Mark Kelly Sets Internet Ablaze With Claim About Our Munitions, Hegseth's Response Is Pure Fire
Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) has sparked a lot of outrage after comments
he made on Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan about the status of
our armaments at this point in the fight with Iran.
Brennan tweeted about the interview.
After
hearing the Pentagon classified brief on Iran war impact on US weapons
stockpiles, Senator Mark Kelly says it is "shocking how deep we have
gone into these magazines." He said the Tomahawks, ATACMS, SM-3, THAAD
rounds, Patriot rounds, so those interceptor rounds to defend ourselves
have been hit hard. He says it'll take years to replenish those
stockpiles, which could affect a hypothetical US conflict with China.
Here's what he said.
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HOLY CRAP! SecWar Pete Hegseth has just opened a Pentagon legal
investigation into Sen. Mark Kelly for possibly OPENLY LEAKING a
*classified* briefing on CBS' Face The Nation
The topic was US weapons stockpiles — info that could help OUR ENEMIES
A
number of times, we've been briefed by the Pentagon on specific
munitions. Actually, it's been pretty detailed on Tomahawks, ATACMS,
SM-3, THAAD rounds, Patriot rounds, so those interceptor rounds to
defend ourselves. And the numbers are, I think it's fair to say it's
shocking how deep we have gone into these magazines, because this
president got our country into this without a strategic goal, without a
plan, without a timeline, and because of that, we've expended a lot of
munitions, and that means the American people are less safe, whether
it's a conflict in the western Pacific with China or somewhere else in
the world, the munitions are depleted. You may have seen me ask the
Secretary of Defense this question about how long it's going to take to
replenish. We're talking about years.
But Brennan also noted as a rebuttal to Kelly.
Admiral
Paparo, the head of US Pacific Command, was recently asked in front of
Congress about American readiness and whether the diversion to the
Middle East was hurting it. He said he did not see any real cost on our
ability to deter China. From what you have heard, when you say it's
shocking, do you think that the U.S. would be able to defend, for
example, Taiwan, if China tries to move against it? Or are you saying we
are not in a position to do that right now?
Kelly responded that it depended on how long the conflict was. Why is he even talking about that?
That
had many people concerned about whether he was talking about things
said in a classified briefing, and why he was saying things that might
give our adversaries thoughts.
Then, too, whether it's even true
and why Democrats never seemed to have an issue pouring out weapons to
Ukraine, when that wasn't even an action we're involved in. This is in
support of our action to stop Iran's nuclear threat.
People ripped into Kelly in response to Brennan's tweet.
But Secretary of War Pete Hegseth really let him have it, additionally calling it false.
“Captain”
Mark Kelly strikes again. Now he’s blabbing on TV (falsely &
dumbly) about a *CLASSIFIED* Pentagon briefing he received. Did he
violate his oath…again? @DeptofWar legal counsel will review.
Sounds like Kelly just walked right into it again.
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