Hegseth says US efforts to remake Afghanistan, Iraq cost thousands of lives

Iraq war has cost U.S. tens of billions of dollars, defense secretary says

By LISA MASCARO, AP Congressional Correspondent

Hegseth says US efforts to remake Afghanistan, Iraq cost thousands of lives

US Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, said American efforts to remake societies in Afghanistan and Iraq in the image of the United States cost thousands of lives, adding that the Trump administration is committed to avoiding similar military interventions. Speaking before the Senate Appropriations Committee, Hegseth reflected on the legacy of the two wars, saying both Republican and Democratic administrations had pursued nation-building at a heavy …