Video: Congressman grills US Admiral on Iranian girls school hit by US strike

Congressman and ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee expressed his scepticism about US admiral Bradley Cooper’s claims that the girls' school struck in Iran was located on an active cruise missile base

The admiral did not respond to the member’s questions over whether the US should take responsibility for the mistake.

"What we've seen out of the Secretary of Defence and his callous disregard for any sort of rules of engagement or protecting civilian life, they make us suspicious.."

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