If by “work with” he means complying with subpoenas for testimony and evidence about Epstein, Iran, ICE, corruption, embezzlement, and a million other things and then surrending peacefully upon arrest after an onslaught of 2028 DoJ criminal referrals, I actually agree with him. Looking forward to it, actually.
That’s just the DoD’s cost. That’s basically nothing as far as the cost of this war. That’s just one that is easy to count.
A: There’s some more “easy” to count ones. What about other federal agencies? State, CIA, FBI, etc.?
B: There are way more costs that are harder to count up using normal accounting methods but dwarf the DoD numbers: increased cost in goods/shipping, cost of alienating our allies and making them less likely to work with us in the future, the cost of radicalizing a new generation of Iranians against the US, the cost of radicalizing a new generation of other Middle Eastern citizens against the US, etc.
Some thought he might be resigning at this press conference. Oh no. No no no. This is a double down to end all double downs.
“Murder is just a policy disagreement my bros. Y’all see all those policies I dropped on those fishermen swimming next to their sinking boats?”
“In the 250 years of our American republic, no Secretary of War or Secretary of Defense has ever been impeached for carrying out lawful military operations,” Hegseth told reporters.
I don’t see what that has to do with anything. Oh and when your ugly ass gets impeached it will still be a true statement. See that word lawful?