Central Command Commander Adm. Brad Cooper sharply rebuked Democratic Rep. Seth Moulton during a tense House Armed Services Committee hearing Tuesday after the Massachusetts Democrat questioned “how many more Americans” would die because of what he called a failed Iran strategy.
“It doesn’t seem to be going well,” Moulton, D-Mass., said of the Iran war. “And I would like to know how many more Americans we have to ask to die for this mistake.”
“I think it’s an entirely inappropriate statement from you, sir,” Cooper responded.
Moulton shot back: “It’s not a statement, it’s a question.”
Fourteen U.S. service members have died in combat since the U.S. launched Operation Epic Fury Feb. 28.
