Robert Gates: “I think we did not have the high-level interrogators there that we now have protocols in place to ensure would be…”

Without proper and predictable funding, no amount of reform or clever reorganization will provide America with a military capable of accomplishing the missions it's assigned to.

He would be candid and honest, willing to tell the President straight from the shoulder what he needs to hear.

we always discover . . . that we [go] too far in cutting

My staff and I have learned that it was nearly impossible to get accurate information and answers to questions such as, 'How much money did you spend?' and, 'How many people do you have?'