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Rep Adam Smith: 150 school girls killed in an American airstrike on Iran. That was 80 days ago. This administration still has not taken responsibility for it. I pressed Pentagon officials directly: acknowledge the mistake. Instead, I got evasion. The investigation is ongoing. It's complex. We'll get back to you. I also asked a simple question: is "no quarter" consistent with the law of armed conflict? The admiral wouldn't answer that either. And then there's the president. He has repeatedly told the American public that Iran agreed to give up their nuclear weapons. That the Strait of Hormuz is open. That we won. None of it is true. So I asked the officials in front of me: is the president misinformed, or is he just making it up? They told me the president has the best information available to any head of state. Then why does he keep getting it wrong? The Strait is not open. Iran has not given up their nuclear weapons. Pretending otherwise in a public hearing doesn't help our credibility. It destroys it.