The president wishes secretary gates well as he recovers from his recent injury, and discusses his book. I think he has been wrong on nearly every major foreign policy and national security issue over. The closest thing this loveyourenemies administration has to an indispensable man, g. Robert michael gates born september 25, 1943 is an american statesman, scholar. Former secretary of defense robert gates has a new book coming out this month. Secretary of defense from december 2006 to july 2011.
Exdefense secretary gates takes aim at obama in new book. Ash carter served in the pentagon for 37 years, which he details in a new book on leadership. To say secretary wynne and gen moseley are at fault is not completely true and to say it is just in the involvement of. Robert gates hits obama, biden, clinton in new book, but. Exdefense secretary gates takes aim at obama in new book npr. The ultimate insiders story of five presidents and how they won the cold war. During his tenure, gates encouraged the addition of 440 new faculty. He joked that given some of the things that i wrote in my book, im rather surprised to be invited back. He has another book to finish by the end of summer and a new job as president of the boy scouts of america, starting in may. Retired robert gates enjoys skagit county home the. Secretary gates, this is a great book, fascinating.
Interestingly, robert gates in his book who criticizes almost nobody noted that joe biden has been wrong on almost every foreign policy and national security issue for the last four. Biden has been on wrong side of foreign policy issues for. The reinvention of robert gates by michael crowley, the new republic, november 9, 2009. Former secretary of defense robert gates on his new book. Only this time, gates talk is turning into actiona gates doctrine, if you will. Secdef gates book former secretary of defense gates new book is highly controversialto say the least. A new book by former secdef robert gates is making political waves in washington power circles, but will it. After serving six presidents in both the cia and the national security council, robert m. Memoirs of a secretary at war, robert gates says the president was unsure the afghan surge would work and was.
Robert gates hits obama, biden, clinton in new book, but will americans care. Forget rumsfelds rules, this sec def had his own way to roll it struck me when reading the memoirs of robert gates that he effectively lists a bunch of rules. Ive interviewed vice president and former secdef cheney many times, ditto with. A 2014 new york times notable book probably one of the best washington memoirs ever. January 11, 2014 by fortunas corner in afghanistan, al qaeda, cia, espionage, spying, foreign policy, intelligence community, military history, national security, us military leave a comment. The former secdef was known for quiet loyalty until a tellall unloaded on his old bosses. Former secretary of defense robert gates on his new book a. Bush and obamas secretary of defense had to wage war in iraq, afghanistanand todays washington. He previously served as the 23rd secretary of the army. The line of hundreds of troops and civilians to have robert gates sign a copy of his new book, duty, snaked through stanchions at the pentagon and wound itself outside on to the sunsoaked. Robert gates, former secretary of defense discusses his book duty. Every secdef talks about changing the pentagon, then almost immediately gets stymied by bureaucratic resistance. In his new book, which has nearly 600 pages of text, gates takes the reader inside the warroom deliberations of presidents george w. In a book excerpt published in the washington post, gates hits hard at vice president joe biden.
Obama defense secretary talks trump administration. American failures, successes, and a new path forward in the postcold war world. Gates served as secretary of defense from 2006 to 2011. That man is defense secretary robert gates who just may be the best secdef this country has ever had. Former defense secretary gates blasts obama in new book robert gates new memoir reveals his sharp criticism inside closeddoor meetings. Historians and policy wonks will bask in the revelations gates provides on major decisions from late 2006 to 2011, the span of his time at the pentagon gates is doing far more than just scoring points in this revealing volume. Secdef mattis speech to cadets at virginia military. Robert gates, former defense secretary, offers harsh critique of.
Former defense secretary gates blasts obama in new book. Now i think his closest model was the first secdef gates, tom gates, who had served several years in the pentagon under eisenhower before being elevated to secdef. Gates in april 2011 on a visit to irbil, iraq, as secretary of. Former secretary of defense robert gates joins me in hour three today to discuss his new book a passion for leadership, as well as the iran. Legendary marine general to write book on leadership. About the only time president obama showed any emotion for the u. I havent read it yet, so my comments come from what the media says is in itim focusing on the points they all agree on. In a new memoir, former defense secretary robert gates unleashes harsh judgments about president obamas leadership and his commitment to the afghanistan war, writing that by early 2010 he had. Former defense secretary robert gates tackles white house. You know, the reality is a new employee may have an insight and a perspective that somebody thats been in a place 30 years might not have. Memoirs of a secretary at war is a nonfiction book written by robert m. Esper became secretary of defense on july 23, 2019.
Memoirs of a secretary at war, robert gates says the president was unsure the afghan surge would work and was openly distrustful of. Memoirs of a secretary at war, robert gates says the president. Did bob gates new book just trash his golden reputation. He served as defense secretary under presidents obama and george w. As i was reading duty, probably one of the best washington memoirs ever, i kept thinking that robert m. I believe this is a much larger problem in the air force then we realize. How robert gates got away with it by mark danner the new. He also served as an officer in the united states air force and worked for the central. Hints on why bush chose robert gates as the new secdef. Robert gates isnt just our secretary of defense hes our national damagecontrol officer. Former defense secretary robert gates, in his new book, provides the definitive account of the bureaucratic debris he kicked from their path to the troops who needed them. Bush and barack obama and delivers unsentimental assessments. The following is the text and video of secretary of defense james mattis sept.
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