The criticisms against Sec. of War Pete Hegseth are “entirely political,” and anyone could have said the same things about “the Obama and Biden administration—and much more egregiously.”
Hegseth has turned the U.S. military around in ways no one thought was possible, like getting the military back to meeting all of its recruiting quotas, explains Hanson during today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words.”
Recruitment under the Biden administration fell “some 40 to 50,000 recruits,” and former Sec. of Defense Lloyd Austin’s Pentagon used excuses like “people are out of shape, in gangs, using drugs, etc.”
“The real cause was, as Pete Hegseth said when he came in, that people felt that the military was not emphasizing combat, battlefield efficacy… [Now,] There is a record number of Army recruits. The military has met all of its recruiting. That is equivalent to the dramatic revolution on the southern border. Nobody thought we could close the border. We did. Nobody thought we could get recruitment back. Pete Hegseth did,” argues Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words:”
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All the criticism of Pete is because he does not promote the woke, military industrial complex agenda for the systematic weakening/destruction of our armed forces.
MARK KELLY IS SIMPLY A DEGENERATE IMMORAL HIDEOUS PERSON, UNWORTHY OF BEING A SENATOR. HE OUGHT TO BE REMOVED FROM THE SENATE … 😂😂😂
Who wanted to join, with biden in……..
.a fake CIC…
Just what happened with barry saotoro….soldiers caught on
I would never accept a medal from them
President Trump is finally an honor for soldiers….Commander In Chief
Biden was a weak POTUS. His weakness spurred Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. He could also have ended the invasion by sending powerful weapons and missiles to Ukraine but caved because he was poorly advised on the (possible)extend of Russian retaliation
Love all this, but god I wish someone would focus on getting the VA to run properly for the millions of vets who need and deserve it. Honoring these men and women shouldn’t stop when they’re no longer active military
Well done
Democrats knew what they were doing. Makes for a shitty untrustworthy party/government. Democrats didn't know what they were doing. Makes for a shitty untrustworthy party/government. So many dim-witted voters and still they defend their incompetent deeds. Hilariously lacking common sense.
SOME FAVORITE VERSES FROM THE DEM BIBLE: TDS = If Trump came up with a cure for cancer, the Dems would be against it! TDS = Trump crucified Christ & assassinated Abe Lincoln! TDS = Trump started WWI and WWII. TDS = In 1347, Trump brought the Bubonic plague to Europe! TDS = Trump killed the dinosaurs 66 million years ago!
Trump fired the DOD Inspector General in early 2025 precisely so that they could fudge the numbers that Victor is relying now on in order to heap praise on that alcoholic serial killer, Pete Hegseth.
Awesome
Does Victor not know that every recruitment number published by the Dept of Defense is just a lie?
I thought Milley should have been FiRED. I’m not the President.
I always said America should have just did payback attacks and leave it at that, it would have saved so many lives ❤
Obama also said he wanted his own “private army”. Ergo…..that is why they let in so many illegal, unvetted immigrants.
Men don’t want to follow Cuck-Leaders. Pete set the stage by working out with battlefield brothers. Finally a real Man in charge.
Well Biden was a filthy lying politician, so….
The Democrats have always been soft on defense and that was only acclerated under Obama and Biden( and the absurd Lloyd Austin). Hegseth has done better than a great job even under unending criticism from the Democrat Party and its lackey or master–the misnamed mainstream media. Democrat Senator Mark Kelly called on servicemen to not follow the orders of the Commander in Chief if they disagree with him.
You don’t need to “flood the zone” with weapons until you’re in an industrial war. Europe is in one of these wars, but they are unwilling to buy these cheap systems from the US. It is a cheap PR stunt and doesn’t bring us the capabilities we will need for the future wars.
DEI is the Obama administration kicking the catastrophic failure of Affirmative Action can down the road. The 3-star General who is in charge of the USAF Academy could not provide a definition for the word "agender" in Congressional testimony, something I learned in the 3rd grade of elementary school. He is ONLY a 3-star General because he's black. That is racial discrimination against white people. Same old story: If a white person says or does to black people what black people say or do to white people it's called racism. Not possible in this country for black people to be "racists". There are NO black racists anywhere in the world… </sarcasm>
If you want to see black racism up close and personal, look no further than Prince George's County, MD. Upper Marlboro is full of them. It is the children of these people that are roaming our streets wilding about looking for white people to attack. The two arrested for beating the "Big Balls" DOGE boy are from Hyattsville, which is in PG County. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
No people thought with the present leadership none of that could be accomplished we all thought with greater leadership all of that could be accomplished and then some and it is being done
Austin was overweight and out of shape. Our military leaders need to set examples
Are there any Democrats listening to this?! Doubtful