Hegseth is wrong man for task at hand.

Here are mistakes US has made.....

Parking a AWACS aircraft in broad sight for Iranians to target.
Not taking Ukrainian advice on drone tech, too bullheaded to take pointers from nation (Ukraine) that is killing 1000+ Russians each day with killer drones swarms, and taking out 90M Sam 400 sites with $130 drones, knocking out 40 % of Russia's oil/ gas export market with drone bushplanes. And 90+% success in destroying Russian Shahads, cruise missiles, again $2K interceptors, not 3M$ Patriots like US, Israelis.
Biggest mistake, letting Iran sells its oil to hostile nations like China, this filling their war coffers. Bolton correctly stated, there must be 100% blockade on Iranian airspace, land, sea. Starve the regime into submission, like medieval seige. With no money, economy will implode, hunger, angry people will in their desperation overthrow regime.
Also Trump should be talking with the Shah, this man exerts great influence in Iran.
Maybe parachute special forces hit squads to kill IRGC thugs, start arming civilians to fight regime. Also, someone has to take out Irans underground networks. You need to finish it, no negotiations, why would you trust them?????? to keep their word. That really worked well for Ukraine in 1992, Clinton, Yeltsin and British PM? Since, in 2014 a new guy in White House Obama, new UK PM, not a peep, when the new Russian Stalin protege (Putin) annexed Crimea.
Had Obama reacted with US intervention, things would have ended differently, then as Trump says ad nuseam, there would have never been a War. Putin would have pumped what he's got for a chest, and backed off like a chicken. Cause he is a COWARD.