The globe, which is now housed in the Pentagon, dates back to the 1930s and was reportedly used by Eisenhower during World War II, making it an extremely delicate artifact that needed to be handled with care. But a task that should have been delegated to archivists or museum professionals was instead handled by Hegseth's own staff, who dropped the globe when they tried to move it to the defense secretary's office early this year, The Washington Post reported. **edit - more details:
So there was no reason for Iran to actually launch a drone strike to make the world's biggest military stop bombing them and scurry home (assuming the creditable threat actually was from Iran). I'm sure putin is glad to erode the US military presence in Europe, too.
In Major Leak Hunt, Pentagon Gives Polygraph Tests to Joint Staff Members About 50 people were tested, an unparalleled inquiry that comes in the wake of news reports about the war with Iran and the U.S. militaryâs diminished stocks of munitions. âI have never witnessed more inept management of the brave men and women who serve our country,â Senator Thom Tillis, Republican of North Carolina and a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, wrote in a social media post this week, calling on Mr. Trump to replace Mr. Hegseth. âHe is intimidated by competence and retreats to ginning up culture wars instead of soberly attending to the vital work of our national defense and the health and well-being of our fighting force,â Mr. Tillis said.
It would be the epitome of irony if this Great Experiment ended in a military coup.
In Major Leak Hunt, Pentagon Gives Polygraph Tests to Joint Staff Members About 50 people were tested, an unparalleled inquiry that comes in the wake of news reports about the war with Iran and the U.S. militaryâs diminished stocks of munitions. âI have never witnessed more inept management of the brave men and women who serve our country,â Senator Thom Tillis, Republican of North Carolina and a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, wrote in a social media post this week, calling on Mr. Trump to replace Mr. Hegseth. âHe is intimidated by competence and retreats to ginning up culture wars instead of soberly attending to the vital work of our national defense and the health and well-being of our fighting force,â Mr. Tillis said.
