Robert Gates: “Literacy education is a key component in the development of the Afghanistan National Security Forces (ANSF).”

He is deeply knowledgeable about the international scene and geopolitics.

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.

I think the president is — based on what I read — is getting the sense that, as he put it, that Putin is 'tapping' him along.

I think we still have quite a bit of time, Chuck. I think there's still broad bipartisan support in the Congress for helping Ukraine.