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Nearly 90 retired generals and admirals call on Lloyd Austin and Mark Milley to resign

Zachary Faria

8/31/2021

Nearly 90 retired generals and admirals have called on Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley to resign after overseeing the debacle that was President Biden’s withdrawal from Afghanistan.

The letter, released by the group Flag Officers 4 America, states that “the hasty retreat has left an unknown number of Americans stranded in dangerous areas controlled by a brutal enemy.” The group’s letter notes that Austin and Milley “were the top two military officials in a position to recommend against the dangerous withdrawal,” and that even if they did all they could to prevent Biden from going forward with it, they should still resign out of conscience.

Two weeks ago, Austin said that the Defense Department would move everyone we possibly can out of Afghanistan “until…