The U.S. armed forces are the most professional, disciplined and effective military in world history. Its members and leaders are not without fault — they are not perfect — but there is no question that this country’s defense is sound and its international interests well served by the proud men and women in uniform.

What a shame it is that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth doesn’t think so. And how frightening that President Donald Trump believes that fighting force should be used domestically against Americans.

Those were the top-line take-aways from a bizarre event Tuesday at Marine Corps Base Quantico , where Hegseth and Trump addressed a gathering of the military’s 800 top flag officers. Generals and admirals with command duties were summoned last week to Virginia for the in-person ev

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