Gates Wages A Budget War And A Gamble
By Michael Bruno, Paul McLeary, Michael Mecham
Washington , Washington, San Francisco
At the heart of U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates’s new gambit lie two bold guesses: first, that his budget cuts and force reductions will do more good than harm; and second, that Congress, the White House and even the public will accept the sacrifices and dig no deeper into warfighting capability.
This strategy constitutes an epic wager that, perhaps, only ...
