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Obama: Robert Gates was “outstanding secretary of defense”

Name: Obama: Robert Gates was “outstanding secretary of defense”
Uploaded: 2014-01-13T08:47:38-0500
Duration: 2 min 30 s
Description: President Obama responds to a behind-the-scenes memoir in which former Defense Secretary Robert Gates alleges the commander-in-chief had lost faith in his mission in Afghanistan.

President Obama responds to a behind-the-scenes memoir in which former Defense Secretary Robert Gates alleges the commander-in-chief had lost faith in his mission in Afghanistan.