Robert Gates said...

I think part of the problem is that at the end of the Cold War, we were affected by triumphalism or hubris, whatever you...

the way the things ought to operate is that if there is a sense on the Hill, a majority view, that the budget needs to b...

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

Allies are a huge asset and in not understanding that I think is a real problem.