Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is denouncing those advocate what he says is “an American retreat from responsibility.”

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Saturday denounced those who advocate “an American retreat from responsibility” and said sustained U.S. leadership is needed to help keep the world as safe, free and prosperous as possible. He also urged Congress to end the partisan gridlock that has stalled the federal budget and war spending.

The United States must reject calls to turn away from global interests and become more isolationist, he told an audience of lawmakers, corporate and defense leaders and government officials attending a security conference. Those who “try to pull up the drawbridge,” he said, undermine the security that has led to decades of prosperity.

  • TimeSquirrel
    0•1 year ago

    Those who “try to pull up the drawbridge,” he said, undermine the security that has led to decades of prosperity.

    Those decades of security and power were brought to you by the atom bomb and being the only one left standing after WW2. It’s time to learn to coexist with others who have caught up on a level playing field. We’re going to become a regular irrelevant country again, deal with it. It kills these people when they imagine themselves not being able to police and manipulate the world.

    • @SCB
      0•1 year ago

      We’re going to become a regular irrelevant country again, deal with it.

      Nah. That’s completely unacceptable