By Mel Goodman on Apr 14, 2009 in Defense, John McCain, Middle East, National Defense, Obama Administration, Pentagon, Robert Gates | 18 Comments
Editor’s Note: Originally published at The Public Record.
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has learned very little from the military trials and tribulations of the United States over the past 50 years. During that period, the United States has lost three costly and avoidable wars in Southeast Asia, Southwest Asia, and the Middle East. These wars [...]
By SusanUnPC on Mar 29, 2009 in North Korea, President Barack Obama, Robert Gates, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton | 24 Comments
Get a load of this. Did SecDef Robert Gates misspeak or spill the beans, and out of turn (in the president’s stead)? Do you suspect some heads are exploding at 1600? (After his swift pop-ups on the Sunday talk shows, PBO’s probably back at Camp David working out and planning to watch college basketball games, [...]
By Mel Goodman on Mar 16, 2009 in Current Affairs, Robert Gates | 8 Comments
Melvin A. Goodman is senior fellow at the Center for International Policy and adjunct professor of government at Johns Hopkins University. He spent more than 42 years in the U.S. Army, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the Department of Defense. His most recent book is “Failure of Intelligence: The Decline and Fall of the CIA.”
Editor’s [...]