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Austin is an active member of the [[military industrial complex]] and served on the Board of Raytheon, a defense contractor, prior to rejoining the [[civil service system]].<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/biden-embraces-the-military-industrial-complex-over-civilian-control</ref>  Within 3 weeks of occupying the position of defense chief, Raytheon was awarded a $49 million contract by the [[Pentagon]].<ref>https://bigleaguepolitics.com/raytheon-awarded-49-million-dod-contract-weeks-after-former-board-member-lloyd-austin-confirmed-as-defense-secretary/</ref>  Austin walked away from Raytheon weeks earlier with a $1.7 million bonus and retirement package.<ref>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-10/biden-defense-pick-to-get-up-to-1-7-million-from-raytheon-role</ref>  Austin served on the Board of Nucor, a supplier of steel to Oshkosh Defense, which is producing 50,000 [[Humvee]] replacements.  Austin ordered the abandonment of 22,174 taxpayer-purchased Humvees in [[Afghanistan]].<ref>https://therightscoop.com/bidens-gift-to-terror-stunning-infographic-shows-the-massive-new-arsenal-the-taliban-now-possesses/</ref>  Over 220 retired Generals and Admirals called for Austin's resignation over his incompetent performance of duties during the planning and operation of the withdrawal from Afghanistan.<ref>https://therightscoop.com/over-220-retired-admirals-and-generals-call-for-milley-and-austin-to-resign-immediately-over-afghanistan/</ref> Billions of dollars worth the most state-of-the-art military equipment were turned over to the [[Taliban]], a brutal and barbaric [[terrorist]] group, and thousands of Americans were left at their mercy.  

Austin is an active member of the [[military industrial complex]] and served on the Board of Raytheon, a defense contractor, prior to rejoining the [[civil service system]].<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/biden-embraces-the-military-industrial-complex-over-civilian-control</ref>  Within 3 weeks of occupying the position of defense chief, Raytheon was awarded a $49 million contract by the [[Pentagon]].<ref>https://bigleaguepolitics.com/raytheon-awarded-49-million-dod-contract-weeks-after-former-board-member-lloyd-austin-confirmed-as-defense-secretary/</ref>  Austin walked away from Raytheon weeks earlier with a $1.7 million bonus and retirement package.<ref>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-10/biden-defense-pick-to-get-up-to-1-7-million-from-raytheon-role</ref>  Austin served on the Board of Nucor, a supplier of steel to Oshkosh Defense, which is producing 50,000 [[Humvee]] replacements.  Austin ordered the abandonment of 22,174 taxpayer-purchased Humvees in [[Afghanistan]].<ref>https://therightscoop.com/bidens-gift-to-terror-stunning-infographic-shows-the-massive-new-arsenal-the-taliban-now-possesses/</ref>  Over 220 retired Generals and Admirals called for Austin's resignation over his incompetent performance of duties during the planning and operation of the withdrawal from Afghanistan.<ref>https://therightscoop.com/over-220-retired-admirals-and-generals-call-for-milley-and-austin-to-resign-immediately-over-afghanistan/</ref> Billions of dollars worth the most state-of-the-art military equipment were turned over to the [[Taliban]], a brutal and barbaric [[terrorist]] group, and thousands of Americans were left at their mercy.  

Gen. Xu Qiliang, vice-chair of the Central Military Commission and a member of the [[Politburo Standing Committee]] who is the [[CCP]]’s most senior military officer, refused to meet with Austin, his counterpart and America's first African American defense minister.<ref>https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/05/23/show-of-disrespect-top-military-leaders-in-china-shunning-bidens-woke-defense-sec-report-1078176/</ref>

Austin is largely regarded as an [[Uncle Tom]] among white Democrat elites.  Gen. Xu Qiliang, vice-chair of the Central Military Commission and a member of the [[Politburo Standing Committee]] who is the [[CCP]]’s most senior military officer, refused to meet with Austin, his counterpart and America's first African American defense minister.<ref>https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/05/23/show-of-disrespect-top-military-leaders-in-china-shunning-bidens-woke-defense-sec-report-1078176/</ref>

==Politicization of the military==

==Politicization of the military==