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littlemissmartypants

(34,344 posts)
Fri Sep 26, 2025, 02:51 PM Sep 2025

Why is Hegseth calling in the military leaders? Here's a thought...

The US Secretary of Defense invited many generals to a conference. This is considered very unusual.

A former US general wrote this, and the comparison takes my breath away.


Der US-Verteidigungsminister hat viele Generale zu einer Konferenz eingeladen. Das gilt als sehr ungewöhnlich.

Ein ehemaliger US-General schreibt dazu dies, und mir stockt angesichts des Vergleichs der Atem👇


Der US-Verteidigungsminister hat viele Generale zu einer Konferenz eingeladen. Das gilt als sehr ungewöhnlich.

Ein ehemaliger US-General schreibt dazu dies, und mir stockt angesichts des Vergleichs der Atem👇

Klaus Euteneuer (@klauseuteneuer.bsky.social) 2025-09-26T13:40:27.797Z


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Why is Hegseth calling in the military leaders? Here's a thought... (Original Post) littlemissmartypants Sep 2025 OP
those that didn't take the oath were killed WhiteTara Sep 2025 #1
Will the people he called "suckers and losers" swear fealty to a draft-dodging felon? Champp Sep 2025 #2
I bet they all will! nt mr715 Sep 2025 #3
Fun Fact littlemissmartypants Sep 2025 #4
He wants them all to drink shots together and get tattoos of Trump's face on their necks. Midnight Writer Sep 2025 #5

Champp

(2,409 posts)
2. Will the people he called "suckers and losers" swear fealty to a draft-dodging felon?
Fri Sep 26, 2025, 03:25 PM
Sep 2025

Not a hell of a lot of honor in doing that.

I'm just sayin...

littlemissmartypants

(34,344 posts)
4. Fun Fact
Fri Sep 26, 2025, 05:24 PM
Sep 2025

Fun fact to add: In 1935 German Defense Minister Blomberg - the one who introduced the new oath of loyalty to Hitler renamed the German Defense Ministry… wait for it… the “Ministry of War”.

Fun fact to add: In 1935 German Defense Minister Blomberg - the one who introduced the new oath of loyalty to Hitler renamed the German Defense Ministry… wait for it… the “Ministry of War”.

John Sipher (@johnsipher.bsky.social) 2025-09-26T20:26:31.391Z

Midnight Writer

(25,737 posts)
5. He wants them all to drink shots together and get tattoos of Trump's face on their necks.
Fri Sep 26, 2025, 06:10 PM
Sep 2025

It's a team-building exercise.

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