Shifting America’s War Strategy

Analysis: Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s address to the U.S. military

Recently, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, whose nomination I opposed because his religionism in war and military policy is fundamentally unconstitutional and anti-American, addressed U.S. military officers in Virginia (read a transcript of Secretary Hegseth’s speech here).

In essence, I think the speech is excellent and could prove to be a major improvement to U.S. foreign and military war and defense preparedness. I express criticism, too.

I’ve included my commentary in between the excerpted quotations below. Please note that an ellipsis indicates a break in the copy.

Secretary Hegseth said:

[E]ither we’re ready to win [a war if it comes to that] or we are not…

👆Pete Hegseth is right and either/or is the proper starting point for U.S. military defense.

Personnel is policy…

Hegseth repeated this claim throughout his speech and he’s right. Using the term personnel, as against human resources, may be a sign of progress in a distinctly conceptual correction.

Right now, I’m looking out at a sea …