And now we understand the absolutely rabid obsession with destroying Pete Hegseth. I’ve been in the Army since before 9/11. Served under many secretaries. Only in the past 18 months have I experienced....

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And now we understand the absolutely rabid obsession with destroying Pete Hegseth.

I’ve been in the Army since before 9/11. Served under many secretaries.

Only in the past 18 months have I experienced:

>politicians warning me not to follow illegal orders
>billboards outside military bases telling me to report war crimes
>the media attacking anyone who has a positive thing to say about the man, and defending anyone who hates him
>stunning volume of leaks from senior officials trying to undermine him, and the lionizing of the leakers by the press
>being called a war criminal myself, hundreds of times a day
>a sustained media narrative portraying virtually every firing or senior officer removal as a “purge”
>public efforts by retired officers, advocacy groups, and political figures to mobilize service members and military communities against administration policies
>influential “Americans” publicly cheering for Iran

This is just to name a few. I’ve NEVER experienced anything like this before. And it’s becoming abundantly clear that the concerted effort to divide the military from within was stunted when Hegseth took over. Anyone desiring color revolution needs control of the military. That’s color revolution 101.

Is it starting to make sense yet? Now you see the obsession over him in particular. It’s not a coincidence. And it damn sure isn’t because of his culture war.

It’s because by all objective metrics, he runs a military that snatches rogue leaders from their beds, destroys entire militaries, and successfully mobilizes assets to save one downed pilot in the middle of enemy territory by building an Air Force base… in the middle of enemy territory. Secures the border, dominates the hemisphere. Hunts drug cartels. The list goes on.

He is by all meaningful accounts, effective at wielding the machine. And that is why they drool at the thought of removing him.

In years past you’d be hard pressed to find a junior Soldier who knew the name of the cabinet secretary above them.

Every one of them knows Pete Hegseth.

Every one.

Oct 31, 2026

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[HockeyPop]

Don’t be sorry. I come from a family of Cold Warriors myself. Preach on, brother.

[EarlyBird]

If they’re short on folks, yes we’re old, but we’re Cold warriors and we know Commies when we see ‘em. Give us a call!

Damn right! I'm with you all the way. I don't remember if I knew my SECDEF during the Cold War, but I sure wish it was Hegseth!

[EarlyBird]

You’re funny.

[enumerated]

!!!!

[Lurker]

Shut up.

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[FreedomPoster]

Infantrydort and Cynical Publius are must-follows on X.

[T-Bird45]

I saw Sarah Paine on a YouTube this afternoon absolutely losing her mind over Hegseth. Her contention was she was only a Major so he wasn’t properly seasoned for the job. I lost all respect for her from her ranting & I had previously enjoyed interviews with her on YT.

[itsahoot]

You type what you want, you hit preview and wait, then you hit POST ONLY ONCE!

FreeRepublic is running so slow you can hardly tell if you have clicked on post. It is not my connection I have gigabit service down and 50 or 60 up.

[Flatus I. Maximus]

When Democrats are in power, high-ranking military officers feel it's perfectly okay to dress up as dogs and sniff each other's butts.

[dadgum]

I’m just a civilian, but I’d volunteer to be on the firing squad detail.
I have zero hesitation regarding annihilating traitors.

[sauropod]

Hegseth is an asshole.

[catnipman]

many Freeper trolls paid by foreign actors and/or Democrat operatives joined in the Hegseth pogroms here ... they finally gave it up, but now the same bunch are attacking J. D. Vance ...

[Albion Wilde]

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