"Trump and Hegseth seem to be in love with what they think of as their Big Boy Toys. Supreme excellence in their minds seems to be blowing things up better than anyone else can blow things up. We can blow up more things than anyone else. We can blow things into smaller pieces than anyone else can. We can blow up things from a greater distance than anyone else can." ~ Peterr #Trump #Hegseth #Iran #war #PerformativeMasculinity #violence #arrogance /38 https://emptywheel.net/2026/03/12/great-tactics-mean-noth…