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Trump's 'harebrained' approach is destroying the military: expert
Trump and Hegseth Are Turning the Military Into a Loyalty MachineAn Army veteran quoted in The Bulwark says Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth are wrecking the armed forces through politicized promotions, reckless operations, and a military justice system that appears to reward MAGA friendliness and punish everyone else. That is the surface story. The real story is power: who gets to decide what the military is for, who gets protected, and who gets discarded.Power Sits at the TopThis is not a tale of institutional drift. It is command authority being used to remake the institution around personal…
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