The Pentagon’s Narrative War: Spin, Silence, and a Hollow Force

A Dispatch opinion piece arguing the Pentagon’s leadership has weaponized spin and opaque messaging, using Pete Hegseth and other officials as examples, to shield poor accountability; it situates these moves within a history of rebuilding the force after Vietnam, warns of a “hollow force” under Trump-era leadership, and critiques a closed information ecosystem that distracts from real defense challenges.