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Former Fort Drum commander considered to lead DoD
WWNYTV ^ | By 7 News Staff | December 1, 2020

Posted on 12/02/2020 5:51:47 PM PST by 11th_VA

WASHINGTON (WWNY) - President-elect Joe Biden’s short-list to run his Pentagon includes a former 10th Mountain Division commander. CNN reports that retired Gen. Lloyd Austin is one of several people in line for the job.

Austin was commanding general at Fort Drum from 2003 to 2005. He went on to be Army Chief of Staff as well as the head of U.S. Central Command.

His appointment would be historic. Austin would be the first Black person to run the Department of Defense.

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Any Freeper intel on this guy ? Looks like he hasn’t passed PT in awhile ...
1 posted on 12/02/2020 5:51:47 PM PST by 11th_VA
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Tranny? Gay? Has to be one or the other.


2 posted on 12/02/2020 5:54:41 PM PST by bigdaddy45
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[Tranny? Gay? Has to be one or the other.]


Black is way higher on the totem pole.


3 posted on 12/02/2020 5:59:53 PM PST by Zhang Fei (My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room.)
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To: 11th_VA

He commanded US Forces in Iraq when Obama/Biden had us pull out, and throw Iraq to the wolves.

Later as CENTCOM Commanding General under Obama, he oversaw ISIS running wild, conquering large swathes of Iraq and Syria.

Not much in the victory column, that I am aware of.


4 posted on 12/02/2020 6:00:43 PM PST by BeauBo
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Chinese Muslim communist probably.


5 posted on 12/02/2020 6:01:39 PM PST by TexasM1A
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Looks like he retired in 2016, and joined the board of Raytheon Technologies:

RTN stock up 28% since the election ... just sayin ...

6 posted on 12/02/2020 6:02:11 PM PST by 11th_VA (Et Tu Fox News ?)
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His first assignment will be to proclaim that a male soldier in a dress is a “mission-critical force-multiplier”.


7 posted on 12/02/2020 6:02:27 PM PST by Dagnabitt
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Lower standards, mandatory perversion support, women in combat, etc. etc.


8 posted on 12/02/2020 6:09:10 PM PST by MSF BU
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He looks like Idi Amin!


9 posted on 12/02/2020 6:15:56 PM PST by DarthVader (Not by speeches & majority decisions will the great issues th the day be decided but by Blood & Iron)
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OK...he's black.But was he born “Lucille”?
10 posted on 12/02/2020 6:18:49 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (BLM Stands For "Bidens Loot Millions"!)
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Chinese buyers?


11 posted on 12/02/2020 6:28:35 PM PST by Howie66 ("Ghislane Maxwell Didn't Kill Herself" )
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His appointment would be historic. Austin would be the first Black person to run the Department of Defense.

Joe should go for REALLY HISTORIC -- first black tranny autoplushophilian anasteemaphiliac.

12 posted on 12/02/2020 6:40:04 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom ("Inside Every Progressive Is A Totalitarian Screaming To Get Out" -- David Horowitz)
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He looks like Idi Amin!

Lol !!!

13 posted on 12/02/2020 6:46:52 PM PST by 11th_VA (Et Tu Fox News ?)
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West Point class of 75.

A few assignments in the 82d Abn Div.

Commanded the 10th Mtn Div, and XVIII Abn Corps.

He was in charge of CENTCOM, when ISIS swept to power, and assassinated the Sunni Sheiks who sided with the USA, in the Anbar Awakening (al Sahawa).

There was a huge turnaround in favor of the USA, when GEN Joe Votel took over CENTCOM from GEN Lloyd Austin.


14 posted on 12/02/2020 6:50:07 PM PST by BeauBo
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When he was a four-star he was whacked on his pee pee for abusing his privileges using Air Force aircraft to fly himself and his wife to posh resorts that had very slim justification for official business. He’ll fit right in with the rest of the Biden Administration.


15 posted on 12/02/2020 7:00:06 PM PST by centurion316
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There we go ... thanks ...


16 posted on 12/02/2020 7:05:10 PM PST by 11th_VA (Et Tu Fox News ?)
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if there has to be black guy, I will take former north africa incharge who was fired by obama for sending/ try to send help to save US fag ambassador in bengazi.


17 posted on 12/02/2020 8:21:04 PM PST by va22030
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