This is no big deal. He had surgery that is of a private nature and didn't want the general public to know about it. No harm done.
Let it go.
Parenthetically, I think it is a mistake to appoint a retired General to SecDef. The whole point of the position is that the Armed Forces should be under the management of a civilian. Maybe someone who was an enlisted man, but definitely not a General.
Let it go.
Parenthetically, I think it is a mistake to appoint a retired General to SecDef. The whole point of the position is that the Armed Forces should be under the management of a civilian. Maybe someone who was an enlisted man, but definitely not a General.