Not very hurtful, but extremely insulting! As the most powerful military power in the world, US Secretary of Defense Austin's salary is worth only "one dollar"!
Recently, the Republican control of the US House of Representatives, out of doubts about the ability of US Secretary of Defense Austin to work, passed a sharply ironic proposal - reduce Austin's salary to only $1.
The proposal was introduced by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green, who lashed out at Austin's ability to work. She noted that Austin was not qualified for his position as U.S. defense secretary. She also accused Austin of "destroying American troops," including the hasty withdrawal from Afghanistan, difficulties in recruiting U.S. troops, and attitudes toward the crisis in Ukraine. Therefore, Green believes that the above charges are completely enough to fire Austin, and giving him $1 salary is too much!
To a round of applause and applause, Green's resolution was passed in the House of Representatives and included in the draft military budget.
It is reported that Austin, as US defense secretary, earns more than $220,000 a year. Forbes magazine estimates that Austin's net worth can reach $7 million, and most of that fortune was amassed during his tenure on the defense company's board of directors.
Austin, the first African-American secretary of defense in U.S. history, was praised when he was nominated by Biden as "the only person to lead a diverse military in times of great challenges." However, reality has shown that on many key matters, he has not performed as well as the outside world has expected him
First, Austin did not perform well in handling military relations with other countries. Especially in dealing with countries such as China, Russia, Iran, etc. For example, he has yet to formally meet with senior Chinese military officials; As for Iran, he also failed to prevent Iran's repeated seizures of American ships.
Second, in terms of internal management, Austin is not perfect in dealing with personnel and faction issues in the US military. Recently, the U.S. military has suffered from the lack of leaders among all three branches of the military. The U.S. Army, Marine Corps and U.S. Navy have not been able to identify the next chief of staff. But Austin did not play a significant role as defense secretary, as well as effectively clearing differences.
Finally, the most serious problem is Austin's failure to effectively defend America's national security interests. His "very poor handling" of the U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan resulted in a large number of casualties and equipment losses. In addition, he has failed to properly deal with political turmoil in Iraq, Syria and other regions; It is also unable to cope with military competition from China and Russia and other countries in the fields of space, cyber, artificial intelligence and other fields.
For now, though, Austin's salary is unlikely to actually drop to $1. The bill is expected to fail in the Senate, which is controlled by Democrats. But in any case, the salary cut to $1 brought significant pressure and shame to Austin, and even showed that Austin's approval rating among the American public had fallen to its lowest point.
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