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Robert Gates: “As I sat there I thought, the president doesn't trust his commander, can't stand Karzai, doesn't believe it his own…”

On the recordJanuary 6, 2014
As I sat there I thought, the president doesn't trust his commander, can't stand Karzai, doesn't believe it his own strategy and doesn't consider the war to be his. For him it's all about getting out.
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Robert Gates
Republican · Texas
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transcripts.cnn.com

Editor's note · Context

Gates criticizes President Obama's lack of trust in his own military strategy and leadership regarding the Afghanistan war.

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