Hegseth Tells Generals and Admirals: ‘If the Words I’m Speaking Today Are Making Your Heart Sink … Resign’
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth told assembled commanders Tuesday that America’s military is entering a new era.
“We embrace the War Department, and we must,” Hegseth said during a meeting of military leaders in Quantico, Virginia, according to CBS. “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.”
“We also don’t fight with stupid rules of engagement,” he continued. “We untie the hands of our warfighters to intimidate, demoralize, hunt, and kill the enemies of our country.”
Hegseth said, there will be “no more politically correct and overbearing rules of engagement.”
“You kill people and break things for a living,” Hegseth emphasized.
“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 according to a video posted to X.
Hegseth said military standards will be raised, according to a video posted to X.
“War does not care if you’re a man or a woman, neither does the enemy,” Hegseth said, while saying he is not trying to block women from combat.