Conflicts of Interest #45 - Biden's SecDef Is a War Profiteer

On COI #45, Kyle discusses Biden's pick for Secretary of Defense, Gen Lloyd Austin. Austin retired from the military four years ago. His recent departure from the military puts the civilian control of the military in question and will require Austin to get a waiver from Congress to sit as Pentagon Chief.

Since leaving the military, Austin has enjoyed a board seat at the military-industrial-complex giant Raytheon. Austin is also a partner at Pine Island Capital Partners, a company that owns smaller MIC firms. With these positions, the former general cemented his ties with the war party.

As a general, Austin was commander of US Forces in Iraq in 2010. In that role, he advised Obama to keep 24,000 troops in Iraq. However, the Iraqi forces to sign a new agreement with the US forcing the pullout of US troops in 2011.

By 2013, Austin was promoted to head of CENTCOM. As CENTCOM chief, Austin pushed for US troops to reenter Iraq, then Syria, to combat ISIS. He also oversaw the US support for Saudi's genocide in Yemen, starting in 2015.

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