Gen. Lloyd Austin is the right man for the Defense Secretary job
When I saw the headlines last week that President-elect Joe Biden was considering a retired general to lead the Department of Defense, my first response was, "Haven't we already had too many general officers serving in key government positions over the last few years?" Surely, I thought, the incoming administration would nominate a qualified civilian candidate after President Donald Trump filled several key cabinet positions with former military officers he referred to as "my generals." Trump often disregarded their advice on myriad issues and tainted the honored tenet of military officers be...