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SecDef Hegseth has made it abundantly clear Fort Benning is coming, again.
“There’s a reason I said Bragg and Benning when I walked into the Pentagon on day one. But it’s not just Bragg and Benning — there are a lot of other service members that have connections, and we’re going to do our best to restore it. It’s an honor to do so,” he said at a press conference.
“But it’s about that legacy.
“I’m here today to directly and unambiguously express that stark strategic realities prevent the United States from being the primary guarantor of security in Europe.”
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaking to NATO ministers in Europe declared:
“I’m here today to directly and unambiguously express that stark strategic realities prevent the United States from being the primary guarantor of security in Europe.
“Realities prevent the U.S. from being its security guarantor, and to expect a drawdown of U.S. forces in the region.
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