Will Lloyd Austin Speak Truth on Afghanistan? - Antiwar.com Original
Antiwar.com Original Afghanistan: Stay or Go? The final decision will depend largely on whether Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin can face down white White House armchair warriors allergic to "losing" wars already long lost, as well as arms makers profiteering on the ones that drag on for decades. Austin has had up-close experience with both of these centers of power. But he has also seen – and borne more immediate responsibility for – the bloody consequences. Can he draw the proper lessons from the pliable, lemming-like leaders – prominent among them African Ame...