We could use more levity like this.

[Auld Phart]

That guy is a child in his head. Also dumber than a pet rock.

almost down to your level

 

[Lesh]

Nope. It means "Shit Happens" and you sometimes have to make light of bad situations to keep from going nuts.

War sucks. Anyone who's been in war knows this.

The left seems to think that war is something that happens in movies with clear outcomes.

War is a mess--and it's pretty difficult to have everything go the way you planned. That's what SITREPs and Fraggos are for.

Good point.War is awful

Which is why it should be avoided

Trump doesn’t get that. Hesgeth doesn’t even try

 

[mudwhistle]

Your inept defense of Pete is making me laugh almost as hard as him stealing Sam's lines.

Key Details of Pentagon Prayer Meetings

• Purpose and Content: The meetings, often described as “monthly Christian worship services” or “staff prayer sessions,” focus on encouraging troops, often citing intense biblical passages such as Psalm 18 for strength and victory in battle.
• "Overwhelming Violence" Prayer: During a recent service, Hegseth shared a prayer from a chaplain that asks God for "clear and righteous targets for violence" and "overwhelming violence of action against those who deserve no mercy".
• Controversial Citations: Hegseth was criticized for reciting what he called "CSAR 25:17," a prayer inspired by the Pulp Fiction movie quote (based on Ezekiel 25:17), which he and supporters deemed an appropriate nod to modern warfighter ethos.
• Controversy and Legal Challenges: The meetings have drawn scrutiny regarding the separation of church and state, with Americans United for Separation of Church and State filing a lawsuit against such gatherings. Some attendees reported a feeling of "implied pressure" to attend.
• Context: Hegseth has framed these prayers as necessary spiritual support during ongoing military operations.

In the first Christian worship service at the Pentagon since the start of the strikes against Iran, Pete Hegseth, who likes to call himself the “Secretary of War,” used prayer and several Bible passages to cast the conflict as a holy war against God’s enemies. He prayed that God would pour out righteous wrath by helping “break the teeth” and kill the “wicked” enemies “who deserve no mercy” and should be “delivered to the eternal damnation prepared for them.” And he did so during the service on Wednesday (March 25) while carrying up to the podium what looked like his Bible that’s stamped on the cover with a Jerusalem Cross and the phrase “Deus Vult,” thus matching the controversial Crusader tattoos on his body.

His zealotry is palpable.

Hogwash.

We always said a prayer with the Chaplain before we went on a mission.

And there is no separation of church and state. Only in your sick little leftist minds.

 

[there4eyeM]

What?

 

[Harry Dresden]

Weird how the op is concerned with God but never cares when leftists are trashing the nation. Just wringing my hands in deep consternation wondering what we're supposed to make of this?

the op is only concerned about his latest thread his handlers sent him...he has a deadline to put it up....

 

[mudwhistle]

Because death and destruction are just hilarious

Especially when you personally were the cause of it, like Open Borders and illegals murdering and raping kids.

So funny, right?

 

[Zincwarrior]

War is always a sign of failed leadership.

Well the way the current admin is handling it. With the same wars we could have added Greenland, Panama, and Canada as territories, and be actively doing the same for Cuba. This is the worst of all worlds.

But there's still time Trump!

 

[mudwhistle]

Good point.War is awful

Which is why it should be avoided

Trump doesn’t get that. Hesgeth doesn’t even try

Nobody knows this more than somebody who risked their lives for this country.

That's why the best leaders in the Pentagon are combat vets.

 

[ColonelAngus]

Special Forces have a different language.

I discovered when I first started going thru the process of getting qualified to be on an ODA that they hated Jane Fonda with a passion, because they hate traitors and back-stabbers.

He's just talking like "operators" talk to each other.

To Know Your Enemy, You Must Become Your Enemy (Sun Tzu Explained)

In The Art of War, Sun Tzu says, "To know your enemy, you must become your enemy." Learn his 17 strategies for putting yourself in your enemy's shoes.

www.shortform.com

It is manufactured outrage.

Just a daily TDS post.

Like lefties crying that Trump committed BLASPHEMY when he retweeted a picture someone else made.

Like lefties are concerned about BLASPHEMY.

They are concerned about making the USA a communist nation. That is all.

 

[mudwhistle]

War is always a sign of failed leadership.

Depends on the cause of the war.

 

[Mac1958]

Maybe he just likes Samuel Jackson. Or in particular the scene from Pulp Fiction. Who knows? I do know we could all use more hilarity right now. More belly laughs. Pete is very good at providing them. Though I'm pretty sure this one was unintentional. He always looks so very earnest at the Pentagon prayerfests he conducts.

Another perfect display of MAGA Christianity™, its own separate sect and distortion of the real thing.

 

[forkup]

Pete Hegseth Quotes Violent Prayer From ‘Pulp Fiction,’ References Bible​

Hegseth told his audience he spoke with Admiral Brad Cooper, who has led U.S. forces during the Iran War, about how they use religious teachings to influence the policy and military decisions they later make.
He then said that reminded him of a prayer given to him by the head of the recent combat search and rescue (CSAR) mission to find and save Air Force crew members shot down in Iran.
He said he was told the prayer is titled “CSAR 2517,” and said it borrows some wording from Bible verse Ezekiel 25:17, but didn’t mention it was adapted almost word-for-word from a violent monologue delivered by actor Samuel L. Jackson in “Pulp Fiction” before the character kills someone.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2026/04/16/pete-hegseth-quotes-violent-prayer-from-pulp-fiction-references-bible/

Maybe he just likes Samuel Jackson. Or in particular the scene from Pulp Fiction. Who knows? I do know we could all use more hilarity right now. More belly laughs. Pete is very good at providing them. Though I'm pretty sure this one was unintentional. He always looks so very earnest at the Pentagon prayerfests he conducts.

It certainly is understandable for people put in harm's way to seek comfort in asking for their chosen deity's protection. That's not what Pete is doing.

At Pentagon Worship Service, Hegseth Casts Iran Conflict as Violent Holy War Against God’s Enemies​

At Pentagon Worship Service, Hegseth Casts Iran Conflict as Violent Holy War Against God’s Enemies

In the first Christian worship service at the Pentagon since the start of the strikes against Iran, Pete Hegseth, who likes to call himself the “Secretary of War,” used prayer and several Bible passages to cast the conflict as a holy war against God’s enemies.

publicwitness.wordandway.org

There's no humor in that.

Try this one on for size. This did more than make me chuckle.

 

[pknopp]

Well the way the current admin is handling it.

No, all administrations and leaders.

With the same wars we could have added Greenland, Panama, and Canada as territories, and be actively doing the same for Cuba. This is the worst of all worlds.

But there's still time Trump!

Anything you refuse to condemn your guy for will only get worse with the next.

 

[Harry Dresden]

Then it’s stolen valor

thats not what stolen valor is....

 

[mudwhistle]

It is manufactured outrage.

Just a daily TDS post.

Like lefties crying that Trump committed BLASPHEMY when he retweeted a picture someone else made.

Like lefties are concerned about BLASPHEMY.

They are concerned about making the USA a communist nation. That is all.

Proverbs 6:16–19
There are things the Lord hates—among them a lying tongue, false witnesses, and those who stir conflict.

 

[pknopp]

Depends on the cause of the war.

It all starts with bad decisions on the part of "leaders".

 

[pknopp]

Proverbs 6:16–19
There are things the Lord hates—among them a lying tongue, false witnesses, and those who stir conflict.

Indeed.

 

[berg80]

Hogwash.

We always said a prayer with the Chaplain before we went on a mission.

And there is no separation of church and state. Only in your sick little leftist minds.

There's a not so subtle difference between seeking comfort from your god's protection and.......He prayed that God would pour out righteous wrath by helping “break the teeth” and kill the “wicked” enemies “who deserve no mercy” and should be “delivered to the eternal damnation prepared for them.”

 

[mudwhistle]

It all starts with bad decisions on the part of "leaders".

Yep--Obama never should have sent those planeloads of cash to the Mullahs.

 

[mudwhistle]

There's a not so subtle difference between seeking comfort from your god's protection and.......He prayed that God would pour out righteous wrath by helping “break the teeth” and kill the “wicked” enemies “who deserve no mercy” and should be “delivered to the eternal damnation prepared for them.”

And your point is our generals should all talk like pussies?