Robert Gates assumed the helm at the Pentagon on Monday, warning in his first public remarks as defense secretary that failure in Iraq would be a “calamity” that would haunt the United States for years.
The former CIA chief pledged to give President Bush his honest advice on the costly and unpopular war, and said he would go to Iraq soon…
December 19, 2006...5:20 am
Gates: Iraq Failure Would Be ‘Calamity’
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February 16, 2008 at 10:39 pm
War is never popular, but the most unpopular war will be when the battlefield is on U.S Cities.
And that is a haunting thought!