The Conversation U.S.17h ago

Pete Hegseth says America needs “maximum lethality” and “no mercy” in war.

A historian says that rhetoric echoes the same military thinking that helped Nazi Germany, fascist Italy and Imperial Japan lose World War II.
https://theconversation.com/the-warrior-ethos-promises-victory-history-says-it-leads-to-defeat-280234

The ‘warrior ethos’ promises victory — history says it leads to defeat

Loyalty outranks expertise, and reality bends to the leader’s word. From Nazi Germany to Imperial Japan, fascist war machines collapse on the same contradictions.

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