Pete Hegseth
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
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Yeah, and if you go to Libya, you go to Syria, yeah.
Yeah, and if you go to Libya, you go to Syria, yeah.
Yeah, and if you go to Libya, you go to Syria, yeah.
Yes, even Yemen, you can include Yemen because we back the old government before it collapsed and Yemen devolved into a civil war.
Yes, even Yemen, you can include Yemen because we back the old government before it collapsed and Yemen devolved into a civil war.
Yes, even Yemen, you can include Yemen because we back the old government before it collapsed and Yemen devolved into a civil war.
I mean, some of them do say it out loud, yes, is that they think, oh, the Shah's son has reemerged. I mean, this guy is the ultimate fail son, in my view. And then you have groups like the MEK, People's Mujahideen of Iran, who pay a lot of American politicians to advocate for them and advocate for regime change. They are...
I mean, some of them do say it out loud, yes, is that they think, oh, the Shah's son has reemerged. I mean, this guy is the ultimate fail son, in my view. And then you have groups like the MEK, People's Mujahideen of Iran, who pay a lot of American politicians to advocate for them and advocate for regime change. They are...
I mean, some of them do say it out loud, yes, is that they think, oh, the Shah's son has reemerged. I mean, this guy is the ultimate fail son, in my view. And then you have groups like the MEK, People's Mujahideen of Iran, who pay a lot of American politicians to advocate for them and advocate for regime change. They are...
essentially saying, hey, we have governments in waiting that can just swoop in there and everything will be fine if you just get rid of the mullahs. Where have we heard that before?
essentially saying, hey, we have governments in waiting that can just swoop in there and everything will be fine if you just get rid of the mullahs. Where have we heard that before?
essentially saying, hey, we have governments in waiting that can just swoop in there and everything will be fine if you just get rid of the mullahs. Where have we heard that before?
I know it is. It is hard to believe.
I know it is. It is hard to believe.
I know it is. It is hard to believe.
It goes back to what I was saying about what I observed in the Pentagon, I think, is that it's easier to advocate for the same things over and over again than to say we should do something different.
It goes back to what I was saying about what I observed in the Pentagon, I think, is that it's easier to advocate for the same things over and over again than to say we should do something different.
It goes back to what I was saying about what I observed in the Pentagon, I think, is that it's easier to advocate for the same things over and over again than to say we should do something different.
Look, I think – and I've talked about this before in my past jobs. I think there's a disconnect in Washington, D.C. among elected Republicans, with the exception of those in the White House currently, between the base – what the base actually believes on foreign policy – So the base very much doesn't want new wars.
Look, I think – and I've talked about this before in my past jobs. I think there's a disconnect in Washington, D.C. among elected Republicans, with the exception of those in the White House currently, between the base – what the base actually believes on foreign policy – So the base very much doesn't want new wars.