Robert Gates: The Soldiers' Secretary -- CBS News
It is not at all unusual to hear the Pentagon being criticized for its bloat, bureaucracy and spending binges. But what is surprising about the latest criticism is that it doesn't come from an outsider with an anti-military agenda: It comes from the secretary of defense himself.
Robert Gates has an impressive resume with more than 30 years of government service and he has just announced he is leaving next month.
At the Pentagon, the defense secretary is called "Sec Def." The title he might prefer is the Soldiers' Secretary, because he says his top priority is the men and women in uniform - a priority, he says, that is often neglected by the Pentagon bureaucracy.
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My Comment: While I have been a critic of Sec. of Defense Gates, I also recognize that he will be missed when he retires next month.
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