Memoirs of a secretary at war will be published by alfred a. Exdefense secretary gates takes aim at obama in new book. He was a member of the national security council staff in four administrations. Washington former defense secretary robert gates, in his upcoming memoir, has harsh words for president obamas leadership style and commitment to the afghanistan war, accusing the president of losing faith in his own strategy. Bush administration 20062009, the obama administration 20092011, the afghan war, and the iraq war. Jan 08, 2014 former defense secretary takes aim at obama in new book former defense secretary robert gates has written a memoir. Hillary clinton and obama admitted they opposed iraq troop surge only to look good politically, claims former defense secretary robert gates in damning new book. We know everyone jokes that marines cant read, but mattis has. How bob woodward poisoned the debate of bob gates new book.
B ased on the early excerpts of former secretary of defense robert gates memoir, duty, it is obvious that he has written a nuanced account of washington in the bush and obama years. The former defense secretary says that obama eventually lost faith in the troop. Im going to come back to acquisition in a second, secretary gates, but you brought up north korea. Washington has been abuzz this past week over the new memoir by former secretary of defense robert gates. A new precedent for washington memoirs by breaking convention to publish a critical memoir while a president he served remains in. Retired robert gates enjoys skagit county home the seattle. In his new book, which has nearly 600 pages of text, gates takes the. Secretary of defense from december 2006 to july 2011. Jan 08, 2014 as former defense secretary for both the bush and obama administrations, robert gates oversaw wars in iraq and afghanistan, testified before congress and grieved the deaths of his troops. In his memoir duty, the former defense secretary robert m.
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Former secretary of defense robert gates on his new book a. Im talking with former secretary of defense, robert gates, whose brand new book, a pasion for leadership, is out, and hes on a book tour, and im very grateful for the time hes given us today to talk about this. Exdefense secretary jim mattis has book coming this. Oct 06, 2014 during an event focused on his book worthy fights, former defense secretary and cia director leon panetta offered his assessments about various issues while working for president obama. Cnn republicans were quick last week to use former defense secretary bob gates new book as ammunition against hillary clinton should she decided to run for president again. During an event focused on his book worthy fights, former defense secretary and cia director leon panetta offered his assessments about various issues while working for president obama. Jan 08, 2014 white house press secretary reacts to a new book written by former secretary of defense robert gates. Memoirs of a secretary at war by former secretary of defense robert m. Jan 19, 2014 that evidently is a fertile frame of mind in which to write a book like this one. A look at bob gatess enraged new memoir the former defense secretary didnt think much of his job under obamaand a new book s treatment of rahm, bill, axe, and valerie doesnt mince. The time period is from 2006 to 2011, and includes the george w.
Former defense secretary robert gates embraces retired life. Jan 07, 2014 former secretary of defense robert gates has given republicans something to wave around in 2016, with new revelations about president obamas war rationale and hillary clintons preference for. You write on page 187, after the realization dawned on the national security, the bank was out of money. Former defense secretary gates blasts obama in new book robert gates new memoir reveals his sharp criticism inside closeddoor meetings. Bob woodward was one of them and he led off with this. Former secretary of defense james mattis will publish a new book in july called call sign chaos. Memoirs of a secretary at war, that is circulating among reporters in washington, d. In his fascinating new memoir duty, former defense secretary robert m. Former defense secretary takes aim at obama in new book former defense secretary robert gates has written a memoir. May 28, 2018 i was executive secretary for two secretaries at defense, i worked closely with three others and when you read former defense secretary robert gates book duty, you get a real sense of the. Former defense secretary gates critiques obama, congress in. Jan 12, 2014 washington has been abuzz this past week over the new memoir by former secretary of defense robert gates.
Former defense secretary takes aim at obama in new book. President barack obamas first secretary of defense robert gates has written a bombshell book that says the president doubted his own mission in afghanistan and was skeptical if not outright convinced it would fail. But when asked if he thinks the former secretary of state would make a good president, gates gave an answer that clinton opponents will likely leave out of future attack ads. Memoirs of a secretary at war, robert gates says the president was unsure the afghan surge would work and was. Bush but was retained for service by president barack obama. In a new memoir, former defense secretary robert gates unleashes harsh. Memoirs of a secretary at war is a nonfiction book written by robert m. A 2014 new york times notable book probably one of the best washington memoirs ever. Gates was tarnished by the irancontra scandal of the midnineteen eighties, arguably the worst scandal since watergate. Memoirs of a secretary at war critics say former defense secretary robert gates new book takes shots at president obama and other members of his cabinet. Interview with charlie rose robert gates, former secretary of defense discusses his book duty. Gates offers criticism of the obama administrations handling of foreign policy in the book. Now secretary gates speaks for himself in his first television interview about his book. Memoirs of a secretary at war military wiki fandom.
Former secretary of defense bob gates talked to stars and stripes on thursday about his new book, duty. He also served as an officer in the united states air force and worked for the central intelligence agency before being appointed director of the agency by president george h. Former defense secretary gates blasts obama in new book. June 30, 2011 robert gates and president obama salute during a farewell ceremony for gates as outgoing defense secretary. Former defense secretary robert gates, in his new book, provides the definitive account of the bureaucratic debris he kicked from their path to the troops who needed them. Former defense secretary robert gates, in his upcoming memoir, has harsh words for president obamas leadership style and commitment to the afghanistan war. Gatess duty to be published by knopf in january 2014 new york, september 16, 20 robert m.
The simple reason is that i wrote a biography of a senior pentagon official that gates fired in 2008 see circle of service. Former secretary of defense robert gates upcoming memoir dominated media coverage especially with the cable news channels yesterday. Defense secretary mattis credits reading habit for leadership. Memoirs of a secretary at war, served under every president since nixon, save bill clinton. Learning to lead, according to publishing company random house. Memoirs of a secretary at war and millions of other books are available for instant access. Former defense secretary gates critiques obama, congress. Apr 02, 2017 james mattis, the marine corps generalturned secretary of defense, is known for many things, including his prolific reading list. Former defense secretary slams presidents leadership in new memoir. New york ap former secretary of defense jim mattis has a book coming out this summer, but he warns that it will not be a tellall about president donald trump. Historians and policy wonks will bask in the revelations gates provides on major decisions from late 2006 to 2011, the span of his time at the pentagongates is doing far more than just scoring points in this revealing volume.
Memoirs of a secretary at war, and ongoing national security challenges. Jan 12, 2014 a journalist reads an advance copy of former u. Mar 28, 2017 if you look at bob gates book i was the executive secretary for two secretaries at defense, i worked closely with three others and when you read gates book duty, you get a real sense. Exdefense secretary jim mattis has book coming this summer. The reinvention of robert gates by michael crowley, the new republic, november 9, 2009. Republicans use gates new book to hammer clinton, biden. Gates is the author of duty, and a passion for leadership.
If you look at bob gates book i was the executive secretary for two secretaries at defense, i worked closely with three others and when you read gates book duty, you get a. Robert gates bombshell book slams obama on afghanistan strategy. To judge from the pages of his book, many of his expressions of outrage were indeed motivated by selfserving bureaucrats or members of congress who. Gates gives us a forthright, impassioned, sometimes conflicted account of his four and a half years as defense secretary in his fascinating new memoir duty, a book. Sep 15, 2018 i was executive secretary for two secretaries of defense, i worked closely with three others and when you read former defense secretary robert gates book duty, you get a real sense of the. A look at bob gatess enraged new memoir chicago magazine. Former defense secretary robert gates has left the busy world of d. Washington cnn republicans quickly pounced tuesday on some controversial details from former defense secretary bob gates new book in which he highlights an admission from former secretary of state hillary clinton that he found dismaying and fiercely lambasts vice president joe biden.
A 2014 new york times notable book probably one of. Robert gates thinks joe biden hasnt stopped being wrong for. I was executive secretary for two secretaries at defense, i worked closely with three others and when you read former defense secretary robert gates book duty, you get a real sense of the. Former defense secretary robert gates slams obamas. Gates served in that position under obama and president george w. As former defense secretary for both the bush and obama administrations, robert gates oversaw wars in iraq and afghanistan, testified before.
Pentagon for the washington post and is a coauthor of the fourth star. Robert gates thinks joe biden hasnt stopped being wrong. Robert michael gates born september 25, 1943 is an american statesman, scholar, intelligence analyst, and university president who served as the 22nd united states secretary of defense from 2006 to 2011. White house press secretary reacts to a new book written by former secretary of defense robert gates. Robert gates new book is starting to leak out, and it may give president obama and his aides some heartburn. In a new memoir, former defense secretary robert gates unleashes harsh judgments about president obamas leadership and his commitment to the afghanistan war, writing that by early 2010 he had. Bush and as secretary of defense 200611 in the administrations of presidents george w. Memoirs of a secretary at war, is the most peculiar book of its kind that ive read in a long time, maybe ever. Gates says clinton would make a good president cnn. Former defense secretary robert gates, in his upcoming memoir, has harsh words for president obamas leadership style and commitment to the afghanistan war accusing the president of losing. Jan 21, 2016 former secretary of defense robert gates joins me in hour three today to discuss his new book a passion for leadership, as well as the iran deal, the north korean provocation, dod acquisition, carriers and ohio class submarines and hillarys server. He was known as a savvy manager of the bureaucracy and a ruthlessly efficient defense secretary. Jan 14, 2014 former defense secretary robert gates, in his new book, provides the definitive account of the bureaucratic debris he kicked from their path to the troops who needed them.
Headlines have already been made by passages in this book relating to mr. Robert gates has just written a new book about the time he spent serving as defense secretary under george bush and barack obama called duty. Gates served as secretary of defense from 2006 to 2011. Ex defense secretary gates takes aim at obama in new book. Memoirs of a secretary at war, will be released next week.
He served as secretary of defense under presidents george w. Former secretary of defense robert gates criticizes the. Revelations from robert gates controversial new book. His writing is informed not only by a keen sense of historical context. Bombshell book by robert gates slams obama on afghanistan. Defense secretary james mattis extraordinary reading habits. Defense secretary mattis credits reading habit for. I was executive secretary for two secretaries of defense, i worked closely with three others and when you read former defense secretary robert gates book duty, you get a real sense of the. Memoirs of a secretary at war, which offers his candid and often damning insider assessments of the obama administration, congress, and washington politics. Gates, widely considered the best defense secretary of the postworld war ii era, seems to have been driven by a desire to sort through all of the anger, frustration, sadness and guilt that he. Memoirs of a secretary at war is a 618 page nonfiction book written by robert m. Former defense secretary robert gates has stirred controversy with the release of his new 600page book, duty. From the former secretary of defense, a strikingly candid, vividly written ac. He served as defense secretary under presidents obama and george.
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