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Trump and Hegseth Recount Familiar Partisan Complaints to Top Military Leaders

Trump and Hegseth Recount Familiar Partisan Complaints to Top Military Leaders

President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth summoned more than 800 of the country’s top brass to a military base in Virginia on Tuesday to voice a familiar litany of culture war talking points and criticize a military that they complained had become distracted by political correctness.

The rare and highly anticipated call-up drew the country’s military commanders, who flew in from Asia, Europe and points between on short notice. The president delivered a rambling address that included familiar talking points and critiques and Mr. Trump’s revelation that he had told Mr. Hegseth to use American cities where he has deployed troops as “training grounds” for the military.

“It appears to be one more demonstration of Secretary Hegseth mistakenly believing our military leadership needs to be directed to focus on fighting wars,” said Kori Schake, a former defense official in the George W. Bush administration who directs foreign and defense policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute.

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What does he mean by “training ground?”

I question the expense of pulling these people from around the world to lecture them about things that Trump and Hegseth know less about than these military officers.
Well after the Woke and CRT BS that they left forced on the Military this is a good thing.
 
Oh come now.

Someone who puts up verbose posts that examine everything in minute detail is unappreciative of getting the details correct?

You just don't like being corrected. This is why people don't want to assist you with your weakness of military matters.
Alas it's not my intention or purpose to cause people to feel inferior and to start throwing pebbles my way. If you want to pursue this you know where to go -- with it I mean. :devilish:
 
The SecDUI's "FAFO" comment followed by a smirk and holding for applause that never came was one of the most embarrassing things I've ever seen in my life. The man clearly practiced that line in front of a mirror thinking it was gonna be the biggest mic drop and got just nothing in response.

Imagine being such a loser that you actually think this guy is tough. Like how far down the scale do you gotta be to be looking up at Pete Hegseth.
That clown show is a massive downgrade for how others think of the US as a serious nation. It's hard not to see the US as a crazy monkey armed to its teeth. The commentary on the speech here in Mexico has been pretty interesting.
 
Alas it's not my intention or purpose to cause people to feel inferior and to start throwing pebbles my way. If you want to pursue this you know where to go -- with it I mean. :devilish:

There's nothing to pursue. You made an error- perhaps due to your not being familiar with the topic- and I corrected you.

Be grateful for the correction and let it go.
 
There's nothing to pursue. You made an error- perhaps due to your not being familiar with the topic- and I corrected you.

Be grateful for the correction and let it go.
Sure no problem given I'm busy in my retirement which gives me loads of time. There was nothing for you to correct about me personally because I know the grammar rule you referenced. That you don't know this is on you. Because I chose to write in my own personal fashion if you don't mind thx.

BTW I couldn't help but notice that new limp you have as you shuffled away. I hope it gets better soon so keep me posted about it because I care.

Here, I even have this for your dubious efforts: 🥉
 
Sure no problem given I'm busy in my retirement which gives me loads of time. There was nothing for you to correct about me personally because I know the grammar rule you referenced. That you don't know this is on you. Because I chose to write in my own personal fashion if you don't mind thx.

BTW I couldn't help but notice that new limp you have as you shuffled away. I hope it gets better soon so keep me posted about it because I care.

Here, I even have this for your dubious efforts: 🥉

Yeah...you're kinda irate about being corrected.
 
There's nothing to pursue. You made an error- perhaps due to your not being familiar with the topic- and I corrected you.

Be grateful for the correction and let it go.
The topic is Trump’s Nazi-like pep rally. That’s the topic, not some petty grammar squabbling.
 
The topic is Trump’s Nazi-like pep rally. That’s the topic, not some petty grammar squabbling.

Oh. It wasn't Nazi-like and it wasn't a pep rally. Feel free to squabble about that. I won't be participating with people who take such offense at being corrected on military matters.
 
Oh. It wasn't Nazi-like and it wasn't a pep rally. Feel free to squabble about that. I won't be participating with people who take such offense at being corrected on military matters.
So all you have to say is to defend Trump’s unprecedented violation of Mission Command in pushing politics on the military, in threatening officers for not being sufficiently loyal to him, and in preparing the military to be used against American civilians on American soil.
 
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