15 Former Defense Officials Back Waiver For Austin To Serve As Defense secretary

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A group of 15 former Defense officials on Monday sent a letter to the Senate Armed Services Committee backing a waiver that would allow President-elect Joe Biden’s Defense secretary nominee, retired Gen. Lloyd Austin, to bypass a law barring recently retired generals from holding the civilian job.

The letter, first obtained by Fox News, was signed by former secretaries of Defense, including Chuck Hagel and Leon Panetta, as well as former deputies and secretaries of armed service branches.

The former officials cite multiple crises facing the country, including the coronavirus pandemic, “aggressive adversaries challenging us around the globe and in cyberspace; a rising China whose interests and values often do not align with ours; and a threat from domestic terrorism that has rarely been more clear or more dangerous.”

Thus, the group argues, “Now more than ever, we need an experienced, competent, organized, and respected Secretary of Defense,” and, “Every day that we do not have such a Secretary in place is a day that emboldens those who wish our nation harm.”

Read more at The Hill.

{Matzav.com}


2 COMMENTS

  1. It seems that all Biden’s elected officials are either already arrested or on the arrest list, starting with his nominee of VP.

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