Defense minister Pete Hegseeth On Friday, the events in Afghanistan spoke and said they created the perception of ‘American weakness’.
While he speaks with the Ministry of Defense And Pentagon Workforce during a town hall on Friday, Hegseeth said that America “deserves to take responsibility for” events in Afghanistan, the Hamas -led attack on Israel of 7 October and the war that was released in Ukraine.
“Chaos happens when the perception of American strength is not complete,” said Hegseeth. “We want to restore that deterrence.”
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He discussed the three pillars on which he will concentrate during his term of office – breathing the Warrior ethos new life, restoring confidence in the army and rebuilding by matching threats for capacities and repairing deterrence by the home country.
Hegseeth also spoke about the broken Windows theory in the police, and explained that ignoring the small things in the army can cause major problems.
“I think the same exists in our services – ensuring that there are (being) duty and accountability at every level, and that we live at the highest level,” he said.
United States – December 3: Pete Hegseeth, the candidate of President -Elect Donald Trump as Minister of Defense, finds his way to a meeting with Sen. Ted Budd, RN.C., in Russell Building on Tuesday, December 3, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) (Tom Williams)
Therefore, “said Hegseeth, the US will look back on what happened in it Afghanistan.
He added that the department will hold people responsible.
“Not to be retrospective, not for retribution, but to understand what went wrong and why there was no responsibility for it,” said Hegseeth.
Sec. Hegseeth said he will concentrate on rebuilding the army. (US Army Fort Leonard Wood)
In the future, the army Will find strength in unity, not according to diversity, according to Hegseeth.
“I think the single stupidest sentence in military history is”Our diversity Is our strength, “he said. ‘Our strength is our shared goal – regardless of our background, regardless of how we grew up, regardless of our gender, regardless of our breed.
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In the department, Hegseeth said that everyone will be treated equally.
“We will treat everyone with honesty,” he said. “We will treat everyone with respect.”
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According to Hegseeth, service members and civilian employees of the Civil Employees department are assessed on the basis of the team and the mission.
