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Trump, Hegseth & the Language of War & Law. Analysis & Commentary.
https://erm76.substack.com/p/trump-hegseth-and-the-language-o Summary Every time I hear Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speak at a news briefing or see President Donald Trump in a new Defense Department ad, it makes me think they've watched the movie 300 too many times. It seems they want US military members to be more like Spartans, as presented in the movie. But we're not Sparta. We have a volunteer military force that has met international crises for years. But when you hear Hegseth and Trump speak, you get the feeling that under prior administrations, US armed forces were ill-equipped…
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