Former Defense Sec. Gates: Obama 'Skeptical' of His Own Afghan Strategy
Wednesday, 08 Jan 2014 09:00 AM Share: President Barack Obama had major doubts about his decision to commit more troops in the war in Afghanistan, believing it would ultimately end in failure, his former defense secretary, Robert Gates, writes in his memoir , to be published next week. Gates, who served from 2006 to 2011 under Obama and his Republican predecessor, George W. Bush, sharply criticizes Obama's approach to a number of defense-related issues, especially Afghanistan, according to a review of "Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War" in The Washington Post on Tuesday. Urgent: Do You Approve Or Disapprove of President Obama's Job Performance? Vote Now in Urgent Poll Gates adds that Obama was "skeptical if not outright convinced it [the administration strategy] would fail," according to the Post. During a meeting in March 2011 to discuss the withdrawal timetable, Gates recalls that Obama also expressed doubts about the...
