Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Mark Milley, along with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, commander of US Central Command, faced sharp questioning on Tuesday on Capitol Hill. Topics include the rushed US evacuation from Afghanistan as well as Milley’s calls to his Chinese counterpart in Donald Trump’s final days in office. The World’s Marco Werman gets a reaction from retired United States Army Gen. David Petraeus.
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