what would you expect gates to say about his boss?
with all due respect, the fact he was asked is far more interesting than his reply
he was also asked by john king if general mcchrystal's job was safe
truth is, the general is far more likely to quit, he will never be fired
rumors already abound---if he doesn't get his 40G...
just thursday, british general mackay in afghanistan stepped down for identical reasons
and he's only the most recent, there've been about a half dozen others who've resigned from MOD due to downing street's lack of commitment
BBC NEWS | UK | UK Politics | General quits 'over Afghanistan'
on august 30, general mcchrystal gave gates a dire assessment of goings on in afghanistan, calling for a complete change in strategy and an additional 40G troops
McChrystal: More Forces or 'Mission Failure'
last sunday, sept 20, obama went on FIVE sunday talks to say he was AWAITING an assessment, and he had NOT been asked for extra troops
it's common knowledge that he's pressuring petraeus and mcchrystal to delay their reports cuz the issuing of them will box obama in
even tho mcchrystal warns that delay means defeat
Afghan Troop Request Simmers - WSJ.com
we also have the ranking republican on armed services saying that he was told by gates that the prez has directed his generals to "scrub" their assessments, make afghanistan look better than it is, cuz obama doesn't want to double down on such a loser
Report: Obama told Petraeus and McChrystal to "scrub" assessments | The Cable
according to the fp story above, the pentagon's press secty said obama didn't ask for any cleansing, gates did
LOL!
and then, just thursday, obama chaired the security council, pushing for a nuke free world, all the while sitting on knowledge he's had since inauguration about qom
indeed, obama sent a smooch filled valentine to the people of iran on march 21, knowing at the time its govt was in violation of IAEA and other international regulations
Obama Message to Iran - washingtonpost.com
obama appears intelligent---LOLOLOL!
it may be true if you don't spend 30 seconds examining him
or if you don't own a tv
he LOOKS great getting off a plane, i'll give you that
robt gates praises the president---LOLOLOL!
if you think obama looks intelligent these days, you must really be emphasizing style over substance