Bush Administration Robert Gates

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1 bush administration

1.1 walter reed medical center scandal
1.2 controversy on joint chiefs
1.3 misshipments of nuclear weapons





bush administration

gates being sworn in defense secretary on december 18, 2006.


on november 8, 2006, after 2006 midterm election, president george w. bush announced intent nominate gates succeed resigning donald rumsfeld u.s. secretary of defense.


gates unanimously confirmed united states senate armed services committee on december 5, 2006. during confirmation hearing on december 5, 2006, gates replied question in opinion united states neither winning nor losing war in iraq. next day, gates confirmed full senate margin of 95–2, republican senators rick santorum , jim bunning casting 2 dissenting votes , senators elizabeth dole, evan bayh, , joe biden not voting. on december 18, 2006, gates sworn in secretary of defense white house chief of staff josh bolten @ private white house ceremony , vice president dick cheney @ pentagon.



gates japan minister of defense shigeru ishiba @ japan in november 2007.


under bush administration, gates directed war in iraq s troop surge, marked change in tactics predecessor. violence on decline in iraq, in 2008, gates began troop withdrawal of iraq, policy continued obama administration.



us secretary of defense robert gates gives gig em group of aggie marines @ camp fallujah, iraq


walter reed medical center scandal

several months after appointment, washington post published series of articles beginning february 18, 2007 brought spotlight walter reed army medical center neglect scandal. result of fallout incident, gates announced removal of secretary of army francis j. harvey, , later, approved removal of army surgeon general kevin c. kiley.


controversy on joint chiefs

on june 8, 2007, gates announced not recommend renomination of peter pace, chairman of joint chiefs of staff, due anticipated difficulties confirmation process. instead, gates recommended mike mullen, chief of naval operations @ time, fill position. gates stated: no stranger contentious confirmations, , not shrink them. however, have decided @ moment in our history, nation, our men , women in uniform, , general pace himself not well-served divisive ordeal in selecting next chairman of joint chiefs of staff. gates referred pace friend , praised service marine.


misshipments of nuclear weapons

on june 5, 2008, in response findings on air force misshipments of nuclear weapons , nuclear weapons components, gates announced resignations of secretary of air force michael wynne , air force chief of staff michael moseley. gates later write usaf 1 of biggest headaches during time in office.








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