Robert Gates, ‘Losing’ at War, Race and More

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Robert Gates, ‘Losing’ at War, Race and More

Posted on Dec 23, 2006

Truthdig Editor Robert Scheer and contributor James Harris discuss Robert Gates, the virtues of “losing” at war, race in America and more.

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