Two Steps Back: Pete Hegseth bullies the US Military into a Culture War
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is rejecting liberal woke beliefs because he claims they have weakened and misguided our military. He introduced the generals and admirals to the new Department of War, no longer called the Department of Defense, because Trump saw “defense” as too politically correct.
Hegseth said the military became woke because “an entire generation of generals and admirals were told that they must parrot the insane fallacy that our diversity is our strength.” He pointed to the “foolish and reckless politicians that forced the military to focus on the wrong things.” Not only was diversity in beliefs, gender, and race no longer a goal, but it was also viewed as a weakness that undermined a combat-ready military.
This was the message for last month’s “emergency” gathering of more than 700 top generals and admirals from around the world. Such a meeting would normally take months to organize; instead, only a week’s notice was given. No reason was provided, and no agenda was shared beforehand. None was needed. It was a sermon on the mount, not a congregation of equals.
After the invitation was sent out, Trump announced he would speak at the meeting in person, saying, “Isn’t it nice that people are coming from all over the world to meet?” It was much more than that.
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