00:00I saw your hearing yesterday, and I'm going to give you one more chance to address a question here.
00:07It's my understanding that the definition of no quarter is that legitimate offers of surrender will be refused,
00:18or that detainees will be executed.
00:22Is that your understanding of the definition?
00:27Well, the only entity that would kill detainees or target civilians is the Iranians,
00:32and they're the ones being crushed.
00:33It's the Iranian military and their military capabilities.
00:36The question is, do you understand the definition that I just read you?
00:42Because that's the definition from your department's law of war manual.
00:48Is that your understanding?
00:49And I'm going to just get to the point here.
00:51We fight to win, and we follow the law, Senator.
00:53Okay, so your quote was, we will keep pushing, keep advancing, no quarter, no mercy for our enemies.
01:02And yesterday, you did not clarify whether you stand by this statement.
01:06So I'm going to give you another opportunity to clarify if that is what you meant.
01:13Do you stand by that statement you made on March 13th?
01:17We have untied the hands of our warfighters, we fight to win, and we follow the law.
01:24Okay, so you're not clarifying.
01:25So you stand by that statement.
01:26So you're the Secretary of Defense.
01:28The things you say matter.
01:30And your response here, right now, makes it clear to the American people exactly why you are not right for
01:39this job.
01:39It makes it clear to our enemies, Senator.
01:42Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
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