Government Reaffirms Longstanding Policy of Not Thinking About That Part
Hegseth's comments are a reminder that government isn't always eager to show the human cost to war.
A sweeping new report released Tuesday by the Institute for Things confirms what many have long suspected: something is probably happening, and has been for some time.
"We looked at the data very carefully," said lead researcher Dr. Carol Venn, gesturing at a chart. "And what we found is consistent with the hypothesis that events are occurring, possibly at an accelerating rate."
The report, which runs to 340 pages and includes seventeen appendices, stops short of identifying what, specifically, is happening, but notes that the situation is "fluid" and "worth monitoring."
Congressional leaders on both sides of the aisle responded swiftly, with several issuing statements that something must be done, though none specifying what.
"The American people deserve answers," said one senator, declining to provide any. "And we intend to form a subcommittee to begin the process of eventually determining what those answers might look like."
At press time, sources confirmed the situation had developed further in ways that remained unclear.