Boy Scouts to name Robert Gates the new president
Boy Scouts of America is expected to formally confirm former defense secretary Robert Gates as the new president Thursday.
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Gates reflects on debates waged behind the scenes of war
In his new book, "Duty," Robert Gates tackles his time as defense secretary and as witness to how different presidents wrestled with questions of war and peace. Gates sits down with Judy Woodruff to discuss the difficulties of doing business…
Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates warns against downsizing military
Judy Woodruff spoke to former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates about his new book "Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War." Video by PBS NewsHour With extended deployments and multiple tours for U.S. troops, some people have asked…
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Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the United States had "no choice but to sit down at the table with the Iranians" once they agreed to negotiate on the development of their nuclear program.
Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday he considers Edward Snowden, the former intelligence contractor who leaked information about the National Security Agency's secret surveillance programs, a "traitor" who did not work within the carefully constructed system to correct perceived…
Shields and Brooks on Christie's scandal tolerance, Gates' war stories…
Former Defense Secretary Gates critiques Obama, Congress in new war memoir…
Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the realistic chances of a negotiated settlement with the Taliban to end the Afghan war "are probably good," he told Jim Lehrer in an interview airing on Thursday's NewsHour.
