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Doesn't consider this war to be his, that is what has the white house sort of firing back. >> in fairness to president obama, he inherited this war, came up with a strategy to get the united states out of the war after first disengaging in iraq. there are certain contradictions. gates says the president did a politically unpopular and therefore difficult decision in ordering a surge of troops in afghanistan in order to try to build up the situation there so the u.s. could ultimately withdraw, but at the same time painting a portrait of this president not believing in his own policy, more ameri...

Advisors, top officials in our country during wartime, then bring them all home. the public's potential disillusionment, maybe it is already there, ambassador, that is a big conflict. how do you expect people to serve a mission, their families, if apparently the president doesn't believe in that mission according to robert gates? >> well, as i say, i think that is what most of them probably think already. i think for people in the military as for citizens generally, the issue is always, what's in the national interest ever the united states? and that is what they're there trying to fulfill tha...

Mentioned allegedly had said privately in front of secretary gates the reason she came out against the surge in iraq is the politics and the 2008 campaign made heavy charges in this book. jenna: and we will talk a lot more about it. thank you. jon: so that new book by ex-pentagon chief robert gates is setting off a firestorm and it is not even unofficially out yet. many are shocked gates would go a tell-all root since he is known as a discrete and dedicated public servant. could this new book damage his reputation? joining me now, fox news media analyst and anchor of "media buzz" that runs on ...

Britain's eastern coast, dumping the ammo everywhere. >> it came over the house and helicopters are not usually that low, definitely not helicopters. and, it just was a loud noise getting nearer. you saw the lights. and saw it go over because i looked out the window and, we saw it go over, which, that must have crashed just after i guess. jon: british police have secured the area. they say they will work with the u.s. military to try to figure out what happened to that chopper. jenna: a new report shedding some light on the people who may be responsible for the benghazi attack. what congress m...

Says he detested his job as the secretary of defense. some score settling in here. there are dangerous for gates in here as well because he has the reputation of serving both sides. i have no problem with bob gates writing a book. but the inclusion of these private conversations that the president, hillary clinton, joe biden thought were conducted in confidence, that is kind of a betrayal. gates is not the first one to turn on and administration and do that coming up with a bestseller, but it raises some questions about motivations as well reedi. jon: future presidents will have to worry if th...