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milestogo

(18,839 posts) Tue Jan 14, 2025, 11:25 AM Jan 14

If Pete Hegeseth is confirmed as Secretary of Defense it shows that Republicans

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truly do not give a damn about this country. He is unqualified, both personally and professionally, but all that counts for them is his loyalty to Trump. Are they so scared of Trump that they cannot even do the job of evaluating him?

And there are no doubt other people who are Trump loyalists but would have at least some qualifications.

They don't care.

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If Pete Hegeseth is confirmed as Secretary of Defense it shows that Republicans (Original Post) milestogo Jan 14 OP

No they do not care - they are simply bending the knee to their great leader. walkingman Jan 14 #1

The PutinGOP is deliberately weakening the US and endangering our national security. Irish_Dem Jan 14 #2

Republicans love war. milestogo Jan 14 #3

This is news? mr715 Jan 14 #4

Republicans march in lockstep like good little NAZIS. Emile Jan 14 #5

If you support Nazis, you ARE a Nazi JoseBalow Jan 14 #10

First thought waking up this morning- KT2000 Jan 14 #6

Cease fire is pending. Netanyahu is gonna release a bunch of Palestinian prisoners in exchange for hostages. LeftInTX Jan 14 #12

It's worse than that. TomSlick Jan 14 #7

All they are doing is reading happy face testimonials Klarkashton Jan 14 #8

They fear being primaried. This is what trump does. IcyPeas Jan 14 #9

They care about their agenda. Baitball Blogger Jan 14 #11

Politicizing the military makes me sick. Emile Jan 14 #13

Putting someone responsible for our military worldwide who has no idea what he's doing is dangerous as hell Rhiannon12866 Jan 17 #14

walkingman

(8,741 posts)

1. No they do not care - they are simply bending the knee to their great leader.

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 11:31 AM

Jan 14

I will not be surprised if they all are not confirmed.

Irish_Dem

(62,086 posts)

2. The PutinGOP is deliberately weakening the US and endangering our national security.

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 11:34 AM

Jan 14

Who benefits and how?

If the US is seriously downgraded, other countries can rise to power.

milestogo

(18,839 posts)

3. Republicans love war.

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 12:00 PM

Jan 14

They love to start wars. I fear for what is coming.

mr715

(1,113 posts)

4. This is news?

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 12:06 PM

Jan 14

The litmus test was Jan 6, and we see how that turned out.

They are interested in power. Which is an interesting and informative contrast to the Democratic party, with its concerns over equity, representation, and internal consistency. The Democratic party can criticize their leaders - and we do, a lot. The Republican party does not and are able to adapt reality to whatever demagoguery is the flavor of the day.

No. They do not care. They care about winning, they don't care about governing.

...so... why are we in the minority?

Emile

(31,812 posts)

5. Republicans march in lockstep like good little NAZIS.

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 12:09 PM

Jan 14

JoseBalow

(6,191 posts)

10. If you support Nazis, you ARE a Nazi

Reply to Emile (Reply #5)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 02:13 PM

Jan 14

Republicans march in lockstep ~~like~~ as good little NAZIS.

KT2000

(21,060 posts)

6. First thought waking up this morning-

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 01:31 PM

Jan 14

Dumpster is going to bomb the shit out of Gaza. Hope I am wrong.

LeftInTX

(31,840 posts)

12. Cease fire is pending. Netanyahu is gonna release a bunch of Palestinian prisoners in exchange for hostages.

Reply to KT2000 (Reply #6)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 02:24 PM

Jan 14

The war and protesters were Netanyahu and GOP's ploy to get Trump elected.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/13/middleeast/hamas-33-hostages-israel-ceasefire-talks-intl-latam/index.html

“The deal is essentially the same deal that has been on the table since May. It was a bad deal then and it is still a bad deal because it will be carried out over too long a period of time, between two and three months,” Baskin said. “The deal will only return 33 hostages in the first 42 days and the rest only after that, without certainty.”

Baskin served as a mediator between Israel and Hamas during Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit’s five years of captivity in Gaza.
His negotiations eventually led to a major exchange in October 2011 when Shalit was traded for over 1,000 prisoners.

Baskin blamed US President Joe Biden for promoting a “bad deal,” and said ]Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was “giving in” to US President-elect Donald Trump “to please him, not to return the hostages.”

The first phase would see the release of 33 hostages held by Hamas and its allies since October 7, including women, children, men over the age of 50 and wounded people. Israel would release “many hundreds” of Palestinian prisoners in exchange, an Israeli official said, including Palestinians convicted of killing Israelis.

https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/israel-hamas-gaza-ceasefire-deal-talks-01-14-25-intl/index.html