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womanofthehills

(10,989 posts) Wed Mar 4, 2026, 09:05 PM Mar 4

Hegseth sounds like an unhinged madman.

Hegseth: "Death and destruction from the sky all day long. We're playing for keeps. Our warfighters have maximum authorities granted personally by the president and yours truly. Our rules of engagement are bold, precise, and designed to unleash American power, not shackle it ... we are punching them while they are down"

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Hegseth sounds like an unhinged madman. (Original Post) womanofthehills Mar 4 OP

Same thing Putin tells his troops. Do whatever the hell you want to do. Irish_Dem Mar 4 #1

Sometimes when he is talking, I do a double take. yellow dahlia Mar 4 #6

The MAGAs love this kind of "kill everyone" talk. Irish_Dem Mar 4 #8

Are you a sadist? yellow dahlia Mar 4 #9

Trump surrounds himself with not too bright psychopaths. Irish_Dem Mar 5 #10

The destruction is the point. yellow dahlia Mar 5 #13

You and I both talked about it some time ago. Irish_Dem Mar 5 #23

Always feeling like we're bracing for impact - it's not healthy. yellow dahlia Mar 5 #24

Yes it is creating PTSD in the American populace. Irish_Dem Mar 5 #25

Not docile or compliant...but tired. yellow dahlia Mar 5 #34

Exhaustion is part of the plan to wear us down. Irish_Dem Mar 5 #37

I found the piece I wrote in December 2024. yellow dahlia Mar 5 #35

I just read it, accurate and brilliant YD. Irish_Dem Mar 5 #38

When I read today for the first time in over a year, it felt eerie. yellow dahlia Mar 5 #39

Yes, do you think you can write one now to read in a year? Irish_Dem Mar 5 #40

Wow. That is a fascinating thought experiment. yellow dahlia Mar 5 #41

It hurts my brain to think about it. Irish_Dem Mar 5 #42

An evil piece of shit. Unfit to be human. spanone Mar 4 #2

THIS malaise Mar 4 #7

Rule No. 1 of Hegseth's Rules of Engagement: John1956PA Mar 4 #3

His latest word that makes him feel manly "warfighter" BlueWaveNeverEnd Mar 4 #4

Drunk orangecrush Mar 4 #5

Plus a testosterone steroid ketamine cocktail leftstreet Mar 5 #19

The word "Warfighter" makes me want to Bettie Mar 5 #11

I feel sorry for people that share a religion with that asswipe. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Mar 5 #12

He sounds like a puffed up teenage boy trying to sound intimidating Prairie Gates Mar 5 #14

THIS malaise Mar 5 #16

Give the man some Everclear to calm him down. dalton99a Mar 5 #15

Sounds like something out of Dr. Strangelove PatSeg Mar 5 #17

You know, this portends poorly for any of our troops taken prisoner: PCIntern Mar 5 #18

It's all designed for TV and an Audience of One. maxsolomon Mar 5 #20

He sounds like that because he is that. MineralMan Mar 5 #21

He *IS* an unhinged mad man. Like most in this hideous nightmare administration. Initech Mar 5 #22

Most in the Rapist regime sound that way. City Lights Mar 5 #26

FIFY Wiz Imp Mar 5 #27

He's a rapist just like Trump Blues Heron Mar 5 #28

He's an hysterical harpy with nasty shriek Torchlight Mar 5 #29

He is an unhinged madman. OLDMDDEM Mar 5 #30

Takes one to sound like one. C_U_L8R Mar 5 #31

I am surprised that he didn't come dressed as a caveman in furs, smashing his club against the floor in anger. SWBTATTReg Mar 5 #32

SecDef used to be largely a diplomatic position. There's no diplomacy in this administration. Walleye Mar 5 #33

He sounds like shanti Mar 5 #36

Irish_Dem

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1. Same thing Putin tells his troops. Do whatever the hell you want to do.