H-MINUS
What we know about Gen. Lloyd Austin:
From 2010 to 2016 he held command in both Iraq & at CENTCOM
Under his watch we saw the rise of ISIS and the rise of Qassem Soleimani’s militias in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen - he downplayed all.
He politicized intelligence at CENTCOM
What we know about Gen. Lloyd Austin:
From 2010 to 2016 he held command in both Iraq & at CENTCOM
Under his watch we saw the rise of ISIS and the rise of Qassem Soleimani’s militias in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen - he downplayed all.
He politicized intelligence at CENTCOM
“We couldn't get slides in front of the General on Iraq or Afghanistan before ISIS rolled into Mosul”
After Mosul, Austin downplayed the formidable terrorist army & his J2, Gen Grove, pushed DIA analysts at CENTCOM to promote “good news stories” on the counter-ISIS campaign.
After Mosul, Austin downplayed the formidable terrorist army & his J2, Gen Grove, pushed DIA analysts at CENTCOM to promote “good news stories” on the counter-ISIS campaign.
From 2014-2016 Qassem Soleimani grew his militia force under Austin’s Command at CENTCOM - making it the biggest threat in Iraq.
“General Austin was a ‘Yes Man’, he wasn’t going to push back against bad policy and he didn’t"
"General Austin doesn’t want a complex...
“General Austin was a ‘Yes Man’, he wasn’t going to push back against bad policy and he didn’t"
"General Austin doesn’t want a complex...
readout of the threat - he wants one Slide.” a “Got it, Got it, Good" Slide
What we don’t know:
Austin should be asked if he supports reentry into the Iran Deal without addressing regional behavior & ballistic missiles.
Did he support the targeting of Qassem Soleimani?
What we don’t know:
Austin should be asked if he supports reentry into the Iran Deal without addressing regional behavior & ballistic missiles.
Did he support the targeting of Qassem Soleimani?
Does he NOW see Iraqi militias as a threat?
Will he push back against bad policy or is he still a “Yes Man”?
We don’t know what the civilian of 4 years thinks on these issues, we do know what he’ll be told to think based on Biden’s foreign policy team so far.
H-Minus!
ATW!
Will he push back against bad policy or is he still a “Yes Man”?
We don’t know what the civilian of 4 years thinks on these issues, we do know what he’ll be told to think based on Biden’s foreign policy team so far.
H-Minus!
ATW!
To be fair, the entire Obama team downplayed the threat of ISIS & the growth of Soleimani’s capabilities in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen.
The team wanted no part of countering Iran in fear that the regime would walk away from the JCPOA.
This continued into the Trump Admin with McGurk
The team wanted no part of countering Iran in fear that the regime would walk away from the JCPOA.
This continued into the Trump Admin with McGurk
and Mattis downplaying Soleimani’s accelerated influence and capability in Iraq.
Mattis was a legend in uniform and a disappointment as a CENTCOM Commander and as SECDEF.
Austin never reached legend status in uniform and was a disappointment as both USF-I and CENTCOM commander.
Mattis was a legend in uniform and a disappointment as a CENTCOM Commander and as SECDEF.
Austin never reached legend status in uniform and was a disappointment as both USF-I and CENTCOM commander.
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