Robert Gates Knihy

Otevřený a nesmlouvavý pohled do zákulisí amerického vojenského angažmá v Iráku a Afghánistánu Když Robert M. Gates obdržel telefonát z Bílého domu, měl za to, že už svět washingtonské vrcholné politiky jednou provždy opustil: poté, co pracoval více než čtvrtstoletí pro šest prezidentů nejprve v CIA a pak i v Národní bezpečnostní radě, našel konečně klid a spokojenost coby prezident texaské A&M University. Když byl však vyzván, aby pomohl národu sužovanému dvěma válkami i vojákům vzdorujícím nepřátelům na bitevním poli, jeho odpověď se řídila tím, co v dané chvíli pokládal za svou povinnost. Ve svých pamětech se Gates detailně zabývá peripetiemi amerického vojenského působení v Iráku a Afghánistánu, během něhož dohlížel na kontroverzní posilování americké vojenské přítomnosti v obou zemích. Obšírně komentuje rovněž dění v Sýrii, Íránu, Izraeli či v Severní Koreji a seznamuje čtenáře s podrobnostmi zákulisních jednání s Georgem W. Bushem, Dickem Cheneym, Condoleezzou Riceovou, Barackem Obamou a dalšími osobnostmi světové politiky. Gates byl jediným ministrem obrany, který sloužil republikánskému i demokratickému prezidentovi. Ve svých pamětech nemilosrdně účtuje se svým působením ve funkci.

Having led change successfully at three sprawling, monumental organizations—the CIA, Texas A&M University, and the Department of Defense—Robert M. Gates offers the ultimate insider's look at how leaders can transform large organizations and companies. For many Americans, bureaucracy and corporate structure are code words for inertia. Gates knows that it doesn't have to be that way. With stunning clarity, he shares how simple plans, faithfully executed, can cut through the mire of bureaucracy to reform organizational culture. And he shows that great leaders listen and respond to their teams and embrace the power of compromise. Using the full weight of his wisdom, candor, and devotion to duty, he empowers leaders at any level to effectively implement his leadership strategies.

The book offers a candid exploration of power dynamics as exercised by American presidents in the post-Cold War era, highlighting both positive and negative impacts. Drawing from the author's experiences as a former secretary of defense, it provides a sweeping examination of the complexities of leadership and decision-making in the context of global politics. Through insightful analysis, it sheds light on the intricate relationship between power and governance.

After serving six presidents in both the CIA and the National Security Council, Robert M. Gates believed that he had left Washington politics behind for good—but when he received the call from the White House in 2006 to help a nation mired in two wars, he answered what he felt was the call of duty. Forthright and unsparing, Duty is Gates’s behind-the-scenes account of his nearly five years as a Secretary of Defense at war: the battles with Congress, the two presidents he served, the military itself, and the vast Pentagon bureaucracy; his efforts to help George W. Bush turn the tide in Iraq; his role as a guiding (and often dissenting) voice for Barack Obama; and, most importantly, his ardent devotion to and love for American soldiers. Offering unvarnished appraisals of our political leaders, including Dick Cheney, Joe Biden, and Hillary Clinton, Duty tells a powerful and deeply personal story, giving us an unprecedented look at two administrations and the wars that have defined them.

From each according to his ability To each according to his needs Is this what we want America to be? A cabal of financial interests are rapidly driving America toward totalitarianism and Communism. If we are to stop them, their conspiracy must be exposed. Currently the National Debt is over $14 trillion dollars, and it grows at over $1.5 trillion a year. The Rothschild Financial Empire is driving this country into a one-world government. The financial organizations in the U.S. that are controlled by the Rothschild Cabal consists of the Rockefeller Trust, The Ford Trust, and others. These U.S. financial Institutions supply the funds for organizations such as the Council on Foreign Relations. From this organization, other organizations have been established, such as The Trilateral Commission. Other organizations are also financed by the U.S. branches of the Rothschild Cabal such as NAACP, ACLU, The Black Panthers, etc. The main purpose of these organizations are to destroy the Constitution as written by our forefathers. The Cabal is using both the Democratic Party and Republican Party as vehicles to advance their one-world agenda. This book was written to expose this conspiracy to one and all. Robert Gates, Sr. is retired military; holds a B.S. and M.B.A. degrees with a minor in Macro-economics.

From a former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, whose government service spanned six presidencies, this is the inside story of the role of America and the agency in the collapse of communism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.