In it, Hegseth named Caldwell as the best staff point of contact for the National Security Council as it prepared for the launch of strikes against the Houthis in Yemen. A Marine Corps veteran who deployed to Iraq, Caldwell was quoted saying before going to the Pentagon that America would have been better off if U.S. troops had just stayed home. “I think the Iraq war was a monstrous crime,” Caldwell told the Financial Times in December 2024.
Author: Mary Chastain
Published at: 2025-04-15 23:00:04
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