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Robert M. Gates ran the Central Intelligence Agency for former president George H.W. Bush, and the Pentagon for both presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama. On Friday, Feb. 26 at 2:00pm ET ...
Oct 17, 2021 · Robert Gates, who oversaw the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan from 2006 to 2011, told us President Trump failed to plan properly for the evacuation of Afghans who had helped the U.S. fight the Taliban.
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Dr. Robert M. Gates served as U.S. Secretary of Defense from December 2006 to July 2011. Dr. Gates was the only Secretary of Defense in U.S. history to be asked to remain in that office by a newly
Feb 8, 2024 · And, as Gates writes, “at the very moment that events demand a strong and coherent response, America cannot provide one.” Gates worries that such dysfunction at home could prompt America’s foes to make risky bets—with catastrophic consequences for both the country and the world. Sources: “The Dysfunctional Superpower” by Robert M. Gates
May 12, 2015 · Paperback – May 12, 2015. After serving six presidents in both the CIA and the National Security Council, Robert M. Gates believed that he had left Washington politics behind for good—but when he received the call from the White House in 2006 to help a nation mired in two wars, he answered what he felt was the call of duty.
I will always be an advocate in terms of wars of necessity. I am just much more cautious on wars of choice. Robert M. Gates. War, Choices, Term. 11 Copy quote. One of the toughest battles in intelligence is combating conventional wisdom. Robert M. Gates. Battle, Conventional Wisdom, Conventional. 9 Copy quote.
Oct 8, 2023 · The following is a transcript of an interview with former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates that aired on "Face the Nation" on Oct. 8, 2023. The following is a transcript of an interview with ...
