Memoirs of a secretary at war, is his total disdain for congress. Before covid, gates planned social media censorship of. Jan 08, 2014 robert gates memoir shocks washington former defense secretary robert gates is the first to offer a scathing critique of president obama and his administration from within the cabinet. Seymour hersh a superb pageturner of the postcold war worldof greed, computers, money laundering, and, of course, the old standby, the cia. The white house defended his decisionmaking in afghanistan but stopped short of taking shots at gates, who has served eight presidents of both parties and is widely wellrespected in. Former defense secretary robert gates in a new memoir says that president obama lost faith in his blueprint for afghanistan. Jan 29, 2017 read an excerpt of robert gates book, a passion for leadership. And i said, first time somebody comes in with one of t. I bought this book after watching a live interview of mr robert gates at the gartner symposium, orlando fl. It is, of course, principally about the wars in iraq and afghanistan, where initial.
Secretary of defense robert gates signs copies of his new book duty. Bob gates memoir includes quitting fantasies, fears for troops bush and obama had much more in common than i expected, expentagon chief writes gates served as defense secretary from 2006 to. Jan 12, 2014 washington has been abuzz this past week over the new memoir by former secretary of defense robert gates. American failures, successes, and a new path forward in the postcold war world, former secretary of. Jan 14, 2014 like just about everybody else in washington and many across the country, ive been reading the excerpts from former defense secretary robert gates book duty. Secretary of defense robert gates speaks at his final press. With robert gates book, loyaltys short shelf life returns. Former white house chief of staff william daley not only disputed gates criticism of president. Read an excerpt of robert gates book, a passion for leadership. Gates is appearing thursday night at the national constitution center. Robert gates book provides extraordinary insight into the behindthescenes working of two presidencies. Jan 12, 2014 robert gates defends memoirs criticism of obama.
Bob woodward reported in the washington times that former defense secretary robert gates criticized president obamas leadership and strategy in afghanistan in his new candid book duty. Now secretary gates speaks for himself in his first television interview about his book. There have been vast changes in the composition and role of the news media over the decades, and that is a cause for concern as well. Bob gates is one of the great public figures of the last 50 years. Robert gates, former defense secretary, offers harsh. China is growing economically, with its political influence broadening. A series of deadly explosions rock the city of new york and with too many victims and no known motive, the f. Robert gates, former defense secretary, offers harsh critique. Jan 07, 2014 the white house voiced its support tuesday for vice president joe biden, responding to the release excerpts of former secretary of defense robert gates s new book in which he slams biden for. Jan 12, 2014 a journalist reads an advance copy of former u. Robert gates book portrays obama as a different kind of.
Some authors spend entire chapters or multiple chapters about their years as a child andor teenager. It is simply my personal story about being secretary of defense during those. 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. With robert gates book, loyaltys short shelf life returns to. Jan 08, 2014 the white house is going on the defensive after excerpts released from former defense secretary robert gates new book criticizes president barack obama and vice president joe biden. Burns played a central role in the most consequential. I make no pretense that this book is a complete, much less definitive, history of the period from 2006 to 2011. Jun 16, 2020 former secretary of defense gates offers a sweeping view of the uses and limitations of american power in the modern era. And i said, first time somebody comes in with one of these horror stories, you make. He was an officer in the united states air force and worked for the cia more about robert m.
This is a book about my more than four and a half years at war. Such difficulties within the executive branch were nothing compared with the pain of dealing with congress, gates writes in the excerpt published by the wall street journal. Robert gates book lays bare obamas incompetence fox news. Memoirs of a secretary at war ebook written by robert m. Former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff colin powell, in his book it worked for me, writes. Robert gates defends memoirs criticism of obama the. Well, i make the point in the book that during most of my career, most of the people involved in at senior levels in the national security council and so on had considered although. Headlines have already been made by passages in this book. Gates on a passion for leadership january 21, 2016 by robert m. Before covid, gates planned social media censorship of vaccine safety advocates with pharma, cdc, media, china and cia. Secretary of defense robert gates speaks at his final pre.
He may not be a great author because he seems to have produced a somewhat schizophrenic book, judging by the. Exdefense secretary robert gates new memoir has eyeopening revelations. Memoirs of a secretary of war at the pentagon in washington. Jan 08, 2014 but what comes through more clearly, at least in the excerpt from gates book, duty. The irancontra scandal, 1991 confirmation hearings, and excerpts from new book safe for democracy. Wicked game book by rick gates official publisher page. Defense secretary robert gates speaks with npr news. The vison of the leader as a human, with the primary concern focused always on people not on money but, eventually, leading to financial benefits is a. Gates in april 2011 on a visit to irbil, iraq, as secretary of defense. Not a secretary of defense, but a secretary at war. The former secretary of defense writes in an exclusive excerpt from his new. Justice department special counsel robert mueller iii has indicted two top trump campaign aidespaul manafort and richard gates on. Robert gates book portrays obama as different kind of. Gates offers the ultimate insiders look at how leaders can transform large organizations and companies.
Gates says what he thinks and refuses to pull his punches and, as a result, the book offers in one volume the most accurate record available of recent american security policy, the most incisive critique of that policy and the most sensible guide to what should come next. Early reporting on a handful of barbed excerpts from gates book, which isnt available to the general public until next week, put obama in a bit of a box. Jan 14, 2014 robert gates book portrays obama as a different kind of president by michael barone. In the excerpts from duty, gates seems to take a similar view of george w. The former secretary of defense writes in an exclusive excerpt from his new memoir that he had to wage war in iraq, afghanistanand todays washington. Ignatius proves that the international thriller, with real villains, is alive and well in the new world disorder. Jan 15, 2014 like just about everybody else in washington and many across the country, ive been reading the excerpts from former defense secretary robert gates book duty. From the former secretary of defense and author of the acclaimed bestselling. When i first entered government nearly fortyeight years ago, three television networks and a handful of newspapers dominated coverage and, to a considerable degree, filtered the most extreme or vitriolic points of view.
The afghanistan papers is a shocking account that will supercharge a long overdue reckoning over what went wrong and forever change the way the conflict is remembered. Gates, our 2011 liberty medal recipient, discusses valuable lessons in leadership he learned from four decades of personal experience. The robert gates file george washington university. While i have been an ardent fan of robert gates since reading his book duty, i have only recently read his 1996 work from the shadows.
Excerpts from the 600pageplus memoir, which goes on sale tuesday, quickly become fodder. Rick gates, who served as donald trumps deputy campaign chairman in 2016 and as a cooperating witness in the mueller investigation, gives readers a rare, indepth look at one of the most controversial electionsand presidentsin u. Like just about everybody else in washington and many across the country, ive been reading the excerpts from former defense secretary robert gates book duty. I was tempted to stand up, slam the briefing book shut and quit on the spot.
Obama echoed gates s comments in a july 10, 2010, interview for my book obamas wars. Jan 09, 2014 gates is in the midst of a full media rollout. On a beautiful october evening, new york citys iconic guggenheim museum is closed for a tech companys private gala. Share to facebook share to twitter email this article. Jan 08, 2014 bob gates memoir includes quitting fantasies, fears for troops bush and obama had much more in common than i expected, expentagon chief writes gates served as defense secretary from 2006 to. The questioner quotes lord ismay in saying that it was done to keep the. Since the end of the cold war, the global perception of the united states has progressively morphed from. He served as secretary of defense under presidents george w. Memoirs of a secretary at war, that is circulating among reporters in washington, d. Parkers someone to watch over me by ace atkins is the latest thriller featuring the legendary boston pi, where spenser and his young protege, mattie sullivan, take on billionaire money manager running a network of underaged girls for his rich and powerful clients. The afghanistan papers book by craig whitlock, the. Every student of international relations should read these 5 mustread books on diplomacy. In october 2019, shortly before the covid outbreak, gates and other powerful individuals began planning how to censor vaccine safety advocates from social media during a tabletop simulation of a worldwide pandemic, known as event 201. Gates is the author of duty, and a passion for leadership.
Here are a few items from the book that may surprise readers. I think of the entire 600 pages he spent just over two pages on this childhood. Robert gates world, politics air date 11012017 robert gates, former director of the cia, on china, the u. A memoir of american diplomacy and the case for its renewal by william j. For a book like this i want to be hit in the face immediately with the hereandnow, and thats what gates did. Early reporting on a handful of barbed excerpts from gates book, which isnt available to the general public until next week, put. National security archive electronic briefing book no. On november 8, 2006, president bush announced the nomination of robert m.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read duty. Burns over the course of more than three decades as an american diplomat, william j. Mar 2010 were in afghanistan now because endgame failed in 1980s. Bob gates has, i think, served me extraordinarily well. This is the book of choice for your next airplane ride. From the former secretary of defense, a strikingly candid, vivid account of serving presidents george w.
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