get Austin, after the other black man on the short list bowed out, and given that Austin had only been retired for seven years. Austin was seen as a proper butt-kisser who would pose fewer problems in doing what he's told. For all posterity, this quote from Austin should be encapsulated, when asked about how many Americans remained in Afghanistan after starting the pullout: "We don't have the capability to go out and collect large numbers of people." He said that on stage with another man who should never occupy a position of power, Mark Milley.
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