> Going forward, Hegseth said, the War Department will focus on developing warri...

halJordan · 2026-02-08T03:15:52 1770520552

A Republican: "I want to establish deterrence by creating lethal warriors"

HN: "oh my god, they're begging to start a war!"

array_key_first · 2026-02-08T20:37:21 1770583041

Republicans are war-mongers, everyone knows that, including their consistency. It's a key part of why people vote for them.

Now, granted, most US politicians are war-mongers. It's just part of our blood. But still, that shouldn't be a surprise.

baubino · 2026-02-09T01:31:31 1770600691

Shifting the tone and language away from defense and peacekeeping and towards warmongering isn’t good for anyone.

lwansbrough · 2026-02-08T04:31:50 1770525110

“We sent our people to school and after becoming smarter they stopped believing our ideology so we’re going to keep them stupid instead”

hshdhdhj4444 · 2026-02-08T10:39:08 1770547148

“Lethal Warrior”

Given how modern warfare worked even before the drone era began with Putin’s war on Ukraine, the idea of building a military of “lethal warriors” as opposed to a military of strategic excellence with great logistics is backwards.