Monday, January 13, 2014

CBS - Robert Gates' "Duty" -- In first network TV interview about his memoir, former defense secretary discusses his surprisingly frank account of war under two presidents, what he says was Obama White House micromanagement, and an "egotistical" Congress. --- Washington has been abuzz this past week over the new memoir by former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. Now Secretary Gates speaks for himself in his first television interview about his book. Our Cover Story is reported by Rita Braver: -- After a week filled with leaks, excerpts, and pundits holding forth, it's clear that Gates' new memoir, "Duty," has caused a sensation, and will likely go down in history as one of the most candid assessments ever written by a former Cabinet official. --- Take his view of the majority of Congress: "Uncivil, incompetent in fulfilling basic Constitutional responsibilities, parochial, hypocritical, egotistical . . . too often putting self and reelection before country." - More, CBSNews, at: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/robert-gates-duty/

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