Regendans‘America’s mortal enemy’: Hegseth’s years-long hatred of Iran resurfaces in book quotes and videos
The controversial defense secretary once compared Tehran to a malign octopus with ‘many tentacles’
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ,,,
,,, A devout Christian with ties to nationalist pastors, the secretary, and some of his commanders, have reportedly cast the bombing campaign in biblical terms, and Hegseth ended his most recent briefing by quoting from Psalm 144.
“Blessed be the Lord, my rock, who trains my hands for war and my fingers for battle,” he recited. “He is my loving God, and my fortress. My stronghold and my deliverer, my shield in whom I take refuge.”
As The Guardian has pointed out, the Afghanistan and Iraq veteran and former Fox News weekend host has a long history of fierce rhetoric against the Islamic Republic, viewing it as an existential threat against America and the West.
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