Hegseth to be Secretary of Defense

Pete Hegseth is being grilled by the US Senate on his personal life, rather than much more important issues for a Sec. of Defense.

Last year he said:

In a 2018 speech to National Young Israel, a group that took him on a tour of Hamas tunnels found in Israel, he said that “Zionism and Americanism are the front lines of Western civilization and freedom in our world today.”

In a 2016 interview with The Jewish Press, Hegseth said, “I have come to really appreciate the Jewish heritage and the Jewish state. I understand how geopolitically we are linked and how critical it is that we stand by such a strong ally.”

Not clear that Israel is an ally. Here are some definitions:

1. a sovereign or state associated with another by treaty or league
2. a state formally cooperating with another for a military or other purpose
3. a state that is obligated by treaty to come to another state’s defense in the event of attack; and/or
   a state that has a common enemy with another state.

Ukraine and Israel are allies under the second definition, but not the other two. Russia and Iran are not really our enemies.

Okay, but is it true that Zionism and Americanism are on the front lines together? I wonder what the senators say about that. I think his argument is more geopolitical that Christian Zionist, but I am not sure.

He also has opinions about Islam:

In American Crusade, Hegseth says Islam "is not a religion of peace, and it never has been" and claims "all modern Muslim countries are either formal or de facto no-go zones for practicing Christians and Jews". He said Islam was "almost entirely captured and leveraged by Islamists." He claimed Islamists planned to demographically, culturally and politically "conquer" Europe and America, allying with secularism to crush "our nation's Judeo-Christian institutions". He said Islamists planned to "seed the West with as many Muslims as possible" and "thanks to their very high birth rates relative to native populations and their strategically insular culture – the sons and daughters of those migrants and refugees multiply in greater numbers than do native citizens." He pointed out the elections of Muslim officials in the United Kingdom and the increase of the Muslim population in Europe to say that the United States would follow the same path without an intervention.[83] Hegseth has stated that the end of the US military would allow "Islamists" to "wipe America and Israel off the map".[64] Hegseth has faced allegations of chanting "kill all Muslims" at a work event at a bar.[61]

Pres. Trump now has a very impressive list of nominations, as posted:

The Trump Administration has already hired 1000+ people — some of the best and brightest people in America to help President Trump and his team enact Agenda 47 and Make America Great Again!

Update: A CNN poll says Trump has his best-ever approval ratings.