Pete Hegseth
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you know, Iraqi military leaders and, and started to learn more about military tactics. And a lot of those people he was in prison with would be the people that would help them take over most of Iraq and Syria.
it started really pushing me to where I'm at now in foreign policy. We need to do something differently. And it kind of radicalized me in a certain way on this and really There's an argument that you need to be when you're talking about foreign policy, you kind of need to be cold and detached. Like some people say that realists need to be cold and detached. I don't necessarily buy that.
it started really pushing me to where I'm at now in foreign policy. We need to do something differently. And it kind of radicalized me in a certain way on this and really There's an argument that you need to be when you're talking about foreign policy, you kind of need to be cold and detached. Like some people say that realists need to be cold and detached. I don't necessarily buy that.
it started really pushing me to where I'm at now in foreign policy. We need to do something differently. And it kind of radicalized me in a certain way on this and really There's an argument that you need to be when you're talking about foreign policy, you kind of need to be cold and detached. Like some people say that realists need to be cold and detached. I don't necessarily buy that.
But, you know, when I hear about launching a new military operation, somebody talk about something, my first thought is. What's it going to be like for the guys? What's it going to be like for the boys that are going to be in the front? And, you know, men and women too. It just, that's kind of the, you can't help but look through it for that prism.
But, you know, when I hear about launching a new military operation, somebody talk about something, my first thought is. What's it going to be like for the guys? What's it going to be like for the boys that are going to be in the front? And, you know, men and women too. It just, that's kind of the, you can't help but look through it for that prism.
But, you know, when I hear about launching a new military operation, somebody talk about something, my first thought is. What's it going to be like for the guys? What's it going to be like for the boys that are going to be in the front? And, you know, men and women too. It just, that's kind of the, you can't help but look through it for that prism.
And it's, sometimes you do have to detach yourself from it. But yeah, that's, you know, that's what I really think of. But the big thing is like, we have to stop this from happening again. This cannot happen again.
And it's, sometimes you do have to detach yourself from it. But yeah, that's, you know, that's what I really think of. But the big thing is like, we have to stop this from happening again. This cannot happen again.
And it's, sometimes you do have to detach yourself from it. But yeah, that's, you know, that's what I really think of. But the big thing is like, we have to stop this from happening again. This cannot happen again.
Yes. Yes. Right, left. Most of them are rabidly anti-interventionist. Some of them make me look like Paul Wolfowitz.
Yes. Yes. Right, left. Most of them are rabidly anti-interventionist. Some of them make me look like Paul Wolfowitz.
Yes. Yes. Right, left. Most of them are rabidly anti-interventionist. Some of them make me look like Paul Wolfowitz.
Yes. Yeah. And we did, at Concerned Veterans for America, we did a lot of polling when I was there. And we consistently found that the veterans and military family population was more opposed to new wars by... pretty noticeable margins than the general population as a whole.
Yes. Yeah. And we did, at Concerned Veterans for America, we did a lot of polling when I was there. And we consistently found that the veterans and military family population was more opposed to new wars by... pretty noticeable margins than the general population as a whole.
Yes. Yeah. And we did, at Concerned Veterans for America, we did a lot of polling when I was there. And we consistently found that the veterans and military family population was more opposed to new wars by... pretty noticeable margins than the general population as a whole.
And I'm sorry, I didn't even mention broken families.
And I'm sorry, I didn't even mention broken families.
And I'm sorry, I didn't even mention broken families.
There are some combat arms and special forces communities that have 90% divorce rates. 90%. Yes.