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The Pentagon is seething over a Washington Post report that top military leaders recently warned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth against extending large-scale Iran war operations.

People familiar with a classified assessment prepared for Hegseth told the Post that several combatant commanders have advised the Defense chief that prolonging operations against Iran is unsustainable and risks weakening the U.S.’s ability to address threats elsewhere, including on U.S. soil.

The warnings appear in the Aug. 14 edition of the Secretary of Defense Orders Book (SDOB), detailed by the heads of the Army, Navy and Air Force, and the four-star commanders overseeing U.S. operations throughout Europe, Asia and Latin America, the Post reported Sunday.

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[–] ramble81@lemmy.zip 26 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

I’m surprised that the upper echelons of the military aren’t solely sycophants at this point with all their firings wnd eliminations.

[–] Fishnoodle@lemmy.world 24 points 20 hours ago (4 children)

That's the thing about the military. For it to really function, you need to have layers of level headed trustworthy people who serve with honor. If you replace all of those people with cult members, your military will collapse, or become something that the rest of the government can't actually control

[–] Jarix@lemmy.world 3 points 11 hours ago

Sweet summer child...

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 25 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Well, like you said, that only matters if you want your military to actually be good

[–] thesohoriots@lemmy.world 8 points 19 hours ago

Insert navy_seal_copypasta.txt

[–] Sumocat@lemmy.world 3 points 19 hours ago

If you replace all of those people with cult members, your military will collapse, or become something that the rest of the government can't actually control

Or both.

[–] mrmisses@lemmy.world 1 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

So basically ICE but less donut

[–] cammoblammo@lemmy.world 1 points 16 hours ago (1 children)
[–] GreenBeard@lemmy.ca 1 points 15 hours ago

More caffeine and zyn