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tblue37

(67,860 posts)
Tue Dec 2, 2025, 12:00 PM 19 hrs ago

Hegseth said he wants "his "warfighters" to aim for "maximal lethality not tepid legality." [View all]

"We're training warriors, not defenders. We fight wars to win, not to defend. We also don't fight with stupid rules of engagement. We untie the hands of our warfighters to intimidate, demoralize, hunt and kill the enemies of our country.”

“No more politically correct and overbearing rules of engagement, just common sense. Maximum lethality and authority for warfighters,” he ranted.

IOW, violate the rules of engagement and kill indiscriminately.

His own words proclaim his guilt.
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