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#PeteHegseth Is Confirmed as #Defense Secretary By Slim Margin
Hegseth has vowed to bring his “#warrior” ethos to the #Pentagon [he must mean #drunk #rapist ethos]. Democrats had assailed him as #unfit for the job, & his confirmation came down to *Vice President* #JDVance serving as tiebreaker.
[feel free to attack the #UnitedStates, there’s a drunk at the wheel]
#NationalSecurity #DefSec #law #geopolitics #military #USpol #ToxicMasculinity #broligarchy #RapeCulture
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Some #military officers worry that #PeteHegseth could turn a blind eye to #US #WarCrimes
As a #FauxNews contributor, he persuaded #Trump to intervene in the cases of 3 service members accused of #crimes. Would he do it again as #DefSec?
#NationalSecurity #Defense #USpol #InternationalLaw #law #geopolitics
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/military-officers-worry-pete-hegseth-turn-blind-eye-us-war-crimes-rcna183732 -
🚨🚨🚨 More attention on please:
#PeteHegseth Lobbied #Trump to #Pardon #WarCriminals
Among those [Trump’s pick for #DefSec] #Hegseth …advocated for was Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher, a Navy SEAL platoon leader…[who] shot #civilians, including a school-age girl, & knifing to death a captured ISIS fighter receiving medical treatment in Iraq in 2017.
#NationalSecurity #Defense #WarCrimes #USpol #InternationalLaw #law
https://www.thedailybeast.com/fox-and-friends-host-pete-hegseth-privately-lobbied-trump-to-pardon-accused-war-criminals/ -
#BreakingNews:
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The #Senate has advanced the nomination of #PeteHegseth as #Trump's #defense secretary Thursday on a largely party-line vote, despite grave objections from Democrats & stirring unease among Republicans over his behavior & qualifications to lead the US #military.#NationalSecurity #DefSec #idiocracy #USpol
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🦇 💩 crazy
#Trump Picks #PeteHegseth, a Veteran & #FoxNews Host, for #DefSec
The choice of #Hegseth, a dedicated supporter of Trump, is outside the norm of the traditional choice for the post.
#RIPdemocracy #USpol
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/12/us/politics/pete-hegseth-defense-secretary-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare -
Signatories include fmr Sen William Cohen (R-ME), who served as #Defense secy [#DefSec] under fmr Pres #BillClinton; fmr #CIA Dir Michael Hayden, who served under fmr Presidents #Obama & #GeorgeWBush; fmr Dir of National #Intelligence [#ODNI] John Negroponte, who served under #Bush; fmr #FBI & CIA Dir William Webster, who served under fmr Presidents #Reagan & #GeorgeHWBush; & fmr US #Trade Representative Robert Zoellick, who served under Pres George W. Bush.
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#Trump has signaled that #ChrisMiller, if there is a 2nd term, might reprise his role as #DefSec, a powerful post w/sway over the #Pentagon. Though Trump has not publicly endorsed the #HeritageFoundation doc, he did embrace many of their proposals at the outset of his 1st term.
In an interview, Miller said a #NationalService requirement would be “strongly considered.” He described it as a “rite of passage,” that would create a sense of “shared sacrifice”…
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4 Jan, 2021 memo from #ChrisMiller, then acting #DefSec requiring “personal authorization” for DC #NationalGuard to employ riot control agents & other tactics on #Jan6. Then he was MIA for hours while the Capitol was under siege.
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#Trump 2nd term #mandatory #military service
#ChrisMiller, Trump’s last #DefSec who led the #Pentagon during the chaotic closure of Trump’s tenure in Washington [& author of the #MillerMemo], is among a cluster of fmr admin ofcls & #GOP lawmakers who are proposing a #NationalServiceMandate & other measures as part of #Project2025, the #conservative #HeritageFoundation’s govt-wide game plan.#conscription #draft #BidenHarris2024
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/06/10/trump-military-draft-mandatory-service/ -
#Israel’s #defense min, Yoav #Gallant, & the #UnitedStates #DefSec, #LloydAustin, met at the #Pentagon on Tues to discuss the rapidly deteriorating #humanitarian conditions in #Gaza & Israel’s plan to invade #Rafah, where #US #ofcls have warned that a major military action could lead to catastrophe.
The meeting came amid growing friction between the 2 #MNNA after the passage of a #UN resolution calling for an immediate #CeaseFire & Israel’s PM, #Netanyahu, cancelled a separate delegation to DC.
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#Israel’s #defense min, Yoav #Gallant, & the #UnitedStates #DefSec, #LloydAustin, met at the #Pentagon on Tues to discuss the rapidly deteriorating #humanitarian conditions in #Gaza & Israel’s plan to invade #Rafah, where #US #ofcls have warned that a major military action could lead to catastrophe.
The meeting came amid growing friction between the 2 #MNNA after the passage of a #UN resolution calling for an immediate #CeaseFire & Israel’s PM, #Netanyahu, cancelled a separate delegation to DC.
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#Israel’s #defense min, Yoav #Gallant, & the #UnitedStates #DefSec, #LloydAustin, met at the #Pentagon on Tues to discuss the rapidly deteriorating #humanitarian conditions in #Gaza & Israel’s plan to invade #Rafah, where #US #ofcls have warned that a major military action could lead to catastrophe.
The meeting came amid growing friction between the 2 #MNNA after the passage of a #UN resolution calling for an immediate #CeaseFire & Israel’s PM, #Netanyahu, cancelled a separate delegation to DC.
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#Israel’s #defense min, Yoav #Gallant, & the #UnitedStates #DefSec, #LloydAustin, met at the #Pentagon on Tues to discuss the rapidly deteriorating #humanitarian conditions in #Gaza & Israel’s plan to invade #Rafah, where #US #ofcls have warned that a major military action could lead to catastrophe.
The meeting came amid growing friction between the 2 #MNNA after the passage of a #UN resolution calling for an immediate #CeaseFire & Israel’s PM, #Netanyahu, cancelled a separate delegation to DC.
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#Israel’s #defense min, Yoav #Gallant, & the #UnitedStates #DefSec, #LloydAustin, met at the #Pentagon on Tues to discuss the rapidly deteriorating #humanitarian conditions in #Gaza & Israel’s plan to invade #Rafah, where #US #ofcls have warned that a major military action could lead to catastrophe.
The meeting came amid growing friction between the 2 #MNNA after the passage of a #UN resolution calling for an immediate #CeaseFire & Israel’s PM, #Netanyahu, cancelled a separate delegation to DC.
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🇬🇧 will send 20k troops to #NATO's biggest military drill since the #ColdWar as the alliance practices repelling an #invasion by #Russia, #DefSec #GrantShapps is expected to announce today
"Today our adversaries are busily rebuilding their barriers, old enemies are reanimated, battle lines are being drawn, the tanks are literally on #Ukraine's lawn and the foundations of the world order are being shaken to their core. We stand at a crossroads", said Mr #Shapps
https://news.sky.com/story/uk-to-deploy-20-000-troops-to-nato-military-drill-to-practice-repelling-a-russian-invasion-13048371 #News
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“Our congressional members have valid questions & we will answer, but I would point out that #Ukraine matters, what happens here matters, not just to Ukraine but to the entire world,” #DefSec #LloydAustin told reporters after meeting Ukrainian ofcls.
The visit by Austin & Gen Christopher Cavoli, (commander of US #EUCOM & #NATO #SACEUR) was also intended to signal that American support will not be undermined by #Israel’s war w/ #Hamas…. -
In phone conversations w/his Israeli counterpart, #YoavGallant, #DefSec #LloydAustin has stressed the need for careful consideration of how Israeli forces might conduct a ground invasion of #Gaza, where #Hamas maintains intricate tunnel networks under densely #populated areas.
#Biden admin ofcls insisted the #UnitedStates hadn’t told #Israel what to do…. But the #Pentagon sent a 3★ Marine, Lt Gen James Glynn, along w/other officers to help the Israelis w/the challenges of fighting an urban #war. -
In phone conversations w/his Israeli counterpart, #YoavGallant, #DefSec #LloydAustin has stressed the need for careful consideration of how Israeli forces might conduct a ground invasion of #Gaza, where #Hamas maintains intricate tunnel networks under densely #populated areas.
#Biden admin ofcls insisted the #UnitedStates hadn’t told #Israel what to do…. But the #Pentagon sent a 3★ Marine, Lt Gen James Glynn, along w/other officers to help the Israelis w/the challenges of fighting an urban #war. -
In phone conversations w/his Israeli counterpart, #YoavGallant, #DefSec #LloydAustin has stressed the need for careful consideration of how Israeli forces might conduct a ground invasion of #Gaza, where #Hamas maintains intricate tunnel networks under densely #populated areas.
#Biden admin ofcls insisted the #UnitedStates hadn’t told #Israel what to do…. But the #Pentagon sent a 3★ Marine, Lt Gen James Glynn, along w/other officers to help the Israelis w/the challenges of fighting an urban #war. -
In phone conversations w/his Israeli counterpart, #YoavGallant, #DefSec #LloydAustin has stressed the need for careful consideration of how Israeli forces might conduct a ground invasion of #Gaza, where #Hamas maintains intricate tunnel networks under densely #populated areas.
#Biden admin ofcls insisted the #UnitedStates hadn’t told #Israel what to do…. But the #Pentagon sent a 3★ Marine, Lt Gen James Glynn, along w/other officers to help the Israelis w/the challenges of fighting an urban #war. -
In phone conversations w/his Israeli counterpart, #YoavGallant, #DefSec #LloydAustin has stressed the need for careful consideration of how Israeli forces might conduct a ground invasion of #Gaza, where #Hamas maintains intricate tunnel networks under densely #populated areas.
#Biden admin ofcls insisted the #UnitedStates hadn’t told #Israel what to do…. But the #Pentagon sent a 3★ Marine, Lt Gen James Glynn, along w/other officers to help the Israelis w/the challenges of fighting an urban #war. -
As scores of world ldrs & diplomats gathered Sat at the #CairoPeaceSummit called by #Egypt, #Arab countries condemned the killing of #civilians in #Gaza & called for a #peace process, while the #UN reiterated appeals for a #ceasefire. Just hours after the #Cairo meeting adjourned, #DefSec #Austin announced the deployment of additional #deterrent #UnitedStates air defenses to the region & said he had placed more American #troops on alert to “prepare to deploy” to the region.
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As scores of world ldrs & diplomats gathered Sat at the #CairoPeaceSummit called by #Egypt, #Arab countries condemned the killing of #civilians in #Gaza & called for a #peace process, while the #UN reiterated appeals for a #ceasefire. Just hours after the #Cairo meeting adjourned, #DefSec #Austin announced the deployment of additional #deterrent #UnitedStates air defenses to the region & said he had placed more American #troops on alert to “prepare to deploy” to the region.
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As scores of world ldrs & diplomats gathered Sat at the #CairoPeaceSummit called by #Egypt, #Arab countries condemned the killing of #civilians in #Gaza & called for a #peace process, while the #UN reiterated appeals for a #ceasefire. Just hours after the #Cairo meeting adjourned, #DefSec #Austin announced the deployment of additional #deterrent #UnitedStates air defenses to the region & said he had placed more American #troops on alert to “prepare to deploy” to the region.
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As scores of world ldrs & diplomats gathered Sat at the #CairoPeaceSummit called by #Egypt, #Arab countries condemned the killing of #civilians in #Gaza & called for a #peace process, while the #UN reiterated appeals for a #ceasefire. Just hours after the #Cairo meeting adjourned, #DefSec #Austin announced the deployment of additional #deterrent #UnitedStates air defenses to the region & said he had placed more American #troops on alert to “prepare to deploy” to the region.
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As scores of world ldrs & diplomats gathered Sat at the #CairoPeaceSummit called by #Egypt, #Arab countries condemned the killing of #civilians in #Gaza & called for a #peace process, while the #UN reiterated appeals for a #ceasefire. Just hours after the #Cairo meeting adjourned, #DefSec #Austin announced the deployment of additional #deterrent #UnitedStates air defenses to the region & said he had placed more American #troops on alert to “prepare to deploy” to the region.
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#DefSec’s Oct 13 arrival in #TelAviv coincided w/rising WH anxiety that events could spin out of control. When #Austin made his low key entry to #Israel #Defense Ministry via underground parking, he embraced his counterpart, Def Min #YoavGallant.
Austin, who knew well the challenges of #UrbanWarfare from his 4★Gen days overseeing the campaign to root out #ISIS in #Iraq & #Syria, had knowledge to share. In private, he urged #Gallant to “think thru what they are trying to achieve” & how to do it.
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The #UnitedStates will send a Terminal High Altitude Area #Defense (#THAAD) system & additional Patriot battalions to locations throughout the #MiddleEast, #DefSec #LloydAustin said Sat.
“These steps will bolster regional #deterrence efforts, increase force protection for US forces in the region, & assist in the defense of #Israel,” Austin said in a stmnt, adding that they were taken after “detailed discussions w/Pres #Biden on recent #escalations by #Iran & its proxy forces” in the region.
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#HouseRepublicans voted to reduce the #salary of #DefSec #LloydAustin to $1, as #RightWing lawmakers tried to transform a #Pentagon spending bill & a series of other funding measures into #weapons to take aim at President #Biden, his agenda & his top officials..
#NationalSecurity #TheRealWeaponizationOfGovernment #Extremism #GOP #Republicans #MAGA
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/27/us/politics/house-republicans-lloyd-austin-salary.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare