Now that list-killer Bob Gates has left the building, lawmakers are eager to resume padding the military budget
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Gates: U.S. “Probably” Should Have Declared War on Iraq Before Launching It
Getting Congress to do so might have ended its growing “timid” role
Hillary Clinton Discussed U.S. Approval of an Israeli Strike On Iran
Midway through Barack Obama’s first term as president, U.S. officials grew alarmed that Israel might launch a unilateral air strike against Iran’s nuclear program. Iran had snubbed Obama’s outreach after the 2008 election, and rejected an October 2009 international proposal to ship most of its enriched uranium out of the
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Hillary Clinton’s Unapologetically Hawkish Record Faces 2016 Test
Burned by Iraq in 2008, but still a strong voice for military action
Gates’ Book: Emphasizing the Ways, Not the Wisdom, of War
Former defense secretary begins week-long publicity push
Gates’ Book: White House Betrayal, or Bonanza for Democracy?
He was within his rights to write, but maybe he should have waited
Gates Was Offended Obama Thought He’d Write a Memoir
He writes in his memoir
Gates vs. Congress Is The Real War
Ex-defense chief’s new book is tougher on Capitol Hill than the White House
Gates Slams Biden in Memoir, Reveals He Nearly Quit
Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has harsh words for Vice President Joe Biden’s foreign policy judgement in his soon-to-be-released memoir.
According to the New York Times, which obtained an early copy of the memoir, …
A Sober, Steady Hand: Robert Gates’ Legacy at the Pentagon
Departing Defense Secretary Robert Gates is the 10th military chief I have covered since Harold Brown was running Jimmy Carter’s Pentagon. After a private dinner at the White House on Wednesday night, and a final ruffles-and-flourishes sendoff at the Pentagon on Thursday, Gates will fly off for his home in Washington state and never look …
The Robert Gates Clock Is Ticking (Or Maybe Not)
Set your countdown clocks to 2011, when Robert Gates, Defense Secretary to George W. Bush and Barack Obama, plans to step down. “It would be a mistake to wait until January 2012,” he tells Foreign Policy, in an exclusive interview. “This is not the kind of job you want to fill in the spring of an election year.”
[UPDATE: Fred Kaplan, …
Gays In The Military: “The Antithesis Of The Successful War-Fighting Culture”?
Mark Thompson has a Time.com piece today about the coming high-noon showdown in the Senate over Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, when both Secretary Bob Gates and Admiral Mike Mullen are expected to endorse a move towards allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military. About half way through the story, you come upon this quote from …
