Opinion: Why Pentagon Pete Is Certain to Be the Biggest Casualty of Trump’s War

Photo Illustration by Victoria Sunday/The Daily Beast/Getty Images/ReutersAs he declared a “decisive military victory” over Iran on Wednesday, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth repeated his favorite self-arousing monosyllable as he read a list of regime leaders.“DeadDeadDeadDeadDead,” Hegseth said, his Stars and Stripes pocket square making his death chant seem even less American.He then said, “I skipped over a bunch and I could go on and on and on to include the new so-called new Supreme Leader, wounded and disfigured.”Read more at The Daily Beast.