Former secretary of defense robert gates on his new book. A new book by the former secretary of defense robert m. Authors note this is a book about my more than four and a half years at war. Is former defense secretary robert gates doing his duty. May, 2019 robert gates, who served as defense secretary for the obama administration, paused for a moment and said i dont know in an interview sunday when asked if he thinks former vp joe biden would be. Jan 08, 2014 nearly three years after robert gates stepped down as obamas defense secretary, hes out with a new book that looks harshly at washington, the obama administration, and the president himself. Robert gates new book discusses the lessons learned from serving.
In his new book, which has nearly 600 pages of text, gates takes the reader inside the warroom deliberations of presidents george w. The ultimate insiders story of five presidents and how they won the cold war. Robert gates, former defense secretary, offers harsh critique. Robert gates new book excoriates obama, pentagon, congress. Robert gates thinks joe biden hasnt stopped being wrong. Robert gates, former defense secretary, offers harsh. Robert gates on charlie rose robert gates collected news and commentary. Jan 07, 2014 former secretary of defense robert gates felt at war with everybody in washington during his tenure appalled by the obama administrations micromanagement, the pentagons inertia, and congress parochial selfinterest, he wrote tuesday in an essay in the wall street journal that was adapted from his new book. Bret baier of fox news described the book as a, scathing criticism of president obama, questioning the presidents leadership and commitment to the afghanistan and iraq wars evidently, there are several revelations in the gates book. Jul 24, 2020 former defense secretary robert gates, pictured in 2011, writes that military force should be a last resort but that the united states has let its nonmilitary powers wither.
Gates gives us a forthright, impassioned, sometimes conflicted account of his four and a half years as defense secretary in his fascinating new memoir duty, a book that is highly revealing about decision making in both the obama and bush white houseshis writing is informed not only. Gates stands by statement that biden has been wrong on. Robert gates discusses new book a passion for leadership powered by. Memoirs of a secretary at wara strikingly candid account of his experience serving as secretary of defense under both president george w. His new book exercise of power is a must read for people serious about national security. Works by or about robert gates in libraries worldcat catalog on youtube by leon charney on the leon charney report. While i have been an ardent fan of robert gates since reading his book duty, i have only recently read his 1996 work from the shadows.
For presidents considering military force, robert gates. In his new book, duty, robert gates tackles his time as defense secretary and as witness to how different presidents wrestled with questions of war and peace. For presidents considering military force, robert gates has. Gates says what he thinks and refuses to pull his punches and, as a result, the book offers in one volume the most accurate record available of recent american security policy, the most incisive critique of that policy and the most sensible guide to what should come next. Lessons on change and reform from fifty years of public service, which examines how leaders at all levels in both the. Jan 21, 2016 former secretary of defense robert gates on his new book a passion for leadership and much more including hillary clintons server. Memoirs of a secretary at war, robert gates says the president was unsure the afghan surge would work and was. Jan 19, 2016 gates appeared on the show to promote his new book, a passion for leadership.
Robert gates new book discusses the lessons learned from serving 8 presidents axios. The ultimate insiders story of five presidents and. Bush administration 20062009, the obama administration 20092011, the afghan war, and the iraq war. Former defense secretary opens up about latest book, iran prisoner swap.
Gates is the author of duty, and a passion for leadership. In exercise of power robert gates says presidents too often. Bush, and the pentagon for both presidents george w. American failures, successes, and a new path forward in the postcold war world, former secretary of defense robert m. Memoirs of a secretary at war, and address a crowd of 2,500 at rudder auditorium. Exercise of power nprs rachel martin talks to former defense secretary robert gates about u. Washington cnn republicans quickly pounced tuesday on some controversial details from former defense secretary bob gates new book in which he highlights an admission from former secretary of state hillary clinton that he found dismaying and fiercely lambasts vice president joe biden. This morning, our conversation looks outward to americas influence in the world. Former defense secretary gates blasts obama in new book us news. Gates supported a full range of authorities for the new u. Former defense secretary robert gates slams obamas. The robert gates books shows exactly why obama is a good. American failures, successes, and a new path forward in the postcold war.
Jan 20, 2016 former defense secretary robert gates speaks with cnns don lemon about his new book. Reviews of former secretary of defense robert gates new book, books on reforming the pentagon, what the concept of obedience means in a military context. It is, of course, principally about the wars in iraq and afghanistan, where initial victories in both countries were squandered by mistakes, shortsighted ness, and conflict in the field as well as in washington, leading to long, brutal campaigns to avert strategic defeat. Former white house chief of staff william daley not only disputed gates criticism of president. Jun 17, 2020 former defense secretary robert gates discusses his new book exercise of power. Bush administration 20062009, the obama administration 20092011, the afghan war, and the iraq war narrated in first person point of view, this. Gates draws on his years of experience to examine americas role in the world, and outlines a plausible way. Jan 09, 2014 the political universe is all a twitter over the former secretary of defense, robert gates s new book, duty. Memoirs of a secretary at war 030794963x book cover from the shadows.
Gates provides revelations about major decisions made from late 2006 to 2011. He served as secretary of defense under presidents george w. Jan 19, 2014 in his memoir duty, the former defense secretary robert m. Now gates has expanded on that theme in his latest book exercise of power. Robert gates disses obama administration in new memoir. Ask live questions here in his newest book, exercise of power. American failures, successes and a new path forward in the postcold war world knopf is a candid, sweeping. The former defense secretary says that obama eventually lost faith in the troop. The new president campaigned about ending the iraq war. Former defense secretary robert gates discusses new. Former secretary of defense and cia director robert gates talked with yahoo news and finance anchor bianna golodryga on yahoo news live about his new book, a passion for leadership, the iran nuclear deal, and the 2016 election.
Gates spoke as he kicked off a tour to promote his new book, exercise of power, in which he argues that the united states since the cold war has been too quick to employ military force. Former secretary of defense robert gates his new book is called exercise of power. Robert gates is the epitome of the blob and he recommends a policy revolution at once radical and practical, a. Robert michael gates born september 25, 1943 is an american intelligence analyst, and. Trump is a divider, says robert gates, former cia director.
American failures, successes, and a new path forward in the postcold war world by robert m. Robert gates discusses his new book duty in washington photos. Jan 07, 2014 exdefense secretary gates takes aim at obama in new book. What came across clearly in the book was his fury with having to deal with a.
Robert gates discusses new book a passion for leadership. He was committed to the withdrawal timeline laid out by his predecessor but agreed with gates that a stay behind force was necessary. Jan 22, 2014 former defense secretary and cia director robert gates returned to aggieland on tuesday to plug his new book, duty. Jan 08, 2014 the white house scrambled late tuesday and early wednesday to respond to a political fragging from former defense secretary robert gates gates s new book accuses vice president joe biden of. Jan 07, 2014 former defense secretary gates blasts obama in new book robert gates new memoir reveals his sharp criticism inside closeddoor meetings. Former secretary of defense robert gates on his new book a. American failures, successes, and a new path forward in the postcold war world knopf. The twoway press secretary jay carney responds to a new book by former defense secretary robert gates, saying disagreement is a. The time period is from 2006 to 2011, and includes the george w. Former defense secretary gates blasts obama in new book. Former defense secretary robert gates discusses new book. During his tenure, gates encouraged the addition of 440 new faculty. In exercise of power robert gates says presidents too.
Is former defense secretary robert gates doing his duty in. Bush and barack obama and delivers unsentimental assessments of. Jan 08, 2014 the first day of coverage of former robert gates book on his years running the pentagon have focused largely on the strains between him and president barack obamas white house. American failures, successes, and a new path forward in the postcold war world. For presidents considering military force, robert gates has some. That should come as no surprise, given that he was kept on as secretary of defense in the middle of two wars by a democratic president eager to end those. Gates ran the central intelligence agency for former president george h.
Jan 08, 2014 white house defends war policy against memoirs harsh critique. Select from premium robert gates discusses his new book duty in washington of the highest quality. American failures, successes, and a new path forward in the postcold war world which says presidents too often. Jun 23, 2020 former secretary of defense robert gates may be the american with the greatest total crossover respect in america, meaning the earned esteem of both serious republicans and democrats. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Gates stands by statement that biden has been wrong on nearly. 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. When a new treaty was not possible with baghdad which obama felt was needed to allow a small number of troops to remain he was happy to say that it was over. Jan 08, 2014 former defense secretary slams presidents leadership in new memoir washington former defense secretary robert gates, in his upcoming memoir, has harsh words for president obamas leadership. Well, i make the point in the book that during most of my career, most of the people involved in at senior levels in the national security council and so on had considered although. Jun 15, 2020 in exercise of power robert gates says presidents too often rely on the military in his latest book, the former defense secretary says some matters more often than not call for other elements of.
He was an officer in the united states air force and worked for the cia before being appointed director of the agency. Exdefense secretary gates takes aim at obama in new book. Jun 17, 2020 a new book by the former secretary of defense robert m. Robert gates discusses his new book duty in washington. Gates gives us a forthright, impassioned, sometimes conflicted account of his four and a half years as defense secretary in his fascinating new memoir duty, a book that is highly. Robert gates served as secretary of defense under both the bush and obama.
Robert gates talks about his new book on leadership cnn video. Robert gates new book discusses the lessons learned from. White house defends war policy against memoirs harsh. American failures, successes, and a new path forward in the postcold war world gates, robert m. He joined me for a long sitdown about the book, china, joe biden and donald trumps legacy. Republicans use gates new book to hammer clinton, biden. Robert gates criticizes obamawhite house pentagon relations. Memoirs of a secretary at war is a nonfiction book written by robert m. American failures, successes, and a new path forward in the new postcold war world. Rose robert gates, former secretary of defense discusses his book d. Stay on top of the latest market trends and economic insights with the axios markets newsletter. Robert gates thinks joe biden hasnt stopped being wrong for. Jan 07, 2014 robert gates new book is starting to leak out, and it may give president obama and his aides some heartburn.
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