Meet Trump's Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth: a 'crusader' pushing war on China & Iran
To run the US military in his second term, Donald…
Geopolitical Economy Report · Ben Norton
November 16, 202411m 56s
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Show Notes
To run the US military in his second term, Donald Trump has nominated as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a neoconservative self-declared "crusader" who is eager for a Western civilizational war on China and Iran. Ben Norton reviews the extremely hawkish history of the Fox News host turned likely Pentagon chief.
VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9WBjcfVhu4
Topics
0:00 Trump's defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth
0:31 An "American Crusade" (against China & Iran)
1:53 Hegseth called on Trump to bomb Iran
4:44 Trying to divide China & Russia
5:39 Fearmongering about BRICS & de-dollarization
7:48 "Axis of Evil": neocon ideology
8:26 Neocolonialism in Latin America
9:47 Preparing for war with China
11:33 Outro