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Mysterian

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19. Hegseth - an infantry officer who did not go to Ranger School

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Apr 8, 2026, 01:32 PM

9 hrs ago

He's a lightweight, cowardly poser. When I was an infantry officer, you were expected to complete Ranger School. He acts like he's Rambo and Audie Murphy rolled into one but he's the guy who would run and leave you on your own at the first sound of gunfire.

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Will Bunch: If there is a hell, Hegseth just purchased a one-way no-return ticket. [View all] highplainsdem 12 hrs ago OP

He needs a healthy dose of God-given cancer. dalton99a 12 hrs ago #1

He is insane. Our troops are in great danger. Irish_Dem 12 hrs ago #2

It's not the troops, its Gordcanuck 9 hrs ago #16

Fanatic starts a holy war The Blue Flower 12 hrs ago #3

Meathead psycho with some "Duse" thing crusade tattoo. Klarkashton 11 hrs ago #4

Sooo much performative and over the top Hey Joe 11 hrs ago #5

David Corn: This guy is sorry he missed the Crusades. highplainsdem 10 hrs ago #6

'Please don't throw me under the bus, Mr President!!" nt GenThePerservering 10 hrs ago #7

Um, Petey? lonely bird 10 hrs ago #8

Hegseth is giving the wrong entity the credit. patphil 10 hrs ago #9

Religious insanity is still insanity. Mblaze 10 hrs ago #10

There isn't Hell. maxsolomon 10 hrs ago #11

Only other people JoseBalow 9 hrs ago #17

What a freaking nut case psychopant. BradBo 10 hrs ago #12

OOOoooh, Satan's gonna LOVE your evil ass! GiqueCee 10 hrs ago #13

If we have "the protection of divine providence", then what do we need all those AWACS and fighter jets for? TheRickles 9 hrs ago #14

+1. The soldiers who were killed or injured didn't have God's protection - something was wrong with them dalton99a 9 hrs ago #15

This is a guy that often had to be carried out of the room stone drunk Prairie Gates 9 hrs ago #18

Hegseth - an infantry officer who did not go to Ranger School Mysterian 9 hrs ago #19