U.S. Defense Secretary Defends War Sacrifices Using His Son's Question Sparks Controversy

U.S. Defense Secretary Hagel's awkward metaphor: "They died for you, son"

Hagel said, "My 13-year-old son came into my study yesterday evening while I was revising this speech. He asked about the war and the military families I saw in Dover."

I looked at him and said, 'They died for you, son, so that your generation wouldn't have to face a nuclear-armed Iran.'

Yesterday, a U.S. military remains repatriation ceremony was held at Dover Air Force Base. These U.S. soldiers died in Iraq due to an Iranian missile attack.

Hagel, by quoting his son's question, transformed 'war sacrifices' into 'for the safety of the next generation,' directly linking military action with preventing Iran's nuclear program, attempting to justify and rationalize this war. However, the international community, including the IAEA and the director of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center, Kent, believe that Iran does not have a plan to develop nuclear weapons.

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