Where We Live: Robert Gates
Gates was defense Secretary for two Presidents – one Republican and one Democrat
By Where We Live - WNPR
Published: Nov 08, 2011
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Where We Live: Robert Gates
Robert Gates was defense Secretary for two Presidents – one Republican and one Democrat.
Gates also oversaw two wars, in Afghanistan and Iraq, getting mixed reviews from defense experts for his handling of those conflicts.
He’s also been sharply critical of the types of wars that were left to him, pointing to a Future US strategy that avoids “big land wars” in places like the Middle East.
That future may also include a different, smaller military. Gates has called for cuts to “excessive” military spending, something that may be unavoidable in a Washington primed for budget cutting.
Gates is in Connecticut to give the The Robert C. Vance Distinguished Lecture at Central Connecticut State University. More information on the event here.
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Change Washington
The prblem in Washinton is not political/structural dynamics. It is mioney and power buying our democracy through elections.
I would like to know if Mr. Gates would support a Constitutional Amendment to state unequivocally that "money does not equal free speech" and "corporations and other legal entities are not individuals" and entitled to the same rights as citizens.
If yes. Why.
If no, why not?
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