""Pete is playing secretary," a source says. "He's not being secretary." In crisis - an unplanned evacuation, Israel bombing Iran, China moving on Taiwan - there will be no one with experience to lead. "For any sustained operations, we're screwed. There's nobody in the SecDef's office at this point that has any ... they're not heavyweights. They don't have the sophistication. They don't have the experience.""
"Having spent months crafting a great story about Trump's woefully incompetent Defense Secretary (though before she had gotten the full story; for example, she didn't describe the suspected role of DOGE implant Justin Fulcher in fabricating a claim about NSA intercepts), she published it before it became irrelevant. And here we are, Israel is bombing Iran and Iran is returning fire, and there are probably people crying at the Pentagon and they're not alone."
Whiskey Pete Hegseth lacks the experience and sophistication needed to lead the Defense Department during sustained operations or sudden crises. Multiple sources warn that the SecDef's office has no heavyweights or leaders capable of managing unplanned evacuations, regional wars, or major contingencies. Internal Pentagon staffers have reacted with alarm and distress at the perceived lack of readiness. Actual hostilities between Israel and Iran have amplified those concerns and exposed the potential real-world consequences of deficient leadership. Additional allegations include involvement of a DOGE implant, Justin Fulcher, in fabricating an NSA-intercept claim, and notable gaps in knowledge about a Los Angeles invasion contingency.
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