Newsflash: America Actually Doesn’t Need a Defense Secretary
8th January 2024
Lloyd Austin was in the hospital for days; apparently, nobody knew. He was in intensive care and is still hospitalized. He was unable to perform his duties for much of that time, suggesting he was drugged or unconscious.
His Deputy, who apparently was “ready” to serve in his stead, was on vacation out of the country. She didn’t know that Austin was out of commission.
The White House didn’t know. The National Security Council didn’t know. Apparently, only Austin’s direct staff knew.
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But leave all that aside for the moment. I fully expect the fallout from this fiasco to be epic, but let’s keep our eye on the ball for a moment.
The Secretary of Defense can disappear, and nobody notices.
During several wars, a crisis in the Red Sea, American troops and assets abroad getting attacked, the Secretary of Defense could disappear for a week, and nobody noticed.