Florida Conservative

What this administration is doing is internally consistent with how it thinks about power, legitimacy, and time—and it is not a continuation of the Bush-Obama era nation-building model that the media keeps dragging out of storage every time the United States acts abroad.

There is an unmistakable pattern whenever Donald Trump attempts to elevate strong, patriotic leaders inside the U.S. Armed Forces: suddenly, anonymous sources appear, allegations harden into “facts,” and the entire Washington bureaucracy works overtime to destroy that individual before he can rise.

Mark Kelly is not creating accountability.He is creating fractures within the military.He is deepening the civil-military divide.He is injecting political fear into lethal decision-making.He is undermining the very cohesion our warfighters depend upon.

“Let it be known: If Iran or its IRGC navy attempts to blockade international waters, we will respond not with escalation—but with precision. We are not here to conquer. We are here to ensure that the sea lanes of the world remain free, as they have for generations. These are not warships—we are dealing with pirates in military uniforms.”

The United States Department of Defense (DoD) continues to rely on archaic, bureaucratic procurement processes that are incompatible with the speed and adaptability demanded by modern warfare.