President Lincoln chose to fight a bloody and unpopular war because he believed the enemy had to be … - Pete Hegseth

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. . . and there you have it, another body on the floor surrounded by things that don't mean much to anyone except to the one who can't take any of them along.

Pete Hegseth

President Lincoln chose to fight a bloody and unpopular war because he believed the enemy had to be defeated. He was right.

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Memorial Day isn't just about honoring veterans, its honoring those who lost their lives. Veterans had the fortune of coming home. For us, that's a reminder of when we come home we still have a responsibility to serve. It's a continuation of service that honors our country and those who fell defending it.

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Concerned Veterans for America (CVA) has called for an audit of the Pentagon, so that we finally have some transparency and accountability in how DOD spends taxpayer dollars.

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Peace through strength works; but the flip side is war invited by weakness.

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Two things are to blame for our predicament, one a corollary of the other. The first reason is that we did not have enough troops in Samarra. The skill and courage of 150 American soldiers prevented chaos, but was never enough to fully secure a city of 120,000 people or maintain the rule of law [. . . ] Second, because of a lack of troops, American military leaders are forced to make a choice between mission objectives and self-preservation.

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Being a defense hawk and a budget hawk are not mutually exclusive.

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. . . and there you have it, another body on the floor surrounded by things that don't mean much to anyone except to the one who can't take any of them along.

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