Hegseth to Military Leaders: Prepare ‘to Win, Not Just to Defend’

Secretary of War 👤Pete Hegseth unveiled a new philosophy for his department.

Hegseth spoke to military leaders Tuesday at the Marine Corps Museum in Quantico, Virginia,

“We embrace the War Department, and we must,” Hegseth said.

“We are preparing everyday to win, not just to defend. Defense is something you do all the time. It’s inherently reactionary and can lead to overuse, overreach, and mission creep,” Hegseth said.

“We also don’t fight with stupid rules of engagement,” he added. “We untie the hands of our warfighters to intimidate, demoralize, hunt, and kill the enemies of our country.”

He continued by saying the department veered off course by becoming “woke.”

There will be “no more politically correct and overbearing rules of engagement,” Hegseth said.

“You kill people and break things for a living,” Hegseth continued.

“We lost our way, and we became the ‘woke’ department, but not anymore,” he said.

“If the words I’m speaking today are making your heart sink, then you should do the honorable thing and resign,” he said.

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Military standards will be higher and will be gender-neutral. Hegseth said.