Pete Hegseth is determined to punish Mark Kelly for making public statements about the obligation to disobey unlawful orders. Kelly’s words are consistent with liberal democratic values and are still the official policy of the American military as of today. What is going on here?
The only possible explanation I can see is that Hegseth is determined to make the American military a right-wing militia that is unconditionally obligated to obey Donald Trump. It’s a point I’ve made many times over the past year because it represents a huge danger to our political system.
Can you think of any other reason he would do it?