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Ben Parker and Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.) look back at 9/11, Trump’s bizarre remarks at a commemoration, and the lessons Hertling wishes America had learned over the last 25 years. Then they turn to the escalating Iran war, attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure, Pete Hegseth’s sidelining of Gen. Christopher Donahue, and the Pentagon’s effort to identify and remove transgender service members through their medical records.

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Links:

Mark Hertling: “A Letter to Myself on 9/11”
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/a-letter-to-myself-on-911-september-11-world-trade-center-pentagon-al-qaeda-afghanistan-iraq-anniversary-war-terror

The New York Times: “Inside the Battle to Save One Pioneering General From Hegseth’s Purge”
 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/us/politics/hegseth-army-general-donahue.html

Federal News Network: “Pentagon searching medical records to identify transgender troops”
 https://federalnewsnetwork.com/defense-main/2026/09/pentagon-searching-medical-records-to-identify-transgender-troops/

Military.com: “Pentagon Moves Out on Transgender Ban After Supreme Court Ruling”
 https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/05/09/about-1000-troops-slated-immediate-separation-under-reinstated-transgender-ban.html