I wish him well. I apprecaite the character he showed in what I would call some of the best years of his tenure in the DOD with President Obama.
I also appreciate telling it straight to NATO. They can't keep leaning on us for all their needs. At one time as single countries and much smaller than the USA it was understandable, but, the European Union has to stand on its own. The world is dangerous and the USA is an entire ocean away should anything ever become overwhelmingly dangerous. They must take this step.
You'll be missed. Much success to you and your family.
Gates: NATO's retreat from combat assignments 'unacceptable' (click title to entry - thank you
...Instead, the significance of his words is likely to be as a historical marker indicating a global shift in the balance of power, some analysts of transatlantic relations say. The surprisingly unvarnished warnings came Friday in a speech in Brussels, delivered during what is Secretary Gates’s valedictory European tour....
