How hard is it to run the Pentagon?

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How hard is it to run the Pentagon?

A look at the responsibilities Donald Trump is giving to Pete Hegseth, a former platoon leader

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From Woke To Warfighting: How Pete Hegseth Can Fix The Pentagon

By Rob Bluey, The Daily Signal | January 08, 2025 Decades of social engineering have transformed America’s armed forces, prompting concerns about the Pentagon‘s warfighting capabilities and politicized culture. It’s the reason President-elect Donald Trump picked Pete Hegseth as his nominee for secretary of defense: to restore lethality as the military‘s primary focus. Fixing the Pentagon won’t be easy, but it’s imperative to restore America’s fi…

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Pete Hegseth Is Unfit To Lead the Pentagon — Pete Hegseth lacks the credibility and experience required to lead a body as massive and as critical as the Department of Defense; his confirmation as secretary of defense would be a major risk to Americans’ sa