Robert Gates on Townhall

• An Obama Foreign Policy Tue Jun 21
  Caroline Glick
  Robert Gates's recent remarks signal that the president's handling of US foreign affairs is about to undergo a dramatic transformation. ... more
• Psst: Obama Going All 'Imperial' On Libya, Media Shrugs Mon Jun 20
  Guy Benson
• Wars of Choice Mon Jun 20
  Rich Galen
  Our commitment to a Libyan adventure, remember, was supposed to last, as President Obama promised Members of Congress on March 18, 2011, "days, not weeks." ... more
• The Obsolete Alliance Sun Jun 19
  Steve Chapman
  Defense Secretary Gates went to Europe recently to announce that NATO may have a "dismal future" and that before long, American leaders "may not consider the return on America's investment in NATO worth the cost." Why does he make that sound like a bad thing? ... more
• Report: Push for higher troop levels in Afghanistan Fri Jun 17
  Townhall.com Staff
• Fed Up With Freeloaders Fri Jun 17
  Pat Buchanan
  "The most successful alliance in history," it was called at the end of the Cold War in which NATO, for 40 years, deterred the Red Army from overrunning Berlin or crashing through West Germany to the Channel. ... more
• Gates' Choice: His Damage to the All-Volunteer Force Tue Jun 14
  Frank Gaffney
  If Robert Gates is as serious as he seems to be regarding the future of the U.S. military, he has one last opportunity to prove it. ... more
• Obama Goes Doh!-for-97, 98, 99, 100! Mon May 30
  John Ransom
  If John Kerry’s misshapen theme when running for president was “Reporting for Duty,” Obama’s theme as president is: “I’m AWOL: Ha. Ha. Ha. You can’t catch me.” If Kerry’s presidency was still-born, Obama’s died of crib-death. ... more
• Defunding Defense Sat May 28
  Ed Feulner
  Can America’s defense budget be cut? Yes. Unfortunately, President Obama is going about it exactly backwards. ... more
• Back, to the Future? Thu May 26
  Rich Tucker
  With a $14.3 trillion national debt, high gasoline prices and still-high unemployment numbers, things can seem bleak these days. But the lesson from the 1980s is: We've been in tough times before, and worked our way through. ... more
• The Alternate Engine Makes a Comeback Wed May 11
  David Williams
  Congress has supposedly banned earmarks. However, since the ban, billions of dollars in pet projects were added in the fiscal year 2011 budget which was just finalized last month. ... more
• Marine Corps and Peace Corps Thu Apr 28
  Cliff May
  I was north of Kandahar, flying in a helicopter with an American general who was telling me more than I could absorb about rural irrigation systems. I asked if he had ever imagined, back when he was at West Point, that he’d become so expert in agricultural development? ... more
• Have U.S. and NATO Given Up on Libya Mess? Tue Apr 19
  Byron York
  While Washington has been consumed by the battle of the budget, the people running the real war in Libya seem to have given up hope of using American and NATO firepower to drive Moammar Gadhafi from power. ... more
• Reforming Entitlements is Key to Strong Military Tue Apr 12
  Byron York
  Nearly lost amid reporting on the early days of the Libyan war was a revealing look at the deteriorating military strength of Britain, the United States' oldest and most important ally. ... more
• Paul Ryan's "Path to Prosperity" Stakes GOP Claim to Fiscal Responsibility Wed Apr 6
  Kevin Glass
  Rep. Paul Ryan's "Path to Prosperity" spends $6.2 trillion less than the Obama budget and re-establishes the GOP as the party of fiscal responsibility. ... more
• Guess the Largest Contributor to November Congressional Races Thu Mar 31
  Ross Mackenzie
  It was not the dread Chamber of Commerce (to hear President Obama tell it), but a union... ... more
• The Paradox of Bob Gates Mon Mar 14
  Michael Gerson
  A rush of recent events has confirmed long-standing conservative suspicions about Secretary of Defense Robert Gates -- causing grumbling, and a call from William Kristol for his hastened retirement. ... more
• Home-Court Advantage Fri Mar 11
  Michael Gerson
  The Afghan surge -- involving about 40,000 additional coalition forces and more than 70,000 new recruits to the Afghan army and police -- has made swift progress. ... more
• Stay Out of Libya Thu Mar 10
  Steve Chapman
  The civil war in Libya was barely underway before some American politicians were insisting the United States crash the party. ... more
• Calculated Covert Action Against Gadhafi Wed Mar 9
  Austin Bay
  President Barack Obama said Gadhafi must go. Translation: Gadhafi's survival now represents an American diplomatic defeat. ... more
• Robert Gates, Neo-Isolationist? Fri Mar 4
  Pat Buchanan
  U.S. policy should be to tell Europe, Asia, Africa and the Mideast: Your defense is first and foremost your responsibility. You police your own neighborhood. And if there is something you can't handle, give us a call. We may be able to help. ... more
• Mideast Bribery Done Right Fri Feb 4
  David Harsanyi
  If the recent media coverage of the Middle East has taught the American public one thing, it's this: All journalists are, evidently, also qualified Egyptologists. ... more
• How to Combat an Arrogant China? Thu Jan 20
  Larry Kudlow
  Hu told The Wall Street Journal that "we should abandon the zero-sum Cold War mentality." But is he to be believed? ... more
• On China, Tucson, Delta, Chicago, Illinois, Reid, Etc. Thu Jan 13
  Ross Mackenzie
  How's it going in the new year? Let's see.... ... more
• In 2010, the World Stalled on the Road to Democracy Thu Dec 23
  Steve Chapman
  In the Coke Zero commercial, an impatient young man says, "It's 2010. Weren't we supposed to have time machines by now?" Human rights supporters have equal cause to ask, "Weren't we all supposed to have democracy by now?" ... more
• In Denial Fri Dec 17
  Oliver North
  There's a lot of phony hype about how tough things have gotten for the Obama administration. ... more

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