US defense head is eager to frame operation as a success – and slam journalists for not portraying it in a positive light
Pete Hegseth on Friday again claimed the US military campaign against Iran has been an unprecedented success, using a Pentagon press conference to accuse journalists of downplaying Washington’s supposed gains on the battlefield.
Speaking alongside the chair of the joint chiefs of staff, the US defense secretary claimed Iran had been left without a functioning air force, navy or missile defense network after 13 days of strikes, and said the combined US-Israeli air campaign had hit more than 15,000 targets since the war began.
“The United States is decimating the radical Iranian regime’s military in a way the world has never seen before,” Hegseth told reporters.
Praise be the alt text
Has Iran even said thank you?
Did they even wear a suite?
Or even just a single room?
Yes… But it was tan.
Let’s hear it for America’s Suitehearts!
Careful guys, Pete might be on here to downvote.
They need to send this dork back to the back-stage Mötley Crüe show he was birthed from.
“Kiff come hold up the flag, and wavy it a little for God’s sake”
“That young man fills me with hope. Plus some other emotions which are weird and deeply confusing.”
I thought it was Putin who sends wave after wave until the kill limit is reached.
Apparently, the US is preparing to send 5k marines to Iran.
I just do not believe draft dodgers should be allowed to send enlisted into warzones.
Ughh…
Singling out CNN by name, Hegseth said: “The sooner David Ellison takes over that network, the better.”
This fuckin guy just comes right out and says it…
wp:David Ellison#Personal life
(my bold)
Ellison and his father are close associates of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.[6] His father’s first wife has described Larry as “an ardent Zionist” and he hosted the prime minister on his Hawaiian island in 2021.
Too big to fail is ALSO too big to care.
Also also too big to recover from a fall from a great height.
People don’t like murder. Suck it up and deal with it, Pete.
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He’s not a psychopath, he cares waaaay too much how people perceive him
Not every asshole has ASPD, and not everyone with ASPD is an asshole.
Agreed. Trump’s entire cabinet seem to trend narcissistic though.
IDK it’s kinda easy for me
Fucking piece of shit, limp dicked, drunk Nazi traitor upset we don’t support his fucking war crimes for Jesus?
I liked it better when I didn’t know the names of various American ministers
I live here and wish I could forget.
(my bold)
“The United States is decimating the radical Iranian regime’s military in a way the world has never seen before,” Hegseth told reporters.
said the ignoramus.
That’s a turn of phrase specific to Trumpistan
Given that they’ve only been in power since 1979 and only had a few comparable conflicts, that’s probably true.
Okay, but it doesn’t say much.
It’d be a bit like Caspar Weinberger (US Secretary of Defense back then) saying similar about Grenada in 1983.
oh, but the hawks are like… they have been at war with us since 1979. Conveniently ignoring 1953. But this action was considered “imminent”. FFS
I hate how this administration has ruined certain phrases/sayings/colloquialisms for me. Like “has never seen before”, “unprecendented”, “like no one’s ever seen”, “quid pro quo”, “rule of law”, “thank you for your attention to this matter”, etc.
“trump” (like a trump card) and “both sides” come to mind, for me.
I hated all of those before, but I hate them even more now.
yes, it is now a community joke, our new taglines.
No connection between military goals and political goals.
Reminds me of those German radio messages that always reported glorious victories, but every day the victory was a bit closer to Berlin.
Bit reminiscent of Baghdad Bob. But now it Baghdad Barbie and Hesgeth shovelling the shit.
“The first casualty of war is the truth” remains as valid as ever.
It’s bad enough they have to do a fascism, worse that it’s a stupid fascism. But do they have to fucking whine about it constantly too? God damn
Well, yes. The nature of fascism is exactly to whine about things exactly like this.
This behavior is a foundational element of the fascist cult of the leader, where the state head is presented as an infallible, almost superhuman figure whose every action is a historic triumph. Because the leader cannot fail, any reality that doesn’t align with their self-proclaimed brilliance is framed as a failure of the media or the public to be sufficiently “grateful” or “loyal.” Mussolini was a master of this, frequently attacking journalists as shirkers or cowards for not practicing militant journalism and failing to recognize the supposed civilizing success of his brutal campaigns. To a fascist, a lack of active, ecstatic praise from the press isn’t just a difference of opinion; it is viewed as a form of national betrayal and a “stab in the back” by internal enemies.
By constantly complaining about not getting enough credit, these leaders deliberately cultivate a siege mentality among their followers. Hitler used this tactic to delegitimize any information source he didn’t control, asserting that “intellectuals” and the media were too timid or corrupt to champion his military genius. This framing transforms the leader into a tireless, misunderstood martyr who is being let down by a cynical elite. It is a calculated propaganda move designed to turn a supporter’s pride into a protective, weaponized anger against the “ungrateful” press, ensuring that the only acceptable narrative is one of constant, uncritical victory.
Exactly. Fascists wouldn’t be fascists if they weren’t stupid and thin-skinned
Thank you for writing this.
This dude was literally a talking head on Fox News.
There’s no way there isn’t hours of footage of him being negative about literally everything Obama and Biden did.
This is exactly what I was thinking.
Unfair comparison, Zapp Brannigan is at least charming in his assholeness. Kegseth sets off my fight or fight instincts.
Oh my god.
I can’t unsee this now.
ZAPP is at least more competant than hesgeth when it really matters(defending earth from a major attack), pete is incompetent 100% of the time.
A success at …what? No goal was ever provided. He caused a lot of damage, killed a lot of people. Iranian conservative religious government (as well as USA’s) is still in power. Iranian nuclear capability (so far, none) hasn’t changed.
And a lot of us are still demanding release of ALL unredacted Trump-Epstein Files.
Success at distracting from the Epstein files
also from the shutdown right now, which MSM isnt talking about due to iran war.
Only corp-owned media. I still see a lot of people talking about the Epstein files and how this war is meant to distract from them.
Fuck you, Pete. Fuck you, you piece of shit. Fuck you, you child-murderer.
You are the absolute, most bottom, horrible, disgusting, sub-human, terrible monster.
Hell is too good for you.
