Robert Gates: “In the event of an attack, the President has emergency authorities to direct a unified, national response.”

I think the only thing I would've said is that a lot of this could've been done sooner.

the only way I could get significant new or additional equipment to commanders in the field in weeks or months--not years--was to take control of the problem myself through special task forces and ad hoc processes.

No more continuing resolutions.

He's going to insist on occupying all four of the eastern provinces of the Donbas.