Top Armed Services Dem says Sept. 2 strike video would show Republicans’ description ‘completely false’ – Well, here we go again, right? It seems we’re wading into another situation where the truth, or at least the official version of events, is under serious scrutiny. This time, the focus is on a video of a September 2nd strike, and a prominent Democrat on the Armed Services committee is making a pretty bold claim: the Republican’s depiction of what happened in that video is, to put it mildly, inaccurate. The implication, of course, is that the reality captured on video paints a vastly different, potentially even damning, picture.… Continue reading
A California congressman, during a tense House Armed Services Committee hearing, directed a pointed and forceful statement towards the Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, urging him to leave his position. The exchange, characterized by sharp disagreement and escalating tension, stemmed from a series of questions regarding various matters under Hegseth’s purview. The congressman’s frustration boiled over, leading to the blunt command to vacate the office.
The core of the disagreement appeared to center on the congressman’s concerns about the deployment of Marines to Los Angeles, which he viewed as politically motivated and theatrical. He expressed serious reservations about the strategic rationale behind the deployment, suggesting it lacked legitimate military justification and was instead a display of political posturing.… Continue reading