The War on Warriors Quotes

“We need to clean house of woke generals. Currently the Department of Defense has forty-four four-star generals with a total force of 1.2 million serving. In World War II, there were only seven four-star generals and over 21 million were serving. It’s upside down, and ripe for firings—without replacements.”
― Pete Hegseth, The War on Warriors: Behind the Betrayal of the Men Who Keep Us Free

“But what if a general—or lots of generals—lost billions of dollars of military equipment? Specifically”
― Pete Hegseth, The War on Warriors: Behind the Betrayal of the Men Who Keep Us Free

“As Mark Levin recently documented, the Democrat Party really does hate America. Our Constitution, our flag, our faith, and our creeds.”
― Pete Hegseth, The War on Warriors: Behind the Betrayal of the Men Who Keep Us Free

“we want to live free, we’d better be willing to die trying.”
― Pete Hegseth, The War on Warriors: Behind the Betrayal of the Men Who Keep Us Free

“If we want to live free, we’d better be willing to die trying.”
― Pete Hegseth, The War on Warriors: Behind the Betrayal of the Men Who Keep Us Free

“Worst of all, military leaders who go along with the leftist social experiments—get promoted. It’s been that way since Obama, and is on hyperspeed today.”
― Pete Hegseth, The War on Warriors: Behind the Betrayal of the Men Who Keep Us Free

“I also didn’t want to be in a higher headquarters unit—that’s why I got out of the Army in 2014. Higher headquarters crush your soul. They are bureaucratic, political, and mind-numbingly boring. I wanted to get back out on the gun range, back on the drill floor, out with soldiers.”
― Pete Hegseth, The War on Warriors: Behind the Betrayal of the Men Who Keep Us Free

“Ultimately, this type of approach is not the fault of the troops—it is the fault of the general class.”
― Pete Hegseth, The War on Warriors: Behind the Betrayal of the Men Who Keep Us Free

“Sure, some of our generals may (or may not) have been combat leaders as captains or lieutenant colonels, but once you pin a star on your shoulder, the political pressure mounts. Go-along-to-get-along, and get promoted, is the smoothest path. Don’t rock the boat, do what your political masters tell you, never admit mistakes—and get promoted. Then, once you retire, you get to collect a pension and a sweet job from Lockheed Martin.”
― Pete Hegseth, The War on Warriors: Behind the Betrayal of the Men Who Keep Us Free

“Don’t just take my word for it, here are the folks who wrote the book on it. Each year, the Heritage Foundation publishes its Index of U.S. Military Strength. Think of it as a 650-page report card for every branch of the U.S. military. Its 2024 report is blunt, “as currently postured, the U.S. military is at significant risk of not being able to defend America’s vital national interests.” For the second year in a row, our military is rated as “weak” relative to the force needed to defend national interests. Weak . . . two years in a row. The authors of this exhaustive report are patriots. Most are former military. They love our troops. And they are brutally honest. Things must change, and quickly—for the sake of our country and our warfighters.”
― Pete Hegseth, The War on Warriors: Behind the Betrayal of the Men Who Keep Us Free

“Rights are not rights when they are contingent on the favor of government or political leaders.”
― Pete Hegseth, The War on Warriors: Behind the Betrayal of the Men Who Keep Us Free

“Joining a team often starts with self-interest, but if that continues to be your priority, you have a problem.”
― Pete Hegseth, The War on Warriors: Behind the Betrayal of the Men Who Keep Us Free