I get the sense that there is great division between Gates and Obama behind the scenes. Same for Obama and Petraus and Obama and McCrystal.
Of course there’s a division between Gates and Obama. Gates stands for everything Obama is not.
I saw another poster call Gates “milquetoast.” Don’t let the voice or short stature fool you. This guy has a stiff backbone. Those who’ve been close to him know he’s one more than willing to take on problems and fix them.
Could it be that Obama is one of them? Gates knows the inside. He knows where the skeletons lie.
As for speaking at the Boy Scout Jamboree, he’s an Eagle.