Proud Bullies?

Hegseth: "Death and destruction from the sky all day long. We're playing for keeps. Our warfighters have maximum authorities granted personally by the president and yours truly. Our rules of engagement are bold, precise, and designed to unleash American power, not shackle it ...… pic.twitter.com/L5hJ5uZSVw

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 4, 2026

Hegseth: "Death and destruction from the sky all day long. We're playing for keeps. Our warfighters have maximum authorities granted personally by the president and yours truly. Our rules of engagement are bold, precise, and designed to unleash American power, not shackle it ... we are punching them while they are down"

"Death and destruction from the sky all day long” is neither bold nor precise. It is indiscriminate and savage. The rain falls in the just and the unjust alike. 

.”Punching them while they are down”? Who is “they” in that sentence? Do the explosives discriminate between civilian and government official? And have we now abandoned the obligations of the Geneva Conventions?

This is the babbling of children.

Hegseth: "This is what the fake news misses. We've taken control of Iran's airspace and waterways without boots on the ground. But when a few drones get through or tragic things happen, it's front page news. I get it -- the press only wants to make the president look bad, but try… pic.twitter.com/vpW6z85ZPz

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 4, 2026

Hegseth: "This is what the fake news misses. We've taken control of Iran's airspace and waterways without boots on the ground. But when a few drones get through or tragic things happen, it's front page news. I get it -- the press only wants to make the president look bad, but try for once to report the reality"

Six dead soldiers = discarded egg shells. This is sociopathic.