Lloyd Austin Tag

Pentagon ‘Evaluating’ Abortion Policies after Supreme Court Decision

Posted by Leslie Eastman on June 27, 2022 28 Comments

Not enjoying the same level of "bodily autonomy," 40,000 National Guard troops are about to miss the vaccine mandate deadline and could be booted out of the service....

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Ukraine: Major Food Crisis Looms, 20 Nations Sending Weapons to Kyiv

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 24, 2022 26 Comments

Sec. Austin on new weapons: “Everyone here understands the stakes of this war, and they stretch far beyond Europe. Russia’s aggression is an affront to the rules-based international order and a challenge to free people everywhere.”...

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Biden ‘Threat’ Warnings Designed To Chill Free Speech of Political Opponents

Posted by Johanna Markind on October 07, 2021 24 Comments

Ratcheting up ill- or un-founded fears of violence from people who oppose the current administration’s policies....

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McKenzie, Milley, Austin Confirm Biden Received Recommendation to Leave 2,500 Soldiers in Afghanistan

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 28, 2021 62 Comments

McKenzie: "I was present at the time the discussion occurred and I'm confident the president heard all the recommendations and listened to them very thoughtfully."...

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Pentagon Orders Commercial Airlines To Assist With Afghanistan Evacuations

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on August 22, 2021 53 Comments

"The planes would not fly into Kabul but instead would be used to transport those who have already been flown out of the country to military bases in Europe and the Middle East."...

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Defense Sec To Congress: Taliban Are Beating American Citizens In Kabul

Posted by Mary Chastain on August 20, 2021 49 Comments

But Biden promised Americans had no problem reaching the airport!...

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After North Korea’s Taunt, Biden Defense Secretary Says U.S. Forces Ready to ‘Fight Tonight’

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 19, 2021 31 Comments

For some reason, the relationship between the United States and North Korea has chilled over the past two months.

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Defense Secretary to Order a Military-Wide Stand Down to Address ‘Extremism’

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 04, 2021 68 Comments

A few short weeks ago, the media was abuzz that Lloyd Austin, a retired Army four-star general, had been appointed to run the Defense Department, a historic move giving the military its first black defense secretary.

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