Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth alarmed two national security experts after making his latest "dangerous" decision.
Last week, Hegseth fired Army Gen. Randy George, the Army's chief of staff, over what the New York Times described as "hostility" between the Defense Secretary and senior military leaders. George's firing happened at a time when the U.S. appears to be considering an escalation in the war in Iran, one that could result in the country putting boots on the ground.
Retired Army Maj. Gen. Randy Manner and Nancy Youssef expressed alarm over the decision during a new interview on "Alex Witt Reports" on Sunday.
"It makes people less willing to give their candid military advice for fear that doing so could cost them their jobs, and the absence of a clear explanation for what's happening," Youssef said. "And that has an impact on the conduct of the war. Because if there's ever a time that top military commanders and the president need candid advice, it is during a war, certainly one as complex as this one. And so that's where I think we'll feel it immediately."
Manner said Hegseth's decision to fire George was "very dangerous" and could put U.S. troops in a bad situation.
"That is an extremely dangerous situation to be in. Only two other leaders in the world have seen that, and that was Stalin and Hitler, who purged the best officers that they had before each of the wars they engaged in," Manner said. "It's very dangerous. It does not help at all in terms of giving confidence to the American fighting man."
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