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Pete Hegseth: “We also don't fight with stupid rules of engagement.”

Featuring: Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense | National

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Published | Video Starts at 44:18

War is something you do sparingly on our own terms and with clear aims. We fight to win. We unleash overwhelming and punishing violence on the enemy. We also don't fight with stupid rules of engagement. We untie the hands of our war fighters to intimidate, demoralize, hunt, and kill the enemies of our country. No more politically correct and overbearing rules of engagement. Just common sense. (44:18–44:21)

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Asserts that the U.S. military should not be constrained by ineffective rules of engagement.

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