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20.03.2014, 13:02

Mr Gates has been a

Mr Gates has been at the heart of American policymaking on security issues for decades. And the scathing remarks he makes in his new book Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary of War about Mr Obama's handling of the conflict will not make for comfortable reading at the White HouseMr Gates says that even though Mr Obama personally authorised the military surge against the Taliban in late 2009 his heart was never really focused on the mission and that from the moment he entered the White House he was more interested in a cut-and-run strategy than actually bothering to win the war by defeating the Taliban and stabilising the war-ravaged countryMore on Mr Gates says the president's focus was "all about getting out" and that he was "sceptical if not outright convinced" that his generals' plans would end in failure No wonder Mr Obama forced two of his leading generals in Afghanistan - Generals David Petraeus and Stanley McChrystal

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