#Hegseth is the posterboy for shamefree assholery ( #assholisation) in the US:

"To ensure the 'UNAPOLOGETIC lethality' of US force, he has gutted a congressionally mandated office designed to help military planners avoid non-combatant casualties."

All targets are legitimate if chosen by the FĂĽhrer.
https://www.ft.com/content/acd19a3b-bc2b-4d33-9216-90a34c472d5b

Trump has undermined the US national security apparatus

War against Iran does not seem to have undergone the normal stress-testing

Financial Times
@muellertadzio yep, but it looks AI is the new "fĂĽhrer", I doubt that proposals for targets made by AI are questioned... https://theintercept.com/2026/03/11/podcast-trump-ai-world-wars/
Trump’s AI-Powered World Wars

Nick Turse and Hooman Majd discuss war on Iran and other U.S. conflicts, and Sam Biddle breaks down how AI is being used.

The Intercept