House GOP grumbling for the cameras about today's DoD Iran briefing

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"...what I conveyed to them at the end of this hearing, is this has consequences if you don't remedy it," Mike Rogers told reporters.



Politico:

Top Republican attacks Pentagon for not providing details on Iran

The House Armed Services Committee chair said the department owes lawmakers more information about the administration’s plans for U.S. troops in the Middle East.

House Armed Services Committee chair Rep. Mike Rogers said members warned defense officials that troop movements in the region should be “thoughtful and deliberate.” They also made it clear the administration isn’t offering details on American efforts in the U.S. campaign, dubbed Operation Epic Fury.

“We want to know more about what’s going on, what the options are, and why they’re being considered,” the Alabama lawmaker said. “And we’re just not getting enough answers on those questions.”

It’s a notable rebuke from a senior GOP defense hawk who has backed President Donald Trump’s decision to attack Iran — and a warning that the administration could lose support for the nearly month-old war if it can’t adequately make the case to Congress.

“That’s what I conveyed to them at the end of this hearing, is this has consequences if you don’t remedy it,” Rogers told reporters.

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/25/rogers-attacks-pentagon-iran-troops-00844639

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1. Aww, the flunkies who rubberstamped everything Trump asked for are shocked that he views them as powerless.

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3. yeah, we're all impressed

...what we're looking at here, though, for anyone still interested in political advantage, is a wedge in the republican legislative war front.

That's relevant because Democrats have been offering several resolutions to restrain Trump's use of military force which, so far, haven't gotten the votes of the flunkies who rubberstamped everything Trump asked for.

It's relevant because of the $200 billion funding bill that the WH is asking for to continue or at least cover for the bombs they've already taken out of our arsenal to drop on Iranians.

Who knows if they'll all just genuflect to Trump in the end, but this isn't the first sign that Trump has gone further that many republicans in and out of Congress have said they support.

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2. Don't worry guys hegseth & trmp have it all worked out...

Keep the Russian sanctions off their oil as long as possible.

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4. I guess

they have no say in the war. You squander your many chances to rein him in, and you just let him walk all over you. Basically, you, the gop are useless.

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5. "You are feeding me bullshit and telling me it's broccoli and I might stomp my foot"

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6. Hegseth dialing congressional Republicans in on anything at this point...

...would just expose massive incompetence and mismangement. He is waaaaaaay deep into this to reveal ANYTHING.

Plus, Trump and Hegseth truly and completely believe they owe no one an explanation of anything.