Topic: Robert Gates

December 2, 2009

Promise of more ‘dwell time’ to troops thrown out the window

Not only did President Obama apparently forget to bless the troops during his Afghanistan speech, the administration is breaking a promise to American soldiers to increase the amount of time they have at home between deployments.

May 21, 2009

What’s my defense secretary’s name again?

The president takes national security so seriously that he can’t remember the name of the secretary of defense — during a speech about national security!

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