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Pete Hegseth: “We are not imposing restrictive rules of engagement.”

Featuring: Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense | National

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Secretary Hegseth remarks to the Rakkasans of the 101st Airborne at Fort Campbell.

Published | Video Starts at 18:41

And part of what the President of the United States has charged me with doing is ensuring that we, when we go into a fight, it is not a fair fight because we are untying the hands of our war fighters. We are not imposing restrictive rules of engagement. We are not allowing you to be second guessed at every turn. The lawyers are not commanders. Lawyers are advisors. (18:41–18:45)

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Asserts that the military is not imposing restrictive rules of engagement.

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