Secretary of Defense Lloyd James Austin III – AWOL, MIA, incompetent?
Secretary of Defense Austin had elective prostate cancer surgery in December and failed to notify his chain of command as to his status before or after the event.
Thereafter, he suffered complications — more specifically, a post-operative infection — that necessitated his removal to the intensive care unit at Walter Reed Hospital for more than a week and where he currently resides with the clock still ticking.
This is a big deal because SecDef is a huge responsibility and he is a critical link in the Nuclear Chain of Command.
