Mar 10, 2017 bill gates calls this book the best nonfiction hes read in a long time. Gates served as secretary of defense under both president george w. It was a little long and dry, but nevertheless entertaining. Although i dont agree with everything in hiroshis program, i think he has a number of good ideas. Bill gates calls book the best nonfiction hes read in a long. After serving six presidents in both the cia and the national security council, robert m. Jan 07, 2014 in his new book, former defense secretary robert gates says both president obama and hillary clinton have admitted to varying degrees that they opposed the 2007 surge in iraq because they.
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This short book has so many layers of meaning and so many interesting juxtapositions, gates writes, including life. Aeclectic tarot forum reconsidering a cathar connection. Obama and clinton admitted opposition to iraq surge. He was also an officer in the united states air force and worked for the cia before being appointed director of the agency. Secretary general, jaap, for that kind introduction.
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He served as secretary of defense under presidents george w. This bill gates urban legend was later debunked when it came to light that the rules actually came from an excerpt in charles j. And my thanks to giles merritt and the security and defense agenda for the opportunity to speak here today. Charles stanley is senior pastor of the first baptist church of atlanta, where he has served for more than 40 years. Here are a few items from the book that may surprise readers. He has trained more than ten thousand students in the career tenure of last ten years.
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Jan 07, 2014 white house responds to forthcoming book by exdefense secretary robert gates gates says critical things about obama and aides%2c including vice president biden the gates book comes out next week. Robert gates skip to main search results amazon prime. Bill gates dishes on computers, religion and being smart excerpt in impatient optimist. By robert michael gates duty memoirs of a secretary at war paperback dec 17, 20. Headlines have already been made by passages in this book relating to mr.
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The book has sort of been hijacked by people along the political spectrum to serve their own purposes, taking quotes out of context, he said. Sophie jordan official website of new york times bestselling author. Robert michael gates born september 25, 1943 is an american statesman, scholar, intelligence analyst, and university president who served as the 22nd united states secretary of defense from 2006 to 2011. Robert gates thinks joe biden hasnt stopped being wrong for 40. Chasing frank sinatra bud and i had been shopping a film of the play come blow your horn that neil simon sent me. Dec 05, 2017 recently bill gates dropped a list on the site about what his five favorite books are for winter reading this year, because a great many of us know what it is like to be snowed in, and sometimes, a good book can make that time pass way quicker and more pleasantly. White house disputes claims in gates critical book usa today. An exclusive excerpt of one winter night is featured on cosmopolitan magazine. The robert gates file the national security archive. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus. National security archive electronic briefing book no. Gates believed that he had left washington politics behind for.
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