FOX News: 3 things China, Russia learned from Secretary Austin's secret hospitalization
You can bet Russia's Putin and China's Xi gleaned important information from the Biden administration's latest national security fumble
The Pentagon is finally releasing details about Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s multi-day hospitalization related to prostate cancer. However, the incident has left me wondering: what did China's Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin learn from this embarrassing fumble?
"The event reflected a disorderly US government," cackled China’s state-run mouthpiece Global Times on Jan. 8.
Sadly, Austin’s image came down a peg. Not because of any medical procedures, we all wish him a full recovery from prostate cancer, but because he’s not running a tight ship.
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WNU Editor: This is why this is an important story .... The disappearing act of the secretary of Defense, and why it matters (Tara D. Sonenshine, The Hill). The White House certainly does not want this to be repeated .... ‘This can’t happen again’: How the White House reacted to Austin’s stunning news (Politico).
Update: I do not see his fellow Democrats joining him on this issue .... First Democrat in Congress publicly calls for Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to resign (CNN).