On the recordAugust 15, 2025
It hasn’t made us more effective. Hasn’t made us more lethal. Has made fighting more complicated.
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Pete Hegseth
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newrepublic.comIt hasn’t made us more effective. Hasn’t made us more lethal. Has made fighting more complicated.
Defense Secretary commenting on women in combat roles.
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