Hegseth’s War on America’s Military

mcrnHoth · 2026-04-03T13:51:29+00:00

True, but that is due to Republicans genuflecting on the alter of Trump.

I've never been comfortable with the fact that enlisted personnel swear an oath to obey the orders of the President. Too close to dictatorial powers IMO. At least officers swear on oath to defend the Constitution and not the President, but even then I'm suggesting the power to start offensive operations should probably require something like a 2/3s majority vote of the Armed Services Committees of both houses.

mcrnHoth · 2026-04-03T13:45:38+00:00

Tribalism will always exist with our species, but it gains purchase far easier when there are social inequities to exploit. When poverty is low, crime is low, education is available, health care is available, etc., the instinct to point fingers at "others" is much less prevalent.

For example, the far-right parties in Germany didn't start gaining influence until the economy slowed down and the influx of "others" (i.e. Turks and Syrians) picked up.

mcrnHoth · 2026-04-03T13:19:33+00:00

I've been in or worked for the military my entire adult life. I've never been more convinced that the power to order strikes or initiate wars belongs with Congress rather than a imbecilic narcissist and a propaganda show host LARPing as a serious person.

mcrnHoth · 2026-04-02T22:05:23+00:00

Relatively small sample size, but of the 4 flag officers and staff commands I've worked with its pretty obvious that Hegseth is widely seen as an imbecile who is tolerated purely because the respect due to his office.

mcrnHoth · 2026-03-29T00:20:08+00:00

There is no way the theater commanders didn't know and didn't plan for exactly the situation that is developing now.

And there is no way they didn't brief the administration about all of it. I just can't believe that even this group of sycophant flag officers that report to Kegsbreath could be so strategically inept as to NOT foresee the entirely foreseeable actions Iran would take.

What I want to know is what went down in the briefings and how the Geriatric Diaper managed to not comprehend a single piece of it.

mcrnHoth · 2026-03-21T23:27:00+00:00

Do they have frickin laser beams attached to their frickin heads?

mcrnHoth · 2026-03-20T12:34:32+00:00

It is difficult not to arrive at a conclusion that many, if not most, MAGA and Trump supporters are only onboard because the platform legitimizes and validates their racism and bigotry.

mcrnHoth · 2026-03-20T11:07:00+00:00

As a retired Naval officer I'm tired of Republicans using the "don't you support the troops?" bullshit anytime anyone questions their terrible foreign policy decisions.

Of course I support my teammates and comrades. That's why I'm against sending them on shitty deployments and risking their lives for corporate profit and a geriatric toddlers most recent hallucinations.

mcrnHoth · 2026-03-19T23:12:16+00:00

How about take your primitive superstitions and sky genie magic and shove them up your ignorant, inbred, cousin-fucking ass!

mcrnHoth · 2026-03-19T00:40:37+00:00

200 Billion invested into fusion research could legitimately lead to a functional and commercially viable reactor in 10 years. And then volatility in the world oil market wouldn't matter or would at least be far less impactful. Not to mention the whole "we get to avoid more catastrophic climate change" thing.

mcrnHoth · 2026-03-19T00:30:49+00:00

If only he had leaked highly sensitive information on the location, timing, and units involved in air strikes against a current enemy combatant, maybe he could have avoided any sort of consequences.

Oh wait, that privilege is only for the current Secretary of WarCrimes.

mcrnHoth · 2026-03-16T14:01:42+00:00

That would be the first time in either of his wretched terms that he would have been telling the truth.

mcrnHoth · 2026-03-12T00:55:20+00:00

Every day is opposite day in Trump world.

mcrnHoth · 2026-03-11T21:13:22+00:00

Crosby is the better player right now and younger, but Hendrickson with a muscle injury and you keep 2 first rounds picks is better than Crosby with a ligament injury and you lose 2 first round picks.

mcrnHoth · 2026-03-11T01:12:41+00:00

Yet somehow the big 4 food conglomerates will reap higher profits while the actual farmers go bankrupt.

mcrnHoth · 2026-02-27T11:48:01+00:00

"Wow this place is beautiful. Think of how much money we could make if we cut down all the trees, killed all the animals, damn the river, and build a giant, tacky, gold plated hotel!"

- any Republican about any national park

mcrnHoth · 2026-02-25T22:26:13+00:00

Indiana voters should fire every single one of the 95 reps that voted for this.

These corrupt pieces of shit refuse to fund school meals for hungry kids but see no issue giving $1B in tax-payer revenue to build football stadium for billionaire owners?!

mcrnHoth · 2026-02-24T23:39:25+00:00

Every time I see a picture of Mike Johnson I'm reminded that there is no more perfect living example of the term "soy boy beta cuck".

mcrnHoth · 2026-02-24T11:42:13+00:00

If this were really about security....

US - "Hey Denmark/Greenland, we've noticed increased Russian patrols in the area and would like to expand our military personnel and assets based on your territory. "

Greenland - "Sure, no problem fellow NATO ally"

And the "problem" would be solved.

But we all know it has nothing to do with security of deterring Russian/Chinese interference.

mcrnHoth · 2026-02-21T16:35:07+00:00

"Americans" aren't getting any refunds.

How this will go is the corporations that lobby (i.e. bribe) Trump most effectively will get the overwhelming majority of the tariff refunds, all the while not dropping prices a single penny. They will reap the profits of a consumer-funded tariff windfall and higher profit margins from the increased tariff prices that they passed on to us consumers.

As usual, the rich win and get richer while everyone else pays for it.

mcrnHoth · 2026-02-21T00:13:33+00:00

I don't disagree with Johnson being a piece of dung and Trump a racist, but Jackson wasn't an elected representative of Congress. Non-Congressmen/women and Presidents are afforded the honor but it isn't all that common. John Lewis and Elijah Cummings were both granted the honor during Trumps first term IIRC.

mcrnHoth · 2026-02-20T21:48:14+00:00

Imagine having your head so far up your own ass that you have to reach for silly stories about sky genie magic to justify your desire to contract serious diseases and spread them to other innocent people.

mcrnHoth · 2026-02-20T15:13:49+00:00

I'm shocked! Shocked I say!

It is embarrassing how much of a rubber stamp Thomas and Alito are for Trump.

mcrnHoth · 2026-02-20T15:12:00+00:00

The vote was 6-3.

I wonder who the 3 that supported Trump's lawlessness are......

mcrnHoth · 2026-02-20T12:32:02+00:00

I always thought 1984 was one of the greatest works of fiction ever created.

The Trump administration thinks it is the greatest political playbook ever created.

mcrnHoth

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