Gates: People in the W.H. Were Constantly Goading Obama Against the Military

BAIER And you ve ░░░░░░░░ about the micromanagement from ░░░░░░░░ Obama White House on ░░░░░░░░ Pentagon and that it ░░░░░░░░ like you were very ░░░░░░░░ by it GATES It ░░░░░░░░ the operational micromanagement that ░░░░░░░░ me nuts of the ░░░░░░░░ House and NSC staffers ░░░░░░░░ senior commanders out in ░░░░░░░░ field and asking them ░░░░░░░░ of second guessing commanders ░░░░░░░░ s the kind of ░░░░░░░░ that made me crazy ░░░░░░░░ I will tell you ░░░░░░░░ was with the background ░░░░░░░░ having served on the ░░░░░░░░ under four presidents before ░░░░░░░░ was deputy national security ░░░░░░░░ and including under as ░░░░░░░░ national security adviser And ░░░░░░░░ I was deputy national ░░░░░░░░ adviser if I would ░░░░░░░░ tried even as deputy ░░░░░░░░ I had tried to ░░░░░░░░ a field commander going ░░░░░░░░ Dick Cheney who was ░░░░░░░░ of defense or Colin ░░░░░░░░ who was chairman of ░░░░░░░░ joint chiefs I would ░░░░░░░░ had my head handed ░░░░░░░░ me probably personally by ░░░░░░░░ president That kind of ░░░░░░░░ was just unheard of ░░░░░░░░ I had been on ░░░░░░░░ NSC and in the ░░░░░░░░ House.”