Gates: ‘Everybody Knows We Still Have the Big Stick’
Having moved from the Bush administration to Obama's camp, Defense Secretary Robert Gates takes stock of the White House's new occupant on Sunday's episode of "Fareed Zakaria GPS" and defends Obama's recent diplomatic outreach during his international debut: "I have not seen it as an apology tour," says Gates.Having moved from the Bush administration to Obama’s camp, Defense Secretary Robert Gates takes stock of the White House’s new occupant on Sunday’s episode of “Fareed Zakaria GPS” and defends Obama’s recent diplomatic outreach during his international debut: “I have not seen it as an apology tour,” says Gates.
“Fareed Zakaria GPS” via YouTube:
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