WASHINGTO: Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth, a self-declared opponent of “undefined wars” and regime change, is now going on the offensive against critics of President Donald Trump’s attack on Iran, while unapologetically backing the conflict. Critics say the objectives of the Iran war are ill defined, the justification is frequently shifting, the timeline is open-ended: It is the kind of conflict Hegseth fought in — and denounced — but is now defending. “America is winning — decisively, devastatingly and without mercy,” Hegseth said Wednesday.

The defense secretary bemoaned the “tragic things” that make “front page news.”

WASHINGTO: Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth, a self-declared opponent of “undefined wars” and regime change, is now going on the offensive against critics of President Donald Trump’s…