Pete Hegseth said this. Out loud. And then put a transcript of what he said up on a site called war.gov

Traditional allies who care about long-standing internationally agreed upon rules of engagement are deemed to be wringing their hands and clutching their pearls

This is as clear a declaration of, "We are committed to committing war crimes and will continue to war crime and just try and stop us!" as I have ever heard

And I was alive during the Bush years

@kims The rest of the world already knows the U.S. can't be trusted. It’s the majority of Americans (not anyone engaged enough to be on the fediverse, of course) who are only just now starting to learn that the world views the U.S. this way.
#RogueState #ThreatActor #ChaosActor

https://mas.to/@fsinn/115851374547884777

@fsinn @kims

a bit of context might make this interesting 😀

Matt Gurney: 'We will never fucking trust you again'

Some blunt talk for our American neighbours at the Halifax International Security Forum.

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