The rationale for me has been straightforward: It’s nearly impossible to change a culture with the same people who helped create or even benefited from that culture, even if that culture was created by a previous president and previous secretary.
Hegseth explains his reasoning behind the firings of military leaders.
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There is a cost to doing very difficult things, to going out and defending your country, and ensuring radical Islamist crazies don’t get a nuclear weapon.
The amount of neglect, the amount of stale thinking and bureaucracy; it was staggering when we took over.
Standalone Article II authorities exist for us to conduct this operation on behalf of the defense of the American people.
It is a day and night difference. Training, lethality, accountability, discipline, readiness — the bedrock of what it means to be an American warrior — is the only focus of our department. Colorblind, gender-neutral, merit-based. That’s it.