Pete Hegseth's nomination to oversee the Department of Defense is expected to narrowly pass Senate approval. His supporters advocate for him as a potential disruptor of a Pentagon accustomed to unsuccessful military engagements. Hegseth attributes the military's ongoing recruiting crisis to insufficient personnel rather than an actual reduction in force needs. Despite pledging a change from the past, he risks perpetuating America's inclination for constant overseas intervention, challenging the foundational principles laid out by early leaders like George Washington, who warned against entangling alliances and foreign opposition.
I think that the decline in end strength since 2021 is due to recruiting challenges rather than a conclusion that our military needed fewer forces.
Nothing is more essential than that permanent, inveterate antipathies against particular nations, and passionate attachments for others, should be excluded.
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