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[–] RunJun@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 6 days ago (10 children)

Ya, someone is getting burned at the stake for that.

[–] BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca 18 points 6 days ago (9 children)

Maybe... The thing is that the US is going full Russia where fealty is more important than results. And we all know how corrupt every level of government is in Russia.

[–] BingBong@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 days ago (3 children)

For all the faults that the US has, and there are many, this seems like an unfounded take. The level of traceability and record keeping for DoD functions is absolutely insane. DoD is a hell of a long way still from the cesspool that Russia is.

[–] harmbugler@piefed.social 6 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Pete Hegseth has a hilariously bad record as SecDef. In any non-Trump administration he would already be gone (and would never have been nominated). Despite his significant fuckups, he's still there because he's loyal.

[–] BingBong@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 days ago

I won't argue that. The complex policies around record keeping and verification I do not believe to have been impacted by that clown.

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