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The Department of Holy War
What Pete Hegseth's fascination with the Crusades can tell us about the war in Iran.
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"Pete Hegseth's holy war: the militant Christian theology animating the US attack on Iran: The Bible-thumping US defense secretary is overseeing another strategic disaster in the Middle East. Is this a war or a crusade?" www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i ... [image or embed] -- Nancy Levine Stearns (@nancylevinestearns.bsky.social) May 1, 2026 at 9:38 AM
"Pete Hegseth's holy war: the militant Christian theology animating the US attack on Iran: The Bible-thumping US defense secretary is overseeing another strategic disaster in the Middle East. Is this a war or a crusade?"
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If you've ever been in a war you'd know there is nothing Holy about it.
"Its glory is all moonshine... it is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood"
-William Tecumseh Sherman
#1 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-05-02 11:07 AM | Reply
"War is a racket. It always has been."
"I helped make Mexico, especially Tampico, safe for American oil interests in 1914".
"I helped in the raping of half a dozen Central American republics for the benefits of Wall Street".
"There are only two things we should fight for. One is the defense of our homes and the other is the Bill of Rights".
"To hell with war!"
-Major General Smedley Butler, one of America's most decorated Marines
To hell with Whiskey Pete.
Semper Fi
#2 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-05-02 11:38 AM | Reply
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