He told us watching the chaos of the American withdrawal from Afghanistan on television made him feel sick. Robert Gates: It was really tough. For a few days there, I actually wasn't feeling very ...

Robert Gates, it's very good to see you again ... Let me ask you about Afghanistan. It's certainly been a controversial decision, President Biden saying he wants all U.S. troops out of there ...

Defense secretary Robert Gates says the United States has ... that “it’s a very fast moving situation.” On Afghanistan, Gates said the July 2011 deadline was “the piece of the strategy ...

Robert Gates, the former defense secretary under ... and even pointed to their differences regarding Afghanistan during the Obama administration. He said he believes Biden made a mistake in ...

ROBERT GATES: I-- I don't know. I don't know. I-- I think I stand by that statement. He and I agreed on some key issues in the Obama administration. We disagreed significantly on Afghanistan and ...

Defense Secretary Robert Gates’ comments came during a short ... and a third is currently in Afghanistan. Asked about Afghanistan by one soldier, Gates said, “I think there will not be a ...

Robert Gates's title is secretary of defense ... task of figuring out the nuts-and-bolts of a new approach in Afghanistan. "Gates sees McChrystal as the next Petraeus," said one insider.

After the Bush presidency, President Obama asked Robert Gates to stay on to manage the war in Afghanistan. He became the first defense secretary to serve under presidents from both parties.

Gen. Michael W. Callan into civilian casualties resulting from the US and Afghan engagement in Azizabad in Afghanistan on August 21-22, 2008 (Callan Report Summary), and, more generally ...

Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates, in a book due out later this ... was skeptical of his administration's "surge" strategy in Afghanistan and openly distrustful of the military leadership ...

The following is the full transcript of an interview with former Defense Secretary Robert Gates, a portion of which aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on May 18, 2025. MARGARET ...

Read an excerpt of Robert Gates' book, "A Passion for Leadership." — -- Excerpted from A Passion for Leadership by Robert M. Gates Copyright © 2016 by Robert M ...