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Analysis Summary
Ask yourself: “What would I have to already believe for this argument to make sense?”
Worth Noting
Positive elements
- This video provides a clear look at the specific rhetoric and policy priorities the incoming administration intends to apply to the Department of Defense.
Be Aware
Cautionary elements
- The use of 'woke' as a catch-all label for military policy functions as a thought-terminating cliché that discourages detailed analysis of actual defense programs.
Influence Dimensions
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Transcript
it has been a great week it's been a great day great day yesterday on the hill meeting with Senators uh earning every vote wonderful process to go through and meet with senators and talk to them especially members of the Senate armed services committee whose passion is the defense department he's perfect he's a he's a decorative combat veteran he's got two bronze Stars 20 years in service uh he was he retired as a major and he's a civilian he knows this he it's not like he has no experience inside the military I've known Pete for a while uh he's going to be a great secretary of defense we need a drill sergeant in the military we need somebody to straighten the military out to get the woke the Dei affiliation out and go from there so I just had a great meeting with uh with Pete the next secretary of defense um I'll tell you why it's supp I admire people they're willing to put on the uniform and Lead troops in a battle when he goes to Department of Defense he'll walk in with the mentality that he's going to take care of a Warfare ERS he's going to make sure they have the right equipment and they're not put In Harm's Way when they shouldn't be put In Harm's Way he's not going to support forever Wars he's not going to support going into battle where we don't even have a plan on uh so I think he's going to do a great job I'm going to do everything I can to make sure he's confirmed as the Secretary of Defense grateful to have the president's support uh CU his vision for this Department of Defense is to bring it back to its core capacity of deterring our enemies and if necessary defeating those enemies oh [Music]