US Republican Congressman Massie blamed Defense Minister Hegseth

After Massie presented the 8-article proposal for Hegseth's dismissal to the House of Representatives, he made statements on the subject in front of Congress.

Addressing those who claimed that Hegseth "did his job well" and said he would not vote for his dismissal, Massie said:

"We are not accusing him of being incompetent in his job, in fact, he was very effective in killing school children in Iran. He was very effective in extrajudicial executions. There is no allegation in these articles of impeachment that he was incompetent. The allegation here is that he broke the law and violated the Constitution."

Pointing out that there will be no explanation for the school attack in question, Massie said that it cannot be explained by the "fog of war", which expresses the uncertainty in the war environment.

"There is no such thing as the fog of war on the first day. They had months to identify and select these targets. Yet they chose a school with children in it," Massie said. he said.

"They come back and kill the survivors"

Massie also made evaluations about the US attacks on ships suspected of drug smuggling in the Caribbean Sea and the Eastern Pacific Ocean.

Stating that the management does not identify those on these ships, Massie said, "In addition, they return and kill the survivors." he said.

Massie argued that the policy encouraged "lack of mercy" towards US soldiers and therefore endangered them.

An 8-article motion for Hegseth's dismissal was submitted to the House of Representatives.

US Republican Congressman Thomas Massie submitted an 8-article proposal to the House of Representatives for the dismissal of Defense Minister Pete Hegseth.

Massie had accused Hegseth of eight counts of impeachment, including starting wars without authorization from Congress, undermining the protection of civilians and carrying out extrajudicial executions.

The bill calls for Hegseth to be removed from office and stripped of his right to hold federal office in the future.

The eight-article impeachment text includes allegations about Hegseth's role in US military operations in Iran, Yemen and Venezuela, as well as his stance on military control, civilian casualties and freedom of expression.

Impeachment process in Congress

In the US political system, the impeachment process begins in the House of Representatives. Here, if the relevant article or articles are accepted, the main trial is held in the Senate and the decision process continues.

Accordingly, if a simple majority is achieved, the House of Representatives can accuse Hegseth of the charges made in the articles of impeachment.

In this case, the Senate, which will hold the trial on whether Hegseth is guilty or not, will consider and discuss the articles of impeachment in the sessions it will hold.

In order for Hegseth to be removed from office, a two-thirds vote of the members present in the Senate must be reached; if all 100 senators vote, this number becomes 67.

It does not seem possible to reach this number in the current Senate arithmetic against Hegseth, who has the support of US President Donald Trump and the Republicans.