Robert Gates: “Yes, sir. As several have said--Secretary Clinton and, I think, the President--we would welcome congressional support.”

He is deeply knowledgeable about the international scene and geopolitics.

There has to be an agreement between the president and the Congress on actually what has to be done to recapture our industrial-military industrial capabilities.

I think the only thing I would've said is that a lot of this could've been done sooner.

I think appearances do matter.