Whiskey Pete is obviously a chest-thumping moron so this is certainly plausible, but the fact it's being reported now smells like somebody readying to throw him under the bus.
AL JAZEERA, CITING THE WASHINGTON POST ON OFFICIALS, REPORTS THAT HEGSETH CONVINCED TRUMP THAT MILITARY ACTION AGAINST IRAN WOULD BE TANTAMOUNT TO A QUICK AND RELATIVELY EASY VICTORY