PBS’s Judy Woodruff Lectures Bob Gates About Hurting Troop Morale with His Book

‘The late Senator Pat Moynihan, among other things, used to rail against what he called tell-all books by insiders’

PBS’s Woodruff Lectures Gates, Asks Him If He’s Worried About Hurting Troop Morale (NewsBusters)

Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates has been facing criticism and scorn from some media members for having the audacity to mildly criticize President Obama and some administration officials while Obama is still in office. On Tuesday, Gates appeared on the PBS NewsHour to face another round of questioning about his newly released memoir.

Midway through the interview, anchor Judy Woodruff suggested that the former defense secretary could lower morale among troops on the ground overseas:

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