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Swede

(39,230 posts) Sat Mar 14, 2026, 09:55 AM Yesterday

Hegseth - The Straits of Hormuz are safe to traverse if Iran doesn't shoot at you. [View all]

The guy ain't no rocket surgeon.

The only risk in playing Russian Roulette is that you pull the trigger when a bullet's in the chamber. Otherwise it's perfectly safe.
— George Conway âš–ï¸ðŸ‡ºðŸ‡¸ (@gtconway.bsky.social) 2026-03-14T13:07:06.656Z

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Hegseth - The Straits of Hormuz are safe to traverse if Iran doesn't shoot at you. [View all] Swede Yesterday OP

Oh, well then, what's the big deal? Ocelot II Yesterday #1

And this is the secretary of war.......................... Lovie777 Yesterday #2

Or your tanker hits a mine.. thomski64 Yesterday #3

For any of Trump's appointments, you could pick anyone walking down the street, & they would do a better job. Swede Yesterday #4

Agreed! Hope22 Yesterday #13

My Dog Would Do Better ProfessorGAC Yesterday #14

;-{).... Goonch Yesterday #5

50/50 EarthFirst Yesterday #6

He wants a sacrificial lamb OC375 Yesterday #7

You go first Pete. Irish_Dem Yesterday #8

That mushroom may or may not be poisonous MurrayDelph Yesterday #9

That's the same brilliant insight he demonstrated on Fox and Friends William Seger Yesterday #10

In about 10-25 year, you lucky young DU'ers will get to watch 'Kegbreath's Iran War Stories' Submariner Yesterday #11

Pete Hegseth could be a genius liberalgunwilltravel Yesterday #12