Posted on 10/16/2015 1:21:33 AM PDT by Brad from Tennessee
Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates said President Obama distrusted the military, and “this was particularly true in Afghanistan” in an interview that was taped earlier in the week and broadcast on Thursday’s “Special Report” on the Fox News Channel.
Gates after discussing his doubts that President Obama believed in the mission in Afghanistan, and micromanaging of the military by the Obama administration was asked about the president’s suspicion of the military. He stated, “I think this was particularly true in Afghanistan, and I think there were people in the White House, and I don’t want to name any names, who were constantly goading him and saying the military is trying to box you in. the military is trying to trap you. the military is trying to bully you. The military is trying to make you do something you don’t want to do.”
When asked if Vice President Joe Biden was one of these people, Gates answered, “I think so. And I was told so. And I think — but he was not alone, and you can argue with the options that they were putting forward, as President Bush did. you can disagree with them, as President Bush did. I — that’s totally fair, in my view. But, to think that they are trying to mousetrap you, I think is a — if I were the president and i truly believed that, I would replace those commanders that I felt were trying to trick me. So, I just — I worried a lot that he was hearing from people, things that made him worry that the military was consciously trying to thwart his will, consciously trying to be insubordinate, and I never believed any of that for a second.”
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First the military, now the Boy Scouts.
So what is Gates’ new book called?
More like he just doesn't like the military. The US military, that is. Many people around him now and in the past rooted for our enemies to defeat us, be it the North Vietnamese or Soviet Union. He himself was active in the pro-Soviet movement while in college in the 80s.
- Fired the Secretary of the Air Force and its 4 star general chief for daring to speak out about the horrific decision to cut the F-22
- Stayed in the job to serve an Obama administration he knew was going to devastate the military socially and fiscally, and then helped him carry it out
- Only partially spoke out when he was safely out of the SECDEF position and wanted to sell books and "secure his position in history"
Another of GW Bush’s let’s cooperate across the aisle guys. He gave Obama cover so he could say, look, we have a Republican cutting the military.
Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates ...after discussing his doubts that President Obama believed in the mission in Afghanistan, and micromanaging of the military by the Obama administration was asked about the president's suspicion of the military. He stated, "I think this was particularly true in Afghanistan, and I think there were people in the White House, and I don't want to name any names, who were constantly goading him and saying the military is trying to box you in. the military is trying to trap you. the military is trying to bully you. The military is trying to make you do something you don't want to do." When asked if Vice President Joe Biden was one of these people, Gates answered, "I think so...
Yes, he is. Like the others say, he is speaking now for fame and money when in fact he was a willing tool of Obama in creating these very circumstances.
It might be a little insight in the purging of the upper ranks that have taken place.
But my biggest question is WHY he won’t name names.
No, he’s not that guy...
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