NAVAL ADDRESS - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates addresses the audience during the U.S. Naval Academy commencement ceremony in Annapolis, Md., May 27, 2011. DOD photo by Cherie CullenThe Myth of Robert Gates -- Lawrence J. Korb, The National Interest
Many analysts have agreed that Leon Panetta will have a difficult time succeeding Robert Gates as secretary of defense, given what many view as Gates’s accomplishments during his four and a half years at the helm. While Gates has indeed accomplished some things at the Pentagon, the real problem for Panetta will be that Gates has been on all sides of most issues faced by the Department of Defense, something that very few of Gates’s supporters have noted. Let me give but a few examples:
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Toast our Afghan victories but it’s the jaw-jaw that counts -- Max Hastings, Financial Times
Analysis: As Goal Shifts in Libya, Time Constrains NATO -- New York Times
Britain says Libya war entering new phase -- Reuters
5 options for the U.S. in Libya -- CNN
Libya: What you need to know -- Tim Lister, CNN
At a Protest In Cairo, One Group Is Missing -- David D. kirkpatrick, New York Times
The whiff of revenge taints the Arab Spring -- David Ignatius, Washington Post
Ten Reasons Why China is Different -- Stephen S. Roach, Project Syndicate
Another War in Sudan? -- New York Times editorial
Justice Finally Caught Up With Ratko Mladić -- Mark V. Vlasic, New Republic
The might of arms and the hand of friendship are both important -- Charles moore, The Telegraph
Torture-lite: It’s wrong, and it might work -- M. Gregg Bloche, Washington Post
Ties that bind Defense, State -- Michael Clauser, Politico
Defunding Defense -- Ed Feulner, Townhall
Memorial Day: a family story -- Washington Times editorial
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