I wrote about the Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin going AWOL for 4 days on Sunday. More details about the SNAFU are coming out today.
It turns out the ‘minor elective procedure’ was a prostatectomy after being diagnosed with prostate cancer. After the procedure, Austin developed a UTI and other complications that required a stint in the ICU.
It gets worse though, he didn’t even tell anyone at the NCA (National command authority) or NSC that he was undergoing the surgery in the first place.
Our Rogue Unicorn said that it doesn’t matter what a person’s position is, some medical things should remain private. I don’t disagree, however, the fact that this is now public is 110% Lloyd Austin’s fault. Had he made the merest effort at notifying the NCA or even his own damned deputy that he was going under the knife in the first place none of this would have happened.
This latest episode should be a capper to Austin’s shitty tenure as Defense Secretary. It’s time for Lloyd to ride off into the prostate-less sunset and tender his resignation. Unfortunately, I doubt that will happen.