Personnel is policy, the saying goes. The confirmation of Hegseth is a powerful example of that principle in action.
Whereas the last SECDEF showing his idea of public transparency by literally went AWOL for days, with nobody in the chain of command even knowing what he was doing, Pete Hegseth is bypassing the media gatekeepers whose malicious partisanship was on full display during the confirmation process.
Rather than let the Dems and other media talking heads whip up all kinds of horror stories about the different personnel and programs that are going to be ripped apart by the DOGE chainsaw blindly chopping away through different programs, Pete showed the kind of leadership we’ve not seen in years, by addressing the public directly, and giving reasonable expectations of what we can expect this process to look like, what will and will NOT be affected, rough approximations of haw much will be cut, and very importantly, the decision-making process that will guide the cuts we’ll be seeing.
A Message From @SecDef To The American Warfighter, And The American Tax Payer. pic.twitter.com/iRSPfrd6w0
— Department of Defense
(@DeptofDefense) February 20, 2025
The goal is simple: policies and personnel that do not contribute to the overarching goal of making our military the kind of lethal fighting force that makes foreign leaders lose sleep at night will be treated as non-essential.
That frees up money for other essential priorities of bringing our fighting forces — and our readiness — into line with threats we can expect to face in the ever-changing dynamics of warfare.
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