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They killed the enemy. Sometimes in ways that would offend modern sensibilities. Two nuclear bombs ended a war that could have dragged on for years, costing millions more American lives. They won. Who cares.

— Pete Hegseth The War on Warriors (2024)

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Our troops will make mistakes, and when they do, they should get the overwhelming benefit of the doubt.

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Every soldier swears an oath to the Constitution, nothing else, and should never bend a knee to a politician, a party, or a philosophy—let alone one that is an enemy to that very same Constitution.

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Unlike our enemies, we don’t fight because we hate what’s in front of us, we fight because we love what’s behind us.

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We're going to go on offense, not just on defense, maximum lethality, not tepid legality, violent effect, not politically correct.

When you send Americans to war, their mandate should be to lethally dominate the battlefield. If that makes you uneasy, keep us at home.

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