Overview
The US defense secretary faces internal dissent and discord at the Pentagon, accused of focusing on culture war issues and his own political ambitions as the Iran war drags on
In a different Washington, under a different president, a return to the well-worn playbook of all-out sanctions to counter Iran might have been the signal for a publicity-hungry US secretary of defense to adopt a lower profile.
Details
But these are no ordinary times. And Pete Hegseth is no ordinary defense secretary.
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Originally published at www.theguardian.com.
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