Pentagon Defends Hegseth Amid Reports of Overruling Military Advice
Defense Department officials have dismissed allegations that Pete Hegseth frequently disregards professional military counsel, insisting that strategic decisions remain collaborative. Meanwhile, security experts and congressional critics warn that his ongoing personnel purges could undermine institutional readiness and national defense.
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Hegseth’s purges are endangering national security
The Iran quagmire wouldn’t have happened under Trump’s first-term military leaders.
By Max Boot
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Response seeks to discredit Washington Post story that four generals and admirals advised against prolonging Iran war Pete Hegseth regularly receives formal objections from senior commanders and proceeds anyway, the Pentagon’s top spokesman has said, as he tried to discredit a Washington Post report that four generals and admirals had advised against prolonging the war in Iran. “Of course, we demand candid military advice,” Sean Parnell wrote on X, formerly Twitter. “Non-concurs are standard....
By Joseph Gedeon in Washington
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