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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

I didn't know anything about Hegseth, so I looked up his Wikipedia page to get an idea. While I did find extremely troubling concerns regarding his beliefs for a person in his position, I didn't find anything that had to do with incompetence. He seems to be effective at whatever he does. He made Major, was awarded a Bronze Star, volunteered for deployment...all admirable achievements if they are valid (could have been invalidly attained). He might have a drinking problem, but I didn't see any claims where he has jacked something up because of it. It said that he' been drunk or hung over at Fox News, which is not strange for the military population since many like their drink. I've known heavy drinkers that get things done better than sober people, though their personal lives are a disaster. All that is to ask the honest question, why would Hegseth's reputation, especially in the first month of a transition, imply some sort of mismanagement oh his part that lead to a terrible, highly unusual, and avoidable operational mishap?