Robert Gates said...

we've lost our ability to prioritize, to make hard decisions, to do tough analysis, to make trades.

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

the cost in treasure and in the blood of our young men and women is always far higher than if we had remained strong and...

This is a Department that principally plans for war. It is not organized to wage war, and that is what I am trying to fi...