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• W759164554 abstract "Even before former Secretary of Defense Bob Gates's book Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War1 hit the shelves, pundits were publishing reviews of the book. Most were unflattering, but few, if any, were fair representations of the entire memoir. Of course, Washington-area politics always revels in nit-picking facts, and most reviews of Duty are no exception. (To be fair, the reviews were mostly op-eds with word limits, which make it pretty hard to report fairly on a 600-page book.)Despite what many reviews imply, Duty is not a tell all book. It is clearly a fact-rich, highly personal, almost daily reflection of what Gates experienced and thought. Gates relates his story from the perspective of a man experienced in D.C. culture, having served the nation in multiple administrations. That he came from the Intelligence Community culture undoubtedly colored the way he assumed his role as Secretary of Defense. In any case, it is clear that he acutely recognized the different responsibilities of Director of Central Intelligence and Secretary of Defense. Along the way, he offers his opinion fairly, giving both substantial criticism and also substantial praise where due. He does this both in his treatment of circumstances and his treatment of individuals, including President Obama: he mixes criticism with praise, making cherry-picking his memoir very easy-and Gates has criticized Republicans who have cherry-picked his criticisms of President Obama.Mostly, however, this book is a catharsis. Gates drew a lot of heat for publishing his memoir while President Obama was still in office. However, the reader senses that Gates felt personally compelled to write it-almost as if it were his way of working through a sort of PTSD following his time of service.The national security crowd will search in vain for some of the issues it might feel were most important during the Gates's tenure as Secretary of Defense. He inherited a novel and expansive view of conflict proclaimed by President Bush's Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). Under President Obama, there was a further expansion of the Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC), when imminent harm was liberally interpreted to justify an unprecedented expansion of drone strikes. Drones themselves became a subject of national security concern, both for the unintended consequences of an erroneous strike and for their deployment on an expanded battlefield as they were increasingly used across national borders. Drone warfare also revised debates over the way the LOAC approaches the capture/kill dichotomy. Frustratingly to many observers, the courts and Congress often seemed to avoid these issues of executive decision-making. But so does Gates in his memoir. Except for his views on congressional responsibility, none of these national security issues preeminently occupied him. His view of his responsibility was more intensely personal than abstract and analytic.Bob Gates was asked to serve as the Secretary of Defense during President Bush's last two years in office. Gates makes it clear that he was very content in his then-current role as the President of Texas A&M, but he considered it his civic duty to accept the President's request. As the two-year term drew to a close, there were rumors that he would be asked to stay on in the new administration. Gates makes it abundantly clear throughout the memoir that he did not enjoy being Secretary of Defense but that he knew he would stay if asked by President Obama, because he felt he owed it to the troops.It is clear from the text that Gates feels he was the one who most stood up for the troops. Gates especially felt a great responsibility signing orders for troops to deploy into combat zones. Moreover, on his first trip to Afghanistan, he realized that we were now fighting the very people he met as Deputy Director of Analysis at the CIA on his last trip. That realization made him wary of committing military forces in new places, and it was the reason that he objected to committing military force in Libya. …" @default.
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