Dept. of Defense in disarray, Pentagon chaos, Hegseth competence in doubt

[Synthaholic]

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

Fire Hegseth.

 

[Concerned American]

Fire Hegseth.

LOL, No.

 

[Doc7505]

Hegseth may be out by next weekend.

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Sec. Hegseth: Media 'Breathlessly' Used Early Report to Undermine Trump​

https://www.newsmax.com/politics/pete-hegseth-iran-nuclear-facilities/2025/06/26/id/1216546/

26 Jun 2025 ~~ By Sandy Fitzgerald

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, during a Thursday morning news conference with Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Dan Caine, scolded members of the media for focusing on an early assessment indicating that strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites may not have been as devastating as President Donald Trump and the administration had reported.
The report, Hegseth said, had not been coordinated with other agencies in the intelligence community and pointed out that other assessments showed a different picture of the damages to the sites hit in last weekend's "Operation Midnight Hammer."
But, he said, the media has "breathlessly" reported about the assessment in its zeal to undermine Trump.
"President Trump directed the most complex and secretive military operation in history, and it was a resounding success, resulting in a ceasefire agreement and the end of the 12-day war," Hegseth said. "Because of decisive military action, President Trump created the conditions to end the war, decimating, choose your word, obliterating, destroying Iran's nuclear capabilities."
"It's preliminary," he said. "It points out that it's not been coordinated with the intelligence community at all. There's low confidence in this particular report."
And, as the report itself, said there are gaps in its information, which meant the media's reports were "predicated on a linchpin assumption," Hegseth said.
"If you're wrong, everything else is wrong, and still, this report acknowledges it's likely severe damage," he said.
But the report, Hegseth said, was "leaked because someone had an agenda to try to muddy the waters and make it look like this historic strike wasn't successful," said Hegseth. "The DIA [Defense Intelligence Agency] that put that report out says this is a preliminary low-confidence report and will continue to be refined as additional intelligence becomes available."
~Snip~
Hegseth also noted that Trump, who is at the NATO summit, accomplished a "game-changing" and historic shift in burden sharing to Europe, adding that 32 NATO countries have committed to spending 5% of their GDP on defense.
"We're here this morning because in hunting for scandals all the time in trying to find wedges and spin stories, this press corps and the press corps miss historic moments," he said.

Commentary:
Once more the Quisling Media attempts to belittle not only our president but the military that we support.
The real threat that America and it's citizens face is the insider threat.
That is why when we take the oath to protect our country we include those that might bring down this country from within..
Someone deliberately took that report and gave it to people who are not authorized to have it. That is criminal treasonous conduct.
During the recent hearing with Gabbard, Patel, and other key people in the Trump administration, DSA Marxist Democrats continued to hammer on the leak of information via the Signal App.
This is just another attempt to play politics with the safety of our nation by Commie Democrats.
Despite claims by Democrats on the committee hearing, that politics had no place in that hearing room. They surely inserted politics into the issue..
It was interesting to see the usual pro-Iran USMB posters embracing the media as the arbiter of truth and effectively calling Trump fake news. Same with the breathless talking point of “missing uranium”. Anything to paint the mission, and by extension Trump, a failure.
The MOP's were accurate in all cases the nuclear manufacturing sites of Natanz, Fordow and Isfahan.
If Democrats are that interested in the results, perhaps they should assist the Iranians in digging out the remnants at those sites?

 

[rightwinger]

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Sec. Hegseth: Media 'Breathlessly' Used Early Report to Undermine Trump​

https://www.newsmax.com/politics/pete-hegseth-iran-nuclear-facilities/2025/06/26/id/1216546/

26 Jun 2025 ~~ By Sandy Fitzgerald

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, during a Thursday morning news conference with Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Dan Caine, scolded members of the media for focusing on an early assessment indicating that strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites may not have been as devastating as President Donald Trump and the administration had reported.
The report, Hegseth said, had not been coordinated with other agencies in the intelligence community and pointed out that other assessments showed a different picture of the damages to the sites hit in last weekend's "Operation Midnight Hammer."
But, he said, the media has "breathlessly" reported about the assessment in its zeal to undermine Trump.
"President Trump directed the most complex and secretive military operation in history, and it was a resounding success, resulting in a ceasefire agreement and the end of the 12-day war," Hegseth said. "Because of decisive military action, President Trump created the conditions to end the war, decimating, choose your word, obliterating, destroying Iran's nuclear capabilities."
"It's preliminary," he said. "It points out that it's not been coordinated with the intelligence community at all. There's low confidence in this particular report."
And, as the report itself, said there are gaps in its information, which meant the media's reports were "predicated on a linchpin assumption," Hegseth said.
"If you're wrong, everything else is wrong, and still, this report acknowledges it's likely severe damage," he said.
But the report, Hegseth said, was "leaked because someone had an agenda to try to muddy the waters and make it look like this historic strike wasn't successful," said Hegseth. "The DIA [Defense Intelligence Agency] that put that report out says this is a preliminary low-confidence report and will continue to be refined as additional intelligence becomes available."
~Snip~
Hegseth also noted that Trump, who is at the NATO summit, accomplished a "game-changing" and historic shift in burden sharing to Europe, adding that 32 NATO countries have committed to spending 5% of their GDP on defense.
"We're here this morning because in hunting for scandals all the time in trying to find wedges and spin stories, this press corps and the press corps miss historic moments," he said.

Commentary:
Once more the Quisling Media attempts to belittle not only our president but the military that we support.
The real threat that America and it's citizens face is the insider threat.
That is why when we take the oath to protect our country we include those that might bring down this country from within..
Someone deliberately took that report and gave it to people who are not authorized to have it. That is criminal treasonous conduct.
During the recent hearing with Gabbard, Patel, and other key people in the Trump administration, DSA Marxist Democrats continued to hammer on the leak of information via the Signal App.
This is just another attempt to play politics with the safety of our nation by Commie Democrats.
Despite claims by Democrats on the committee hearing, that politics had no place in that hearing room. They surely inserted politics into the issue..
It was interesting to see the usual pro-Iran USMB posters embracing the media as the arbiter of truth and effectively calling Trump fake news. Same with the breathless talking point of “missing uranium”. Anything to paint the mission, and by extension Trump, a failure.
The MOP's were accurate in all cases the nuclear manufacturing sites of Natanz, Fordow and Isfahan.
If Democrats are that interested in the results, perhaps they should assist the Iranians in digging out the remnants at those sites?

Snowflake

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

Hegseth may be out by next weekend.

 

[Concerned American]

Hegseth may be out by next weekend.

LOL, MAY? You sound like the msm--MIGHT, COULD, WOULD, MAY? How about DID! NEWSFLASH! The sun MIGHT not rise tomorrow and that COULD mean it WOULD be cold and the democrats MAY be able to blame it on Trump. ROTFLMFAO, try again

 

[Delldude]

Hegseth may be out by next weekend.

Probably got a raise pointing out what assholes the media are.

Notice after a very detailed briefing by SECDEF AND CJCS, the first question from some media fat ass was 'what had changed since the leaked report'....?

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

We will see.

His actions re: Hegseth say you're wrong. But I guess your paranormal speculation is better than the truth, eh donkey?

 

[westwall]

Snowflake

Traitor

 

[rightwinger]

Traitor

He did tip off that air attack

 

[Delldude]

We will see.

Said the blind man.

 

[Man With A Plan]

He did tip off that air attack

You mean the one that went off without a hitch? That air attack?

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

We may (should?) go bomb again.

 

[Delldude]

We may (should?) go bomb again.

You think so?

Iran didn't have an issue with ending the hostilities......even told US they were launching missiles at the CENTCOM Qatar airbase.....you know, for propaganda to lie to their people..............

Looks like they got to you too, Johnny.

 

[rightwinger]

You mean the one that went off without a hitch? That air attack?

You support tipping off air attacks?

 

[Man With A Plan]

You support tipping off air attacks?

Are you still talking about an air attack that was carried out without a problem, Winger? The left's talking points border on the pathetic these days. Just saying...

 

[rightwinger]

Are you still talking about an air attack that was carried out without a problem, Winger? The left's talking points border on the pathetic these days. Just saying...

Does not excuse the Sec Defense bragging about it to a reporter

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

Hegseth is a major disaster waiting in the wings.

 

[Man With A Plan]

Does not excuse the Sec Defense bragging about it to a reporter

Yup, still talking about an air attack that went off without a hitch! All you've got...isn't it, Winger? How sad...