Lloyd Austin
US Secretary of Defense, quoted as saying the US goal in Ukraine is to 'degrade Russians' capacity to fight anywhere'.
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E161: US strikes Houthis, market instability, Q1 rate cuts in doubt, Carta's major mishap, DEI
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The US Secretary of Defense whose temporary unreachability due to a health issue sparked concerns about a clear chain of command within the administration.

E134: Ukraine counteroffensive, China tensions, COVID Patient Zero, RFK Jr reaction & more
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US Secretary of Defense, who stated that the US purpose in the Russia-Ukraine war was to weaken Russia.

In conversation with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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US Defense Secretary, whose 2022 statement about exhausting and degrading Russian forces is cited as evidence of US objectives in the Ukraine war.

E115: The AI Search Wars: Google vs. Microsoft, Nordstream report, State of the Union
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US Secretary of Defense, whose nomination raised conflict of interest issues due to his board position at a military industrial company.

Trump assassination attempt, Secret Service failure, Inside the RNC, VC liquidity problem
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Secretary of Defense, whose name Biden reportedly forgot during an interview.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr: CIA, Power, Corruption, War, Freedom, and Meaning | Lex Fridman Podcast #388
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US Secretary of Defense, quoted as saying the US goal in Ukraine is to 'degrade Russians' capacity to fight anywhere'.