Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling

Yeah, it doesn't take much.

Yeah, it doesn't take much.

Sure. I mean, you couldn't do more things to disrupt the norm than what is going on right now. And that's the other thing. You read Crenshaw's statements. There just seems to be an apologist approach and, in fact, a praising approach to all the things that the administration is doing without the recognition that it really is, first of all, driving our economy.

Sure. I mean, you couldn't do more things to disrupt the norm than what is going on right now. And that's the other thing. You read Crenshaw's statements. There just seems to be an apologist approach and, in fact, a praising approach to all the things that the administration is doing without the recognition that it really is, first of all, driving our economy.

Sure. I mean, you couldn't do more things to disrupt the norm than what is going on right now. And that's the other thing. You read Crenshaw's statements. There just seems to be an apologist approach and, in fact, a praising approach to all the things that the administration is doing without the recognition that it really is, first of all, driving our economy.

But for me as a military guy, more importantly, driving our national security. toward the base, toward the bottom. And I just don't understand why. When things are in pretty good shape, you can comment on trying to get the NATO countries to live up to their GDP, which percentage of their GDP spent on defense, which is happening.

But for me as a military guy, more importantly, driving our national security. toward the base, toward the bottom. And I just don't understand why. When things are in pretty good shape, you can comment on trying to get the NATO countries to live up to their GDP, which percentage of their GDP spent on defense, which is happening.

But for me as a military guy, more importantly, driving our national security. toward the base, toward the bottom. And I just don't understand why. When things are in pretty good shape, you can comment on trying to get the NATO countries to live up to their GDP, which percentage of their GDP spent on defense, which is happening.

Or you can say, hey, we really need to take a look at our economic relationships with different countries unilaterally. But to throw something directly at the entire European Union, It represents a big hand, little map approach to national security. And not every country in Europe is Germany. There are differences of the 49 countries that make up the European footprint.

Or you can say, hey, we really need to take a look at our economic relationships with different countries unilaterally. But to throw something directly at the entire European Union, It represents a big hand, little map approach to national security. And not every country in Europe is Germany. There are differences of the 49 countries that make up the European footprint.

Or you can say, hey, we really need to take a look at our economic relationships with different countries unilaterally. But to throw something directly at the entire European Union, It represents a big hand, little map approach to national security. And not every country in Europe is Germany. There are differences of the 49 countries that make up the European footprint.

And it's got to be the latter. based on the attempts at damaging various institutions that contribute to what we are as a democratic nation, all the way from the three elements of government to the institution of the courts, the military, all of the different bureaus. I mean, it's one thing to say, as we've talked ad nauseum, it's one thing to say, hey, let's take a scalpel and eliminate waste.

And it's got to be the latter. based on the attempts at damaging various institutions that contribute to what we are as a democratic nation, all the way from the three elements of government to the institution of the courts, the military, all of the different bureaus. I mean, it's one thing to say, as we've talked ad nauseum, it's one thing to say, hey, let's take a scalpel and eliminate waste.

And it's got to be the latter. based on the attempts at damaging various institutions that contribute to what we are as a democratic nation, all the way from the three elements of government to the institution of the courts, the military, all of the different bureaus. I mean, it's one thing to say, as we've talked ad nauseum, it's one thing to say, hey, let's take a scalpel and eliminate waste.

It's another thing to just chop half-heartedly in terms of what you know people do and how you're going to destroy institutions.

It's another thing to just chop half-heartedly in terms of what you know people do and how you're going to destroy institutions.

It's another thing to just chop half-heartedly in terms of what you know people do and how you're going to destroy institutions.

Well, you know, Tim, I kind of compare this to what happened with USAID. Most people in the United States could not even spell USAID a couple of months ago. They had no clue.

Well, you know, Tim, I kind of compare this to what happened with USAID. Most people in the United States could not even spell USAID a couple of months ago. They had no clue.

Well, you know, Tim, I kind of compare this to what happened with USAID. Most people in the United States could not even spell USAID a couple of months ago. They had no clue.