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The Defense Secretary had a near meltdown when asked to explain whether the U.S. had an exit strategy for Iran

Pentagon chief Pete Hegeth has not ruled out deploying U.S. ground troops in Iran and is unable to say when America’s involvement in the conflict will end.

In a combative and often contradictory press conference, the former Fox News host suggested there was no defined exit strategy, no set timeframe for the operation, and no publicly articulated rules of engagement guiding U.S. forces.

Asked if he planned to put U.S. boots on the ground, an indignant and irritated Hegseth replied: “We’re not going to go into the exercise of what we will or will not do.

“I think it’s one of those fallacies for a long time that this department, or presidents or others, should tell the American people and our enemies: by the way, here’s exactly how long we’ll go, here’s exactly how far we’ll go.

“We will go as far as we need to go to advance American interests... Why in the world would we tell you, the enemy, or anybody what we will or will not do in pursuit of an objective?” he added.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/pentagon-pete-admits-magas-worst-fear-may-happen/

I don't doubt they are seriously considering using nukes when the ammo runs out.