Brian Schatz: “Secretary Hegseth finds the Geneva Conventions and our rules…”

“This is the man overseeing the most powerful military force in the history of the world. Spelling out his unique and unlawful theory of action. He Secretary Hegseth finds the Geneva Conventions and our rules of engagement not just logistically inconvenient, but to use his own word, stupid. Stupid. And as we're seeing in real time, there are moral and strategic consequences for the callousness and the sloppiness atop the chain of command.” (02:53–03:04)

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