No more beards or long hair, no more overweight soldiers, no more gender-sensitive military training in favor of "the highest masculine standards." And, once again, a clean sweep of the "ideological dross" left by the previous administration and of "woke" ideology. Because the goal is only one: "Awaken the warrior spirit," to make the American army "the most lethal and dominant on the planet. Not just for a few years, but for decades and generations to come, for centuries." With these words, in Quantico, Virginia, thousands of US generals and officers were "reprimanded" and coached by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth , a former Fox News personality and Donald Trump loyalist.

The military was summoned en masse in recent days, without the administration providing them with details of the massive meeting. Then, from the stage, first Hegseth and then Donald Trump clarified the reason: to outline the new direction the US military will take.

The first to speak was Hegseth, who said, "Our job," he told the military, " is to prepare for war and win it ." The Pentagon chief harshly criticized what he called "decades of decadence" caused by policies promoting diversity and inclusion in the US military. So, put a stop to political correctness, because from now on , it's "unacceptable to see fat generals in the Pentagon" and even "bearded" soldiers.

"We must be so strong," Trump said, "that no nation will dare challenge us, so powerful that no enemy will dare threaten us, and so capable that no adversary can even think of defeating us."

The president also reiterated that he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize, because otherwise "it would be a great insult to our country."

"Besides," he recalled, "if the situation in the Middle East resolves itself, I will have ended eight wars in eight months. Not bad. No one has ever managed that," he said.

Then, a dig at Russia, without naming it directly: "We have more nuclear power than anyone else, but we don't even want to think about using it. If anyone mentions it, we're ready, but I hope we don't have to use it."

(Unioneonline)

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