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William Seger

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21. Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Stupid Wars

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 03:46 PM

Mar 23

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Trump blames Hegseth for starting his war: ""Pete, I think you were the first one to speak up. You said, 'Let's do it.'" [View all] Miles Archer Mar 23 OP

LOL, here they come, Pete! tanyev Mar 23 #1

Hegseth isn't the President JI7 Mar 23 #2

Trump missed that subtle distinction Miles Archer Mar 23 #9

It's starting to get crowded under that bus. patphil Mar 23 #3

Sec Hegseth, sarisataka Mar 23 #4

Pete & trmp have a bloodlust spanone Mar 23 #5

The buck stops with thee, not me. cloudbase Mar 23 #6

😔 MustLoveBeagles Mar 23 #7

The Bucks stop here... lame54 Mar 23 #19

But the bus doesn't stop fargone Mar 23 #34

Trump agrees! eggplant Mar 23 #40

Whiskey Pete will not go quietly. gab13by13 Mar 23 #8

They won't pay him off. LuvLoogie Mar 23 #26

Oh, I don't know. donny two scoops has some. . .shall we say interesting. . niyad Mar 23 #35

Can we all agree that a President who doesn't take responsibility for his decisions Baitball Blogger Mar 23 #10

Because he thinks he can get away with everything, he thinks he can get away with this. Miles Archer Mar 23 #11

What does not getting away with it look like... lame54 Mar 23 #20

Unless he gets impeached or heads off to his dirt nap before January 20, 2029, we have him for another 1033 days Miles Archer Mar 23 #23

If only we had known moonscape Mar 23 #16

if Tulsi Gabbard is to be believed she stated at a House hearing agingdem Mar 23 #12

Exactly. And what I keep saying. B.See Mar 23 #42

LOL. So predictable. City Lights Mar 23 #13

So long, Pete Amethyst Ring Mar 23 #14

;-{) Used Florsheims Anyone? Goonch Mar 23 #15

He pre-emptively blamed Iranian opposition forces in his initial speech announcing this aggression. David__77 Mar 23 #17

When all else fails, blame someone else. Every damned time. Torchlight Mar 23 #18

Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Stupid Wars William Seger Mar 23 #21

I think that le merde Mme. Defarge Mar 23 #22

Well, I'll be damned. I thought Bibi said it first. Efilroft Sul Mar 23 #24

Party of personal responsibility n/t hibbing Mar 23 #25

War criminal yankee87 Mar 23 #27

USA Losing This War Will Be Trump's Fault. Tertullian Mar 23 #28

The buck stops anywhere but here. Lucky Luciano Mar 23 #29

We're not all that stupid, Don. Squaredeal Mar 23 #30

Dont we just all hate his dam guts !!!!! Trueblue1968 Mar 23 #31

2 delusional psychopaths walk into a bar. barbtries Mar 23 #32

Worst administration ever! Initech Mar 23 #33

Considering he was shouting "I hate Muslims" out of a car in Cuyahoga Falls OH and has the Christo Fascist tattoos... Evolve Dammit Mar 23 #36

WAPO says they've given up on regime change and de-nuclearization SamuelTheThird Mar 23 #37

+1. And the Strait of Hormuz was open before the war dalton99a Mar 23 #39

These supposed talks started last night? Ohioboy Mar 23 #38

I couldn't copy and paste successfully pattyloutwo Mar 23 #41

Here it is ... cliffside Mar 24 #43