Victor Davis Hanson // American Greatness
The U.S. military has now turned its wrath inward on Fox News host Tucker Carlson.
The new secretary of defense relayed his “revulsion” for Carlson’s questioning the role of women in combat—a position that had been the military’s centuries-long orthodoxy until about seven years ago.
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby even compared Carlson to the Communist Chinese military: “What we absolutely won’t do is take personnel advice from a talk show host, or the Chinese military.”
The now-cocky Department of Defense website further boasted, “Press Secretary Smites Fox Host.”
So what was the biblically “smitten” Carlson’s crime?
He objected to the military’s fixation on race and gender in high-profile appointments—and questioned whether standards were relaxed to permit women in combat units.
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Thank you Dr Hanson, I rely on you so much for insightful intellect, diverse learning, and just plain enjoyable sanity among so many idiots abounding. God bless you and your family, from a military veteran.
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Great read. Agree with contents and endpoint. Have given a reply to this article, although I took a liberty when I should have been more circumspect. The initial reply deviated from the primary content of the article. Mea culpa. Saw you this evening on Fox. PS. Your brown jacket reminder of Ronald Reagan who wore a brown suit on occasion.