Defense Secretary Pete Hegses on Friday said he addressed the events in Afghanistan and created a recognition of “American weakness.”
While talking to the Department of Defense and the Pentagon labor at City Hall on Friday, Hegses said the US “deserves accountability for events in Afghanistan, Hamas-led attacks on Israel, and events of the war unleashed in Ukraine.” I stated. .
“Chaos happens when America's perception of strength is not perfect,” Heggs said. “We aim to reestablish that deterrence.”
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He discussed three pillars that will focus on during his tenure – reviving the warrior spirit, restoring trust in the army, reconstructing threats to abilities, and deterrents by defending their homeland. It's been rebuilt.
Hegseth also spoke about the police's broken window theory, explaining that ignoring the smallest things in the military can cause major problems.
“I think the same thing exists in our services. Make sure you're there on every level. [are] Standards and accountability, and we live that to the highest level,” he said.
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That would bring the US back to what happened in Afghanistan, Heggs said.
He added that the department will hold people accountable.
“It's not retroactive, not for retaliation, but for understanding what went wrong and why we weren't accountable for it,” Heggs said.
Second Heggs said the focus will be on rebuilding the military. (US military Fort Leonard Wood)
According to Hegseth, the military will find its power in unity rather than diversity.
“I think the stupidest phrase in military history is 'our diversity, our strength,'” he said. “Our strength is our commonplace, regardless of our background, our race, our gender, ours, regardless of how we grew up, It's the purpose.
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In the department, Heggs said everyone will be treated equally.
“We treat everyone fairly,” he said. “We treat everyone with respect.”
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According to Hegseth, service members and department private employees are judged by their merit, commitment to the team, and mission.
