Documenting Pete Hegseth's leadership talent

There's little doubt that Democrats will attack Pete Hegseth's ability to lead the U.S. military whenever these Democrats have the opportunity. I suspect that they'll even invent some opportunities in their attempt to scuttle Hegseth's nomination. The thing these Democrats won't have as ammunition are Hegseth's sterling performance reviews from the battlefield.

Imagine how upset Democrats will be when it's read into the record that "Hegseth deployed with the New Jersey National Guard to Guantánamo Bay, where he was leader of a 39-man Air Assault Infantry Rifle platoon capable of deploying anywhere within the world within 36 hours." That sounds like someone fit to command, doesn't it?

Imagine the Democrats' reaction when it's read into the record that "In an officer evaluation report covering April 2005 to January 2006, Hegseth received 'outstanding performance' and was described as 'an incredibly talented, battle-proven leader.'" I can’t imagine that’ll sit well with Committee Democrats.

The truth is that Hegseth is more than qualified to be this nation's Secretary of Defense, aka SecDef. He's up-to-date in fighting future wars with technologies that are still getting developed. Check this out:

"The most controversial pick" in Trump's cabinet? Seriously? I thought RFK Jr. or Tulsi Gabbard fit that description. Thank goodness that there's no partiality with that reporter. SARC

Then there's this:

"Having taken charge of his platoon mere days before deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, he effectively led his platoon through five months of combat," the report read. "He planned and executed platoon operations ranging from air assault raids to the defense of a forward operating base (FOB)."

Then this:

While serving at FOB Falcon, Iraq, Hegseth's platoon "developed and fortified a platoon sector of the company defense and executed their portion of a continuous defense for three months while planning and executing additional offensive operations."

Under his leadership, the report detailed, Hegseth's platoon "cleared areas around FOB Falcon suspected of insurgent activity and denied their use to the Anti-Iraqi Forces" and "also conducted an air assault, high-value target raid in which they captured an Al Qaeda in Iraq cell leader." Hegseth and his troops moved north to Samarra, Iraq, where "he effectively transitioned his platoon to continuous offensive operations and conducted nine days of continuous combat outposts, nine days of patrolling and a deliberate cordon and search plus numerous time-sensitive missions," the report read.

Call me crazy but that sounds like someone qualified to be SecDef. Morale will change when we get rid of, oh, um, good old what's his name:

That's right. Lloyd Austin, who went into elective surgery without telling the commander-ion-chief. Hegseth will be a significant upgrade over Austin.