So the top brass of the US armed forces are getting increasingly frustrated with the orders given by Pete, and they're letting their feelings known through the "non-concur" replies to the SDOB - Secretary of Defense Orders Book (see article). This is really a damning overall commentary on the s**t show that Hegseth has created. Ultimate responsibility for this mess rests with trump, but the SecDef is the architect. It's also time to put the spotlight on general Caine. So far he's been given more or less a free pass by the media. https://archive.ph/yTLeY "Several U.S. military leaders have advised Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that prolonging large-scale operations against Iran is unsustainable and risks weakening their ability to confront threats elsewhere, including the U.S. homeland, according to people familiar with a recent assessment prepared for the Pentagon chief. The warnings — detailed for Hegseth by the heads of the Army, Navy and Air Force and the four-star commanders overseeing U.S. operations throughout Europe, Asia and Latin America — appear in the Aug. 14 edition of the Secretary of Defense Orders Book (SDOB), these people said. Leaders of the U.S. European Command, the U.S. Pacific Command and the U.S. Southern Command, along with the Navy’s top admiral, responded with what is characterized in the SDOB as a “non-concur,” those familiar with the assessment said — meaning they disagree with the secretary’s order to extend their forces but will execute it nevertheless."
