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Lloyd Austin’s mixed record as four-star commander

By Jamie McIntyre
Published December 11, 2020 4:00am ET
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Lloyd Austin’s mixed record as four-star commander
A Nigerien soldier provides rear security for his squad while they performed a dismounted patrol during Exercise Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger, March 11, 2017. Flintlock exercises strengthen security institutions, promote multilateral sharing of information, and develop interoperability among partner nations in the Trans-Sahara. | U.S. Army photo by Spc. Zayid Ballesteros

The year was 2015.

Lloyd Austin was the four-star Army general in charge of the U.S. Central Command with responsibility for Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan.

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