one, midterm elections, democrats win, bush fires rumsfeld, hires robert gates. two, it's announced that the trace will be going back to iraq as the top commander. number three, bush announces that he is ordering a surge of troops into iraq. sending another 20,000 troops. and number four, that he changed his strategy to essentially a counterinsurgency strategy. he calls it clear, hold, and build, which was an old phrase that came of some these books. the idea that you clear an area of insurgents, then you stay there, you hold. you don't just turn over to the iraqis right away. they were incapable of holding a. you stay there and then you help build an infrastructure, help the government provide basic service, build trust within the committee, help build a security structure. so these four things did not happen by coincidence but it was all part of this plan. and by the way, when they use the word plot, i generally am not a conspiracy guy, but these people refer to themselves as a plot. they call themselves the west point mafia because a lot of them came out of th

defense secretary robert gates and there are signals coming from the u.s. that they are not keen on continuing that kind of partnership with this sort of inequality and also looking at the u.s. his own budget costs as well as its shift in priority especially after we've heard that pivot to asia so they have their own concerns so they're questioning the kind of the new line of kind of partnership that they have especially with european countries moving forward they're also facing some lack of enthusiasm from european members of just germany for instance was not very eager to contribute to any military operation so again. the nato secretary general has come out saying that the capability of nato will be impacted and there is a question of critics on the actual relevance of that the alliance seeing it that there's not much enthusiasm from its members to contribute or to to give more into a into the alliance moving forward. reporting their contributor. the multibillion dollar wars nato has waged in the past fifteen years only left a legacy of death and destruct

defense secretary robert gates the problem that nato is facing when it comes to budget is no small matter if we just look back to more than a decade ago if. you had a goal of having sixty thousand troops for instance available for battle in a so-called in so-called core however today we see that these battle groups range from about fifteen hundred to twenty five hundred clearly a huge difference from the initial intention of the number of troops that they had planned to have the cuts that we're seeing it. clearly is because of the year the eurozone crisis the priorities have clearly shifted and there's not much enthusiasm to increase spending in the military alliance some sort of equal burden sharing the united states share has increased from fifty percent to seventy five percent and there are signals coming from the u.s. that they are not keen on continuing the kind of partnership with this sort of inequality and also looking at the u.s. his own budget costs as well as its shift in priority especially after we've heard that pivot to asia so they have their own concerns with their questio

defense secretary robert gates the problem that nato is facing when it comes to budget is no small matter if we just look back to more than a decade ago if you. had a goal of having sixty thousand troops for instance available for battle in the so-called in so-called core however today we see that these battle groups range from about fifteen hundred to twenty five hundred clearly a huge difference from the initial intention of the number of troops that they had planned to have the cuts that we're seeing it. clearly it's because of the year the euro zone crisis the priorities have clearly shifted and there's not much enthusiasm to increase spending in the military alliance some sort of equal burden sharing the united states share has increased from fifty percent to seventy five percent and there are signals coming from the u.s. that they're not keen on continuing that kind of partnership with this sort of inequality and also looking at the u.s. his own budget costs as well as its shift in priority especially after we've heard that pivot to asia so they have their own concerns with their qu

planning to potentially do this preemptively i'm sure well i mean we know that even in recent days robert gates when he was the secretary of defense even said that all options are on the table when it comes to north korea so we know that from the korean war the united states has made this a very important part of it strategy i mean. douglas macarthur even said that during the korean war he had a plan to drop thirty to fifty atomic bombs on the border between north korea and china to help the united states win the war even during the armistice talks between the united nations this united states in the so-called united nations forces and the north koreans they were considering using nuclear weapons on that country so obviously if there's going to be any threat of nuclear war between north korea and the united states it's going to be on the part of the united states yes indeed the only country that someone dropped nuclear bombs that during a war time the media doesn't seem to talk about the other side of this hostile situation u.s. and in stealth bombers live fire exercises between the u.s. and so

defense secretary robert gates he said that if this trend does continue that the alliance could be in danger of moving into what he called a collective military irrelevance so there's the question of whether nato will actually still be relevant given the decrease in its capabilities and there are signals coming from the u.s. that they are not keen on continuing that kind of partnership with this sort of inequality and also looking at the u.s. his own budget costs as well as its shift in priority especially after we've heard that pivot to asia so they have their own concerns with their questioning the kind of reliance the kind of partnership that they have especially with european countries moving forward they're also facing some lack of enthusiasm from the european members of just germany france are very eager to contribute to any military operation so again. the nato secretary general has come out saying that the capability of nato will be impacted and there is a question of critics on the actual relevance of the v. alliance. there's not much of. its members to contribute or to to gi

now entertained by more mainstream figures such as senator dianne feinstein and my former client robert gates, are gaining momentum. to be sure, and national security court, composed of a bipartisan group of federal judges with life tenure to approve targeted lethal force would bring some added level of credibility, independence, and rigor to the process. those are worthy goals. in the eyes of the american arelic, the judge's respected for their independence. in the eyes of the international community, a crisis that is becoming increasingly controversial will be placed on a more credible footing. a national security courts would also help answer the question many are asking -- what do we say to other nations who acquired the capability? a group of judges to approve targeted lethal force would set a standard and an example. targeted killings, as they become more controversial with time, i believe there are some decisionmakers within the executive branch who would not mind the added comfort of judicial input on their decisions. but we must be realistic about the degree of added credibility such

finally, the 44th president, barack obama, robert gates formerly director of the cia and the u.s. defense secretary, and a republican to boot, said this about obama and 2011. president obama is the eighth president i have worked for, and i believe that the relationship between america and israel has never been stronger. despite this remarkable record, when i was working on this book in 2012, only 8% of israelis thought that obama was pro-israel. after the recent visit in 2013, a poll by israel democracy institute and tel aviv democracy, shows that figure has only increased to 18%. yet, every measure -- pro-israel. i would like to mention the report that accused israel of targeting civilians during its invasion into gaza following constant rocket attacks from gaza on israel. in rebuttal, a former commander of urged forces in afghanistan told you and watch in 2009 quote, during the fighting in gaza, the israeli defense force -- i'm sorry, the quote is now, i'll put it this way. during the fighting in gaza, the israeli defense forces quote, did more to safeguard the rights of civilia

robert gates former director of the cia of the s defense secretary and the republican to boot said this about obama in 2011. president obama is the eighth president i worked for and i believe the relationship between america and israel has never been stronger. despite this remarkable record, when i was working on this book in 2012, only 8% of israelis thought obama was pro-israel. r threcent visit in 2013, a poll by israel democracy institute and tel aviv democracy showed it has increased to 18%. yet every -- is made as a politician has been pro-israel. i would like to mention -- that accused israel of targeting civilians in gaza following countless attacks from gaza on israel. colonel richard kemp and former commander of british forces in afghanistan told u.n. and 2009 quote during the fighting in gaza, the israeli defense force, i'm sorry, i'll put it this way. during the fighting in gaza the israeli defense forces quote did more to safeguard the rights of civilians in the conflicte than any otherrmy in the history of warfare. obama's u.n. representative called the report quote unbala

he's deputy robert gates of the clinton county sheriff's department. he watches trooper harker navigate the traffic stop from the other side of the road. >> i saw that he was standing outside of his vehicle and was talking to what appeared to be the driver. i also noticed that the passenger sitting in the vehicle was staring at me intently and watched as i went by. >> deputy gates makes a u-turn and pulls up behind the trooper. right away, he senses something is off about the encounter. >> i noticed several times that the driver asked why he had been stopped. >> why am i being pulled over? >> i believe i told you, sir, according to the computer, the registration on the vehicle has expired. >> he was asking several other questions. these were questions i already knew the answer to and i had just gotten there. >> why are you trying to make this so difficult? >> i'm not trying to make it difficult, sir. >> it was obvious to me that the driver was trying to stall. i didn't know if he had a weapon on him or drugs on him or other kind of contraband, i didn't

hagel's, former defense secretary robert gates killed of s for the army's suite new ground-combat vehicles and he marines landing craft and personnel costs have continued to rise at unsustainable level ts. harrison has noted that personnel costs are growing so fast they will consume the entire pentagon budget by 2039. that's just a little bit from "u.s.a. today" this morning. role of the u.s. military worldwide is our topic, and james in winter haven, florida, independent line, you're first up. james, good morning. caller: good morning to you, sir. host: please go ahead. caller: i'm curious, i'm an independent and have been for decades. and, i don't really know anybody that, at least that i speak with, is not amazed by the way that the spending is handled in washington. i mean, i don't understand how a 2% cut in a 10% increase can cause such havoc as they're playing it out in the media. and also don't understand how the white house could spend countless millions on frivolous vacations, rock shows, having celebrities put on private performances, just to squandering of our tax paying money b

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robert smith is live. >> reporter: the gate is supposed to be open but it is locked uptight after classes were canceled in response to a threat that someone was going to be on a shooting rampage. they were having a good week, it was named a california distinguished school but no one was around today after a parent notified a threat of shooting and killing students. >> he didn't target anyone. just saying anyone on campus. >> reporter: school officials warned parents this morning. >> it said this school by name and it said today so it was specific enough we had to make a move. >> i hope we can identify who it was and that is the police department's job and they are are working on and it and i hope they can be prosecuted. >>> a cyber-search is difficult. >> a lot does require search warrant and these companies are not going to release information without some kind of official word. >> reporter: students are not sure what to make of it all. >> i took it as someone being funny, but it is serious someone would even that. >> just the fact someone threatened to bring a gun and shoot you at schoo

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. >> former secretary of defense robert m. gatesream act would expand the pool of eligible youth who can benefit our military's readiness. >> why try if, if i can't get there, or if i will never get there? >> in 2010, dreamers led a march from miami to the nation's capital. along the way, bringing attention and opposition. >> -- and stay out of our country! >> and at the same time, states like arizona implemented invasive measures to round up and deport undocumented immigrants. >> the new law gives police broad powers to question people's immigration status and require them to provide proof of citizenship. >> they're still coming, they're still arrogant. >> but dreamers kept pushing, with more and more individuals making their choice to risk everything. >> i'm undocumented! >> declaring their status and saying their name in public. >> my name is maria, i am undocumented. >> my name is jessica martinez. i'm undocumented! >> i'm undocumented! >> i'm undocumented, unafraid, and unashamed! >> after a quick break, how erika takes her fig

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robert smith is live. >> reporter: the gate is supposed to be open but it is locked uptight after classes were canceled in response to a threat that someone was going to be on a shooting rampage. they were having a good week, it was named a california distinguished school but no one was around today after a parent notified a threat of shooting and killing students. >> he didn't target anyone. just saying anyone on campus. >> reporter: school officials warned parents this morning. >> it said this school by name and it said today so it was specific enough we had to make a move. >> i hope we can identify who it was and that is the police department's job and they are are working on and it and i hope they can be prosecuted. >>> a cyber-search is difficult. >> a lot does require search warrant and these companies are not going to release information without some kind of official word. >> reporter: students are not sure what to make of it all. >> i took it as someone being funny, but it is serious someone would even that. >> just the fact someone threatened to bring a gun and shoot you at schoo

roberts live in d.c. with more. john? >> good evening, shep. could end up in the flood gates. goal of the partnership top town to make hockey and other sports more welcome of gays and lesbians. can you play project will administer the outrage for the nhl from bringing guest speakers into rookie camps to offering confidential counseling to players at every level. patrick burke a scout with the philadelphia fliers general manager brian burke is president of you can play. >> i'm very concerned to make sure that we do work at the high school level, at the college level, at any level. i want someone who plays in a hockey team in boston being just as comfortable being around his female gymnast in kansas does. as the starting quarterback for a starting championship for team does. >> he created the program to quit playing hockey because he feared his teammates would find out he was gay. he finally came out in 2009. nhl commissioner gary bettman hopes the partnership will end the need that some players feel to live secret lives. >> patrick's brother brendan, who was tragically killed i

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robert, over to you. >> it is the dream team of philanthropists. carlos slim is giving $100 million to the bill gatesolio. now, slim was joined by five other billionaires in the cause. they include michael bloomberg, ray daalio, and prince al waleed. now, the aim of this project is to eliminate polio entirely around the world. it's going to cost around $5.5 billion for those vaccines. they've raised most of it. and the world's top billionaires are taemg up more and more in charity and business. bill gates and carlos slim are already teaming up in agricultural charities in central america. prince al waleed -- >> and besides the philanthropy and charity we're involved with mr. gates, we have a joint venture together in business. like the four season brand that we own. so it all is opportunities. when you say there's downturn, it just means there are opportunities. so always you look at any opportunity. >> and maria, just goes to show that in business and philanthropy they can both go hand and hand. back to you. >> isn't that great? thank you so much, robert. great story. meanwhile, reporting reporting