section_path: Political positions/Military affairs
section_name: Military affairs
paragraph_text: Military affairs
  
  In a Yale Political Union speech in October 2008, Hegseth disagreed with " Don't ask, don't tell ", the United States's position on homosexuality in the military, but noted that " Radical Islam is a far greater threat." In a podcast interview with Shawn Ryan in November 2024, Hegseth stated that women should not serve in combat roles.
  
  Hegseth opposed Operation Iron Triangle, a raid in August 2006 that resulted in the death of three Iraqi men, as "atrocities" to an audience at the University of Virginia. He has criticized the U.S. military for accusing soldiers of committing war crimes.
  
  In a Yale Political Union speech in October 2008, Hegseth disagreed with " Don't ask, don't tell ", the United States's position on homosexuality in the military, but noted that " Radical Islam is a far greater threat." In a podcast interview with Shawn Ryan in November 2024, Hegseth stated that women should not serve in combat roles.
  
  Hegseth opposed Operation Iron Triangle, a raid in August 2006 that resulted in the death of three Iraqi men, as "atrocities" to an audience at the University of Virginia. He has criticized the U.S. military for accusing soldiers of committing war crimes.