It's consider this where every day we go deep on one big news story. And today, the war in Iran and

America's military readiness. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Democratic Senator Mark Kelly of

Arizona are at it again, this time over Kelly's recent statements on CBS's Face the Nation.

I think it's fair to say it's shocking how deep we have gone into these magazines

because this president got our country into this without a strategic goal, without a plan, without a timeline.

And because of that, we've expended a lot of munitions. And that means the American

people are less safe, whether it's a conflict in the Western Pacific, with China, or somewhere

else in the world, the munitions are depleted. Hegseth responded with a social media post,

accusing the Democratic senator of, quote,

blabbing about a classified Pentagon briefing.

Earlier this week, Hegseth called for an investigation into Kelly's statements.

Lost in this whole back and forth is a real examination of whether the U.S. military has the resources to fight another war.

Consider this. Hengseth is not disputing Kelly's remarks. What does this whole tit for

tap between the two of them tell us about America's ability to fight on other fronts?

From NPR, I'm Elsa Chang.

It's consider this from NPR.

Earlier this month, Pete Hegseth testified before the Senate about U.S. munitions,

and Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona was the one

asking the questions. How many years to replenish? That's the question. I think that's exactly the

right question, too, Senator, because the time frame we were existing under was unacceptable.

Okay, well, tell me. What this budget does? I mean, months. Fast. Years. I mean, we're building new plants in real time.

So just to replace what we have expended.

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