Joe Biden’s pick for the Pentagon lacks any noticeable experience on North Korea



News Joe Biden’s pick for the Pentagon lacks any noticeable experience on North Korea Retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin has a long career dealing with the Middle East, but has said very little about Pyongyang David Volodzko December 8, 2020 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON U. S. Central Command, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons \| Gen. Lloyd Austin U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s pick for the Pentagon is creating a quiet stir among some experts, who say his past military experience lacks any obvious overlap with North Korea. On Tuesday, Biden penned an op-ed detailing his decision to nominate retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin as the first Black U.S. secretary of defense in American history. Austin was also the first Black commander of the U.S. Central Command, leading military operations in the Middle East under President Barack Obama and overseeing the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq in 2011. U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s pick for the Pentagon is creating a quiet stir among some experts, who say his past military experience lacks any obvious overlap with North Korea. On Tuesday, Biden penned an op-ed detailing his decision to nominate retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin as the first Black U.S. secretary of defense in American history. Austin was also the first Black commander of the U.S. Central Command, leading military operations in the Middle East under President Barack Obama and overseeing the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq in 2011. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Joe Biden’s pick for the Pentagon lacks any noticeable experience on North Korea

Retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin has a long career dealing with the Middle East, but has said very little about Pyongyang

David Volodzko December 8, 2020

Joe Biden’s pick for the Pentagon lacks any noticeable experience on North Korea

U. S. Central Command, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons | Gen. Lloyd Austin

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s pick for the Pentagon is creating a quiet stir among some experts, who say his past military experience lacks any obvious overlap with North Korea.

On Tuesday, Biden penned an op-ed detailing his decision to nominate retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin as the first Black U.S. secretary of defense in American history. Austin was also the first Black commander of the U.S. Central Command, leading military operations in the Middle East under President Barack Obama and overseeing the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq in 2011.

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