The backlash against Gates begins
Defense Secretary Robert Gates has enjoyed almost a charmed life, praised by both left and right. But with his recent emphasis on cutting the defense budget, the teflon may be wearing off. Here is an attack that chugs along politely but ends with this non sequitur: In the end, there remains only one alternative: to ...
Defense Secretary Robert Gates has enjoyed almost a charmed life, praised by both left and right. But with his recent emphasis on cutting the defense budget, the teflon may be wearing off. Here is an attack that chugs along politely but ends with this non sequitur:
Defense Secretary Robert Gates has enjoyed almost a charmed life, praised by both left and right. But with his recent emphasis on cutting the defense budget, the teflon may be wearing off. Here is an attack that chugs along politely but ends with this non sequitur:
In the end, there remains only one alternative: to shrink the mission. If you want to see the results of a shrinking CIA budget and mission, visit lower Manhattan. What might follow from Gates’s career-capping years at the Obama Pentagon could make Ground Zero look like a war game.
He’s been a terrific defense secretary. It seems excessive to me to start accusing him of causing another 9/11 the first time you disagree with him.
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