fraud
Iran has literally been preparing for a war for forty years. That’s why they made trump their bitch over and over.
I mean, this is the same group of clowns who claimed the nuclear program was completely and totally obliterated. Every single thing they say is a lie. Every. Single. Thing.
Depleted and decimated? Kegseth must have been talking about his liquor cabinet.
I don’t understand this line of thinking. We all know he’s full of shit. Let him call it a victory so we can get out of there. Iran is in a much stronger position that sucks for everyone, but the USA should never have been there at all.
You depend on our protection, yet you feed us lies from the tablecloth
>Israeli officials also said that while Iran’s missile inventory has been roughly halved, it retains thousands of medium- and short-range ballistic missiles that could be taken out of hiding or dug up from underground sites
This is Israeli officials „leaking“ (mis)information to sabotage the peace efforts.
>Not good enough, go back and bomb again. MORE! MORE! MORE!
Kegseth being full of shit? *pretends to be shocked*
Can we stop linking to paywalled sites unless we’re willing to quote the article ffs?!
Rapey Pete also says he didn’t rape that woman at a Republican Women’s Conference her was paid to speak at and ended up in a Non disclosure agreement with.
So Saddam Hussein did not have those weapons of mass destruction? Next you’re gonna tell me we found him in a hole.
Stop. Calling. Him. „Pentagon. Pete.“ It is literally exactly the thing he wants to be associated with. Call him Kegsbreath, call him Hagueseth, call him sneaky Pete, I don’t give a fuck. Just stop being so fucking bad at this that you’re literally doing his job for him.