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  "textContent": "News of Pete Hegseth firing Army Chief of Staff, General Randy George, reminded me of Hitler firing German Army Chief of Staff, Franz Halder, in 1942. Halder reminds me of the Athenian general, Nicias, who passionately cautioned against the disastrous Sicilian expedition in 415 BC, but then—against his better judgment—agreed to lead it after it […]",
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