Robert Gates: Mr. Indispensable
October 9th, 2009
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Posted in: Afghanistan, Counterterrorism, Iraq, United States
Tags: Afghan War, Cold War, Counterterrorism, Donald Rumsfeld, France, General McChrystal, General Petraeus, International Institute of Strategic Studies, Iraq War, President Abraham Lincoln, President Barack Obama, President George W. Bush, President John Kennedy, President Lyndon Johnson, Robert Gates, Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense, Senator John McCain, Sir Winston Churchill, Special Forces, Surge Strategy, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World War II
The Obama administration is entering a crucial phase of its existence. President Barack Obama is about to determine his new strategy governing the Afghan war. He has a lot at stake because wars have a bizarre way of making heroes and villains out of presidents and prime ministers.