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Pete Hegseth: “The military reduce[d] its goals in order to make it look…”

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From the Archives: Hugh interviews Pete Hegseth about "The War on Warriors"

Published | Video Starts at 10:09

Do you think that the recruitment crisis will drive the Pentagon back to normalcy? Possibly. I actually think it'll be a new commander in chief that could drive it back to normalcy, because you've already seen The military reduce[d] its goals in order to make it look like they're meeting them. The army did that as an example for fiscal year 2024 after dramatically not reaching their goal in 2023. (10:09–10:14)

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