Video: Gates on Iranian politics
[vodpod id=Video.3597223&w=425&h=350&fv=] Secretary of Defense Gates spoke with CNN’s John King yesterday about the internal situation in Iran and whether the resentment and popular unrest following last year’s election is still continuing. I think Secretary Gates is correct in saying that, despite things being calm on the surface, there is a reservoir of popular dissatisfaction […]
One Overlooked Aspect of the Secret Gates Memo
The New York Times on Sunday reported on a secret memo written by Defense Secretary Robert Gates in January warning that the US has no long-term strategy for dealing with Iran’s nuclear program. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has warned in a secret three-page memorandum to top White House officials that the United States does […]