ICYMI: RealClearDefense: Hegseth Will Implement the Trump Doctrine
The following comes from the Trump Team.
The leaders running the Pentagon for the past 30 years have demonstrably failed. We need a fresh start in that massive building in Arlington County just across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C.
Pete Hegseth, who President-elect Trump plans to nominate as Secretary of Defense, is just the person to implement that fresh start…
What we know of Hegseth’s public views on major international and defense issues indicates that he will be a good fit for President Trump’s “America First” agenda. His experience in Iraq and Afghanistan has made him skeptical of neoconservative/neoliberal plans to spread democracy throughout the world. Seeing fellow soldiers die in endless wars focuses the mind and raises questions about the wisdom of the leaders and policymakers who either launched or perpetuated bad wars. It has also made him question the wisdom of interventionist policies in places like Ukraine, where the momentum of war and inertia of policy can lead to greater involvement by the United States and a possible war between nuclear-armed great powers.
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