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According to a report, newly elected US President Joe Biden has chosen his Secretary of Defense. A former general should get the job, but he needs an exception.
The future president of the United States, Joe Biden, wants to appoint a black man to the Secretary of Defense of the United States for the first time, according to media reports with former General Lloyd Austin. The Politico news site and CNN reported Monday night. Austin (67) was most recently Commander of the US Armed Forces in the Middle East (Centcom) from 2013 until his retirement in 2016 and is therefore familiar with current trouble spots. Centcom is responsible for US operations in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan, among others. At the beginning of his career of more than 40 years in the US military, Austin was initially deployed to Germany, according to Centcom.
Congress must approve staff
Austin would need not only confirmation from the Senate, but also a waiver from Congress, the United States Parliament. According to applicable regulations, at least seven years must elapse between active military service and appointment as Minister of Defense. The background is that the Pentagon must be run by a civilian.
The defense prime minister of now-elected US President Donald Trump, former General James Mattis, received such a special permit in 2017. Mattis resigned in late 2018 after Trump announced the withdrawal of much of the US troops from Syria.
Obama was very fond of Austin
Austin was a general in command of US troops in Iraq from September 2010 to the end of 2011. Then-US President Barack Obama, whose deputy was Biden, expressly praised Austin on the occasion of the general’s departure from active duty. in the spring of 2016. Obama said at the time that Austin’s “wise judgment and unwavering leadership” had helped him as president in the fight against the terrorist militia “Islamic State” (IS).
