“In my opinion, any future defense secretary who advises the president to again send a big American land army into Asia or into the Middle East or Africa should 'have his head examined,' as General MacArthur so delicately put it.” ShouldBigsPresidentOpinionLandMiddleShould HaveArmyDefenseEastMiddle EastSecretaryAsiaAdviseMacarthur Author:Robert M. Gates
“I had no difficulty as Secretary of Defense moving from the Bush administration to the Obama administration.” MovingDifficultyDefenseAdministrationSecretary Author:Robert M. Gates
“I read in the press, and therefore it must be true, that no secretary of defense had ever been quoted as arguing for a bigger budget for State.” StatesBiggerPressesDefenseArguingBeing TrueBudgetsSecretary Author:Robert M. Gates
“The reality is, the United States has global interests. Our defense budget is about the same as the defense budgets or military budgets of every other country in the world put together.” WorldCountryStatesRealityTogetherInterestUnitedUnited StatesMilitaryDefenseBudgetsOther CountriesMilitary Budget Author:Robert M. Gates
