He’s been making this threat for months. I do have to wonder at the number of high ranking military officials getting sacked, as it suggests he’s issuing orders that they are either unwilling or unable to implement.

When the dust settles, in another year or thirty, there’s going to be so many tell-all books about what the hell was going on behind the scenes. Would not be surprised if Hegseth thought he could start flinging nukes at Tehran without any kind of check on the order.