Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. All News Sport Culture Lifestyle Hegseth explodes after Democrat accuses him of misleading country into 'disaster' Iran war Pete Hegseth lashed out during his Congressional hearing on Wednesday when California Rep. John Garamendi accused him and President Trump of lying to the American people, calling the Iran war a “war of choice” and a quagmire. "You stain the troops when you call this a quagmire two months in, handing propaganda to our enemies. Shame on you,” Hegseth quickly responded. “Don't say I support the troops on one hand, and then a two-month mission is a quagmire. That's a false equivalation [sic]. Who are you cheering for here?" A "quagmire" war is defined as an intractable, self-perpetuating, and costly entanglement where all involved cannot win, yet are unable to withdraw without significant losses. Quagmire is a word made famous during the Vietnam War.…