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Instead, the secretary harked back to a remark he told Sen. Chris Coons (D-Conn.) was commonly made by US service members on the ground in Afghanistan during his time in the service. Hegseth said his fellow Army National Guardsmen would often joke that the ISAF acronym on their shoulder patches — which stood for International Security Assistance Force — really stood for, “I saw Americans fighting.”

“Ultimately it was a lotta flags. Lotta flags. [But it] was not a lot of on-the-ground capability,” Hegseth continued in disparaging the NATO troops. “You’re not a real coalition, you’re not a real alliance, unless you have real defense capability, and real armies that can bring those to bear.”

Hegseth jokes about US allies doing nothing in Afghanistan – despite hundreds losing their lives | The Independent

What Trump's admin thinks of its allies.

Spot the difference between these two daft cunts.

I hope America fights the next war it starts on its own.

Last edited by Ryuu96 - on 12 June 2025