Iran War Would Be 'Tragic Misadventure,' Former Admiral Sestak Warns

Former admiral and 2020 Democratic presidential contender Joe Sestak of Pennsylvania speaks to the media outside the U.S. Capitol. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

By    |   Tuesday, 17 September 2019 07:23 PM EDT ET

Former U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Joe Sestak, a two-term Democratic congressman from Pennsylvania who commanded an aircraft carrier strike group during combat operations in Afghanistan and Iraq after 9/11, warned Newsmax Tuesday that a war against Iran would make previous U.S. military campaigns in the Middle East look “like a cake walk.”

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Former U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Joe Sestak, a two-term Democratic congressman from Pennsylvania who commanded an aircraft carrier strike group during combat operations in Afghanistan and Iraq after 9/11, warned Newsmax Tuesday that a war against Iran would make previous U.S....
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