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groundloop

(13,829 posts)
Wed Mar 25, 2026, 11:52 PM Wednesday

At Pentagon Christian service, Hegseth prays for violence 'against those who deserve no mercy'

Source: AP News

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, hosting his first monthly Christian worship service at the Pentagon since the Iran war began, prayed Wednesday to have “every round find its mark.”

“Every month it is fitting to be right here,” he told the gathered civilian employees and uniformed military personnel. “All the more fitting this month, at this moment, given what tens of thousands of Americans are doing right now.”

He read a prayer he said was first given by a military chaplain to the troops who captured then-President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela.

“Let every round find its mark against the enemies of righteousness and our great nation,” Hegseth prayed during the livestreamed service. “Give them wisdom in every decision, endurance for the trial ahead, unbreakable unity, and overwhelming violence of action against those who deserve no mercy.”


Read more: https://apnews.com/article/pete-hegseth-pentagon-christian-worship-service-30db48b6ceb8af5e6172fb3ba2eafaa0

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Bayard

(29,617 posts)
1. Complete loon
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 12:04 AM
Thursday

This guy should not be in charge of a gardening club, much less all of the country's military.

Reminds me of lyrics from Don Henley/Frail Grasp on the Big Picture:

"And we pray to our Lord
Who we know is American
He reigns from on high
He speaks to us through middlemen
And he shepherds his flock
We sing out and we praise His name
He supports us in war
He presides over football games
And the right will prevail
All our troubles shall be resolved
We have faith in the Lord
Unless there's money or sex involved"

Journeyman

(15,445 posts)
5. It seems Kegsbreath has given voice to the silent portion of Twain's "War Prayer" . . .
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 01:51 AM
Thursday

and bypassed the hypocrisy of the appeal for God's good graces. Or, to borrow from another American satirist, Kurt Vonnegut, we have now seen the face of pure evil.

”There are plenty of good reasons for fighting but no good reason ever to hate without reservation, to imagine that God Almighty Himself hates with you. Where's evil? It's that large part of every man that wants to hate without limit, that wants to hate with God on its side. It's that part of every man that finds all kinds of ugliness so attractive. It's that part of an imbecile that punishes and vilifies and makes war gladly.“

-- Howard Campbell, Jr., Mother Night

Grokenstein

(6,355 posts)
6. Be careful what you wish for, asswipe.
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 02:36 AM
Thursday

You might yet get that wish, and be surprised how it turns out.

OldBaldy1701E

(11,106 posts)
12. That is my thought as well.
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 08:03 AM
Thursday

Here's to hoping that karma rains down on that waste of flesh.

patphil

(9,053 posts)
7. Let every round find its mark against the enemies of righteousness and our great nation.
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 02:50 AM
Thursday

and overwhelming violence of action against those who deserve no mercy.”


He's praying for his own death.

Marthe48

(23,150 posts)
13. Just read description of war crimes committed in Bosnia
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 08:12 AM
Thursday

I absolutely shudder thinking that the pedo regime is willing to have our military forces torture and murder humans. We are heading that way, and only the constraints of international law holds down the worst of human depravity.





sinkingfeeling

(57,801 posts)
14. I will quote that back to him when he is held accountable for his war crimes. "...overwhelming violence of action
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 09:15 AM
Thursday

against those who deserve no mercy.”

SorellaLaBefana

(509 posts)
17. Jesus Said: "Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God"
Fri Mar 27, 2026, 11:43 AM
19 hrs ago

Matthew 5 : 9


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