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Joe Biden: ‘I Fully Understand and Respect’ Need for Waiver for Gen. Austin (clip) (clip) (clip)
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CNN
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URL: http://www.cnn.com/
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CNN Right Now
Name: CNN Right Now
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Joe Biden
Name: Joe Biden
Employment: The White House
Position: Vice president
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Wilmington, Del.
Name: Wilmington, Del.
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12/10/2020 09:19 am
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Biden Lloyd Austin retired ░░░░░░░░ the military service more ░░░░░░░░ four years ago but ░░░░░░░░ law states that an ░░░░░░░░ must have left the ░░░░░░░░ seven years before becoming ░░░░░░░░ of defense There s ░░░░░░░░ good reason for this ░░░░░░░░ that I fully understand ░░░░░░░░ respect and I would ░░░░░░░░ be asking for this ░░░░░░░░ if I did not ░░░░░░░░ this moment in our ░░░░░░░░ didn t call for ░░░░░░░░ It does call for ░░░░░░░░ And if I didn ░░░░░░░░ have the faith I ░░░░░░░░ in Lloyd Austin to ░░░░░░░░ for it I believe ░░░░░░░░ the importance of civilian ░░░░░░░░ of the military So ░░░░░░░░ the Secretary Designee Austin ░░░░░░░░ will be bolstered by ░░░░░░░░ strong and empowered civilian ░░░░░░░░ and senior officers senior ░░░░░░░░ I should say working ░░░░░░░░ shape DOD s policies ░░░░░░░░ ensure that our defense ░░░░░░░░ are accountable to the ░░░░░░░░ people Civilian military dynamic ░░░░░░░░ dynamic itself has been ░░░░░░░░ great stress the past ░░░░░░░░ years I know that ░░░░░░░░ Designee Austin will work ░░░░░░░░ to get it back ░░░░░░░░ track I have personally ░░░░░░░░ with this man I ░░░░░░░░ seen him lead American ░░░░░░░░ forces on the field ░░░░░░░░ battle I have also ░░░░░░░░ him faithfully carry out ░░░░░░░░ orders of the civilian ░░░░░░░░ of this nation There ░░░░░░░░ no doubt in nigh ░░░░░░░░ not any doubt whatsoever ░░░░░░░░ this nominee will honor ░░░░░░░░ and on a day ░░░░░░░░ day basis breed life ░░░░░░░░ the preeminent principle of ░░░░░░░░ leadership over military matters ░░░░░░░░ our nation I know ░░░░░░░░ man I know his ░░░░░░░░ for our Constitution I ░░░░░░░░ his respect for our ░░░░░░░░ of government So just ░░░░░░░░ they did for Secretary ░░░░░░░░ Mattis I ask the ░░░░░░░░ to grant a waiver ░░░░░░░░ Secretary Designee Austin His ░░░░░░░░ strengths and his intimate ░░░░░░░░ of the Department of ░░░░░░░░ and our government I ░░░░░░░░ are uniquely suited for ░░░░░░░░ challenges we face now ░░░░░░░░ crisis we face now ░░░░░░░░ is the person we ░░░░░░░░ at this moment in ░░░░░░░░ view And given the ░░░░░░░░ threat and challenges of ░░░░░░░░ nation s forces he ░░░░░░░░ be confirmed swiftly.”
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