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US Defense Secretary Hegseth wants to overthrow China's government, in 'crusade' against left (and Islam) (geopoliticaleconomy.com)

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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is a self-declared “crusader” who believes the United States is in a “holy war” against the left, China, and Islam.

In his 2020 book American Crusade: Our Fight to Stay Free, Hegseth vowed that, if Trump could return to the White House and Republicans could take power, “Communist China will fall—and lick its wounds for another two hundred years”.

Hegseth declared that the Chinese “are literally the villains of our generation”, and warned, “If we don’t stand up to communist China now, we will be standing for the Chinese anthem someday”.

Under Trump’s leadership, Hegseth promised, “Israel and America will form an even tighter bond, fighting the scourge of Islamism and international leftism that will never fully abate”.

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[–] Princessk8@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Hegseth is a fucking idiot.

[–] droplet6585@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Right.

They have a functioning society, more fighting age men than you have people, an increasing technological lead in pretty much all fields and the world's manufacturing capacity.

What is your plan holy warrior? A nuclear suicide vest?