Wednesday, January 8, 2014

The White House Responds To Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates Memoir


White House Disputes Claims In Gates' Critical Book -- USA Today

The White House disputes claims by former Defense secretary Robert Gates that President Obama has lost faith in his Afghanistan policy.

"It is well known that the president has been committed to achieving the mission of disrupting, dismantling and defeating al-Qaeda, while also ensuring that we have a clear plan for winding down the war, which will end this year," National Security Council spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden said in a statement Tuesday.

Hayden said the president "deeply appreciates" Gates' service in the Pentagon and "welcomes differences of view among his national security team, which broaden his options and enhance our policies."

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My Comment: I did not expect the White House to come out and give a ringing endorsement of Robert Gates' book.

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