Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling
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partnerships that are created and alliances where, you know, what you do is you don't, you know, I've said this many times before, you don't win hearts and minds, Tim, you win trust and confidence, and you don't deploy trust. It doesn't just come up in a heartbeat. It's something that's built over years. And when you suddenly become distrustful of another military leader's government,
partnerships that are created and alliances where, you know, what you do is you don't, you know, I've said this many times before, you don't win hearts and minds, Tim, you win trust and confidence, and you don't deploy trust. It doesn't just come up in a heartbeat. It's something that's built over years. And when you suddenly become distrustful of another military leader's government,
partnerships that are created and alliances where, you know, what you do is you don't, you know, I've said this many times before, you don't win hearts and minds, Tim, you win trust and confidence, and you don't deploy trust. It doesn't just come up in a heartbeat. It's something that's built over years. And when you suddenly become distrustful of another military leader's government,
Which, by the way, I had to on a couple of occasions in Europe when I was commanding there. I mean, we were distrustful for a while of the Italian government because of Berlusconi. We couldn't give anything to our Italian counterpart because we were afraid of where it would go. And that was minor compared to some of the things we're doing right now.
Which, by the way, I had to on a couple of occasions in Europe when I was commanding there. I mean, we were distrustful for a while of the Italian government because of Berlusconi. We couldn't give anything to our Italian counterpart because we were afraid of where it would go. And that was minor compared to some of the things we're doing right now.
Which, by the way, I had to on a couple of occasions in Europe when I was commanding there. I mean, we were distrustful for a while of the Italian government because of Berlusconi. We couldn't give anything to our Italian counterpart because we were afraid of where it would go. And that was minor compared to some of the things we're doing right now.
Well, I could cite all kinds of examples, but when you have the kinds of release of information... or the kind of terrorizing of the intelligence community and what they produce and the knocking of their capabilities, it does everything to eliminate trust between nations.
Well, I could cite all kinds of examples, but when you have the kinds of release of information... or the kind of terrorizing of the intelligence community and what they produce and the knocking of their capabilities, it does everything to eliminate trust between nations.
Well, I could cite all kinds of examples, but when you have the kinds of release of information... or the kind of terrorizing of the intelligence community and what they produce and the knocking of their capabilities, it does everything to eliminate trust between nations.
Yeah, it's pretty damning. When I saw that, it was like, because I know Mark and Scott Kelly, by the way, both of the twin brothers, both are great guys. They are true patriots, unlike some of the patriot that's term that's used by others who aren't quite patriots. And they are trying to do the right things for the right reasons in every situation.
Yeah, it's pretty damning. When I saw that, it was like, because I know Mark and Scott Kelly, by the way, both of the twin brothers, both are great guys. They are true patriots, unlike some of the patriot that's term that's used by others who aren't quite patriots. And they are trying to do the right things for the right reasons in every situation.
Yeah, it's pretty damning. When I saw that, it was like, because I know Mark and Scott Kelly, by the way, both of the twin brothers, both are great guys. They are true patriots, unlike some of the patriot that's term that's used by others who aren't quite patriots. And they are trying to do the right things for the right reasons in every situation.
And to have someone with the visibility of Elon Musk say something like that about another individual, first of all, it's uncivil. And that's the best you can say about it. But secondly, it's, and I'll say this, it's idiotic.
And to have someone with the visibility of Elon Musk say something like that about another individual, first of all, it's uncivil. And that's the best you can say about it. But secondly, it's, and I'll say this, it's idiotic.
And to have someone with the visibility of Elon Musk say something like that about another individual, first of all, it's uncivil. And that's the best you can say about it. But secondly, it's, and I'll say this, it's idiotic.
Here's a South African saying someone that has rode a rocket, rode a piece of dynamite into the sky a couple of times and has conducted combat operations and really is trying to help a nation that's had its sovereignty and territorial integrity invaded. He's being called a traitor. It's mind-blowing in terms of the ridiculousness of it.
Here's a South African saying someone that has rode a rocket, rode a piece of dynamite into the sky a couple of times and has conducted combat operations and really is trying to help a nation that's had its sovereignty and territorial integrity invaded. He's being called a traitor. It's mind-blowing in terms of the ridiculousness of it.
Here's a South African saying someone that has rode a rocket, rode a piece of dynamite into the sky a couple of times and has conducted combat operations and really is trying to help a nation that's had its sovereignty and territorial integrity invaded. He's being called a traitor. It's mind-blowing in terms of the ridiculousness of it.
You have to refrain from becoming furious so many times every single day to just not react to this kind of craziness.
You have to refrain from becoming furious so many times every single day to just not react to this kind of craziness.