January 28, 2016

Former Pentagon chief Robert Gates: Republicans’ grasp of national security is at a child’s level

Former Pentagon chief Robert Gates: Republicans’ grasp of national security is at a child’s level

"Robert Gates , a Republican stalwart and former US defence secretary who served under eight presidents, has derided the party’s election candidates for a grasp of national security issues that “would embarrass a middle schooler”. An ex-CIA director who first joined the White House under Richard Nixon, Gates joked that if frontrunner Donald Trump wins the presidency, he would emigrate to Canada."