Sad legacy of Robert Gates
There have been several reports of Robert Gates' frustration coming into the Pentagon, being shocked at the machine he was dealing with, especially having seen that people were more interested in planning for war than actually waging it. He urged for better equipment for troops already in Iraq and Afghanistan and instead found a defense department that wanted otherwise - though he did manage to get 20 billion dollars for his cause. This is just one example of what Gates dealt with - how this machine shaped the war effort. For more here is Stephen Lendman the Progressive Radio News Hour host and Michael Prysner - Iraq veteran and political activist.
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There have been several reports of Robert Gates' frustration coming into the Pentagon, being shocked at the machine he was dealing with, especially having seen that people were more interested in planning for war than actually waging it. He urged for better equipment for troops already in Iraq and Afghanistan and instead found a defense department that wanted otherwise - though he did manage to get 20 billion dollars for his cause. This is just one example of what Gates dealt with - how this machine shaped the war effort. For more here is Stephen Lendman the Progressive Radio News Hour host and Michael Prysner - Iraq veteran and political activist.
Follow Kristine on Twitter at http://twitter.com/Frazzie
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