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Pete Hegseth lost his cool in front of Congress. It was a dramatic unraveling
(www.independent.co.uk)
this post was submitted on 30 Apr 2026
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"My generation served in Iraq and Afghanistan." Is a hilarious new form of stolen valor.
Gonna try and get a military discount with that one...π€£π€£π€£ π π€πππ we are so fucked as a country.
When I say this itβs because Iβm talking about all my friends who killed themselves because they served in Iraq and Afghanistan. I was against it then and Iβm against it now, just waiting for people to start asking me βso you support terrorists??β again
Inability to constructively engage with nuance, complexity and contradicting goals is the worst blight on political discourse.
My condolences for losing your friends.
Well, unfortunately in this case Hegseth isn't lying. He actually did serve in Iraq and Afghanistan.
He served himself some drinks, im sure.
Oh he was an officer so yes, his 'service' is not the same as some random enlisted. If I'm not mistaken he was more or less defined by his mediocrity.