Secretary Of War
May 17, 2009 4:17 PM
Defense Secretary Robert Gates discusses the war in Afghanistan in a candid and wide-ranging interview with Katie Couric, who accompanied him to Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan.
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I am interested in hearing your hypothesis over how 9/'11 was fomented by anything other than Al Quaeda. I don't understand how either USA or Israel would benefit from starting the whole messsed-up wars over there, anyway.
I'm not disagreeing with you but just attempting to understand your comment! I, for instance, am all for the creation of a seperate Palestinian state, and can empathize with all Middle Easterners that peace is, or at least should be, the answer to all of this, rather than war.
But here we are talking about a war of The Taliban and Taliban-backed Al Queda, against the USA. Are you sympathetic with their ultra-strict form of Islam? Do you feel that sharia should be imposed by force? How do you feel, for instance, about the Pakistani and ISI influence over Afghanistan?
I would enjoy the conversation and hope you reply.
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However, given the gravity of the subject, it would have been more helpful to have dedicated a whole hour to the investigative interview. I say let Katie have her go at Mr. Gates...seemed to me there was positive chemistry between the two.
Jim Knight
What are u talking about? Don't be ignorant and shortsighted. This is an excellent piece of journalism. Get your eyes out of your a-- and learn a thing or two. Instead of just "bashing" for the fun of it, learn about this man, the war the US is involved in, his views and thoughts as well as his fears and hopes for the future of this war.
Kudos to Katie. Once more she proves she IS a journalist with depth and class!!!!