Robert Gates: “And the then-Governor.”

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.

My staff and I have learned that it was nearly impossible to get accurate information and answers to questions such as, 'How much money did you spend?' and, 'How many people do you have?'

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

He is deeply knowledgeable about the international scene and geopolitics.