Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates delivers remarks during ceremonies at the Pentagon Memorial, Sept. 11, 2010, marking the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack. He is joined on the podium by President Barack Obama and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen. Terrorists hijacked American Airlines Flight 77, a Boeing 757 enroute from Dulles International Airport to Los Angeles, California, and purposely crashed it into the west side of the famous building killing 184 people. DoD photo by R. D. Ward A War Within -- Newsweek
Robert Gates has one last, crucial mission before he leaves office, and it’s not in Afghanistan or Iraq. It’s in Washington—within the hallowed halls of the Pentagon.
Last May, Defense Secretary Robert Gates traveled to the Eisenhower library in Abilene, Kans., and praised the 34th president for keeping the lid on defense spending during the 1950s. Eisenhower himself, Gates noted, “was a low-maintenance leader of simple tastes, modest demands, and small entourages—in stark contrast to what often happens at the upper levels of power in Washington and in other elite settings.”
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My Comment: I wish him luck, but I do not see 4 Star Generals and Admirals giving up their perks.