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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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[–] Professorozone@lemmy.world 61 points 8 hours ago (4 children)

I have to say, this whole Iran war thing has really opened my eyes to what is going on. Because we spend nearly $1T a year on our military, my assumption was that there was no military objective we couldn't meet. Pretty much take on the rest of the world if necessary, since we spend nearly as much as the rest of the world combined.

Then they light off a bunch of stuff in Iran and everyone is like, "welp, we're out." Really? That fast? Guess all of that money was getting stolen as well. I should have known.

[–] Kirp123@lemmy.world 25 points 6 hours ago

The Military Industrial Complex is a giant scam that funnels American taxpayer's money to corporations and their billionaire owners. This video explains it in way more detail: https://youtu.be/T9IV09cvXx4

[–] CADmonkey@lemmy.world 38 points 8 hours ago

I remember back in those halcyon days of 2022, watching Ukranian farmers steal russian tanks, and thinking "Boy, it would be funny if the US had the same corruption problems".

Oops.

[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 8 points 6 hours ago

Yeah, but think of the shareholders profiting from all that war!

[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 25 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

A big difference with this bullshit is that it's not really being fought as a war. These chucklefucks thought they could just go in, drop some bombs, fire some missiles, and that Iran would capitulate for some reason.

So it's not even the full might of the US military, it's just firing and depleting expensive ranged weapons and wondering why you aren't getting the outcomes you wanted.

[–] MajorasTerribleFate@lemmy.zip 5 points 4 hours ago

I, an absolutely under-informed commenter, tend to agree. My impression is that the U.S. military is a pretty fearsome beast whose specific civilian leaders at the moment are witless, corrupt fools. If competent leadership were interested in the results this administration said they would get, it could presumably be done. Or at least something roughly approximating it.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 40 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

an active-duty Army lieutenant colonel who runs the account InfantryDort, of working for the “enemies of the United States.”

The "enemies of the United States" are currently in power. All MAGAs are Domestic Terrorists, and MAGA is an ongoing, active National Security Threat, and should be declared illegal. Resistance/ Opposition to MAGA is the patriotic stance.

[–] bedwyr@piefed.ca 7 points 8 hours ago

Uh oh, we have another case of wrong think. Your social score is now lowered. You can appeal that lower score to peter thiel's dick. Good luck.

[–] ShellMonkey@piefed.socdojo.com 143 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

These days the DOD is about as leaky as Donnie's diapers.

I applaud those who are willing to take the risk to get it out that at least some of the brass has guts enough to tell the boss he's wrong.

[–] bedwyr@piefed.ca 9 points 8 hours ago

It appears to me that information about the Aircraft Carrier's neglect being reported by Stars and Stripes Magazine led the administration to replace it's leadership and whatever else they just did promptly after.

[–] 13igTyme@piefed.social 19 points 11 hours ago

In Kegs-breath's DOD, there a non zero chance that dumbass leaked it himself.

[–] dmtalon@infosec.pub 41 points 12 hours ago

Whistle blowers is probably a better description here

[–] anarchy79@lemmy.world 6 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I can't believe Obama leaked state secrets

This is the information that was in Hilary's emails stored on Hunter Biden's laptop he was funneling to drag queens and illegal immigrants

[–] wjrii@lemmy.world 89 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Look, if you're running such a shit-show that the fuckin' Bezos Post publishes your leak, maybe you look in the mirror once you wake up from your post-workout everclear shots (gotta minimize them empty calories!).

[–] Archer@lemmy.world 34 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

The actual reason why they’re upset is because it is now public knowledge that doing this is stupid and their subordinates told them so, so they can’t deflect blame later. W and Rumsfeld were smart and evil enough to preempt or quickly get rid of those people before Iraq. It’s almost funny how they can’t even do another Middle East war of choice properly

[–] bedwyr@piefed.ca 12 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Neither Iraq nor Afghanistan were done "properly." Half the generals quit because the iraq invasion violated all precepts and doctrines of invasions. What is the ratio, 50 troops for every 1,000 civilians in a hostile population? The US went in with way less.

Don't take my word for it, you can read EVERY single Inspector General Report on those wars where the inspector castigates our leadership in progressively certain terms.

I do get your point, these clowns are even less capable. But let's not pretend the bush clows were. They were the worst administration to that date in time.

[–] Archer@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago

Right, I was thinking even partially as well as W did, which was already bad

[–] wjrii@lemmy.world 27 points 11 hours ago (3 children)

Frankly, it had to be very bad to get these guys to go as far as "non-concur" in writing at all.

Hegseth is literally unqualified to manage a large bureaucracy of any kind, evil or not, much less one with bombs and guns. I am guessing that it's a day-to-day operational shit-show, on top of being the same type of moral and long-term-strategy shit-show that Iraq was.

[–] bedwyr@piefed.ca 9 points 8 hours ago

Are you claiming fox news anchors shouldn't be running the executive branch of the United States? It feels like that should be a joke about what if things really went to hell but here we are.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 hours ago

Hegseth is literally unqualified to manage a large bureaucracy of any kind, evil or not

As is his boss and most of that boss' direct reports.

[–] Malica@lemmy.zip 4 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

I imagine it's going as well as it did with the hidden destroyed bases

[–] Dadifer@lemmy.world 43 points 14 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Photonic@lemmy.world 29 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Luckily fascists are also megalomaniacs and quickly run themselves into the ground. Sad times for America though.

[–] Dadifer@lemmy.world 24 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I wouldn't mind if they ran themselves into the ground a little faster

[–] ContactClosure@lemmus.org 8 points 10 hours ago (1 children)
[–] nulluser@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago

And stronger

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 26 points 14 hours ago

A leak that experts in the area have told the idiot in charge something that anyone outside the military has been saying this whole time? Oh no.

Time for another "no one could have seen this coming". We definitely haven't had any historical evidence of pushing operations into places for made up goals only to find out it becomes long and drawn out with limited or no success at all. Nope.

[–] vegeta@lemmy.world 19 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Hegseth using Signal again huh?

[–] Nonprophet@lemmy.world 14 points 13 hours ago (2 children)
[–] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 11 points 11 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Anti_Iridium@lemmy.world 5 points 8 hours ago

Pete Hegseth 2026 (Colorized)

[–] bedwyr@piefed.ca 3 points 8 hours ago

With cabinet officials, the cocaine use goes without saying. But we should say it more. They are all coked up. Steven Miller's bitch ass for instance getting coked up for news inteverviews and shouting down and talking over his host, from prez' first term. It is so obvious to anyone that's ever binged on coke.

[–] ramble81@lemmy.zip 26 points 14 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 14 hours ago (6 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 2 points 5 hours ago

Sweet summer child...

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 23 points 14 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 13 hours ago

Insert navy_seal_copypasta.txt

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[–] ZombieCyborgFromOuterSpace@piefed.ca 16 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

Meanwhile in Canada: "Good! Good! Keep at it. Soon we'll be able to attack the U.S. with little to no resistance and burn the White House down again."

[–] Kirp123@lemmy.world 6 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

At the rate it's going, Trump will demolish the rest of it before they get the chance.

[–] Jarix@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

He will rebuild it all in his own image(of course), then someone will ask Canada to go burn down the white house again, and there will be a Terry Fox Torch bearing marathon to welcome the Canadians to complete the mission by all the Americans that understand the absolute blight that is this administration.

Then I'll wake up and it will all have been a pleasant dream

Hahahahahah Terry Fox torch bearing marathon! 🤣

[–] decolo@piefed.social 7 points 10 hours ago

from your lips to Carney's ears

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 6 points 12 hours ago

Member of Trump admin incompetent buffoon, more at 11

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 6 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

Pentagon Papers 2: Mideast Boogaloo

[–] bedwyr@piefed.ca 2 points 8 hours ago

Pentagon (toilet) Papers 2: The Epstein Boogaloo

Which is the second movie in the Epstein's Fury Epic.

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[–] floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

And much of what they’re publishing is inaccurate

What does this even mean? These are internal communications.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 6 points 12 hours ago

They lie to the boss

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