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Summary
This document is a scanned page (Bates stamped HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032188) containing a Newsweek article titled 'Robert Gates: America is losing its grip.' The article details an interview with Secretary of Defense Robert Gates aboard a Boeing E-4B during his final foreign trip, where he expresses concern over the U.S. losing its global supremacy due to economic constraints. While the document is part of a House Oversight production, the text itself does not explicitly mention Jeffrey Epstein or his associates.
People (5)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Robert Gates | Secretary of Defense |
Subject of the interview/article, discussing his retirement and US global standing.
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| John Barry | Author/Journalist |
Co-author of the Newsweek article.
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| Tara McKelvey | Author/Journalist |
Co-author of the Newsweek article.
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| George W. Bush | Former U.S. President |
Mentioned as one of the presidents Gates served under.
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| Barack Obama | U.S. President |
Mentioned as one of the presidents Gates served under.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Newsweek |
Publication source of the article.
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| Pentagon |
The headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense; Gates is the 'boss'.
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| GOP |
Political party mentioned in relation to criticisms of American exceptionalism.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the footer stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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Timeline (1 events)
June 27 (Year implied ~2011 based on historical context)
Locations (2)
| Location | Context |
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Location where the interview took place.
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Subject of the discussion regarding global supremacy.
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Relationships (2)
Tenure bridged the presidencies of George W. Bush and Barack Obama.
Tenure bridged the presidencies of George W. Bush and Barack Obama.
Key Quotes (5)
"the U.S. is in danger of losing its supremacy on the global stage"Source
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"I've spent my entire adult life with the United States as a superpower, and one that had no compunction about spending what it took to sustain that position"Source
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"It didn't have to look over its shoulder because our economy was so strong. This is a different time."Source
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"To tell you the truth, that's one of the many reasons it's time for me to retire, because frankly I can't imagine being part of a nation, part of a government ... that's being forced to dramatically scale back our engagement with the rest of the world."Source
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Quote #4
"In Gates's mind, it's other political leaders with less experience who are confused."Source
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Full Extracted Text
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Article 6.
Newsweek
Robert Gates: America is losing its grip
John Barry and Tara McKelvey
Newsweek
Robert Gates: America is losing its grip
John Barry and Tara McKelvey
27 June -- Aboard the Pentagon jet on his last foreign trip as secretary of defense, Robert Gates takes a moment to peer across the American horizon--and the view is dire: the U.S. is in danger of losing its supremacy on the global stage, he says.
"I've spent my entire adult life with the United States as a superpower, and one that had no compunction about spending what it took to sustain that position," he tells NEWSWEEK, seated in the strategic communications center of the Boeing E-4B. "It didn't have to look over its shoulder because our economy was so strong. This is a different time." A pause. "To tell you the truth, that's one of the many reasons it's time for me to retire, because frankly I can't imagine being part of a nation, part of a government ... that's being forced to dramatically scale back our engagement with the rest of the world."
Such a statement--rather astonishing for the leader of the world's preeminent fighting force--may open the administration to charges of not believing in American exceptionalism, an opening the GOP is already trying to exploit. But these days Gates is less worried about political crossfire and more focused on the legacy of his own tenure, which bridged the presidencies of George W. Bush and Barack Obama. He is determined to define his own legacy as Pentagon boss, and eager to push back against one of the more vocal criticisms of his tenure: the belief among many liberals and some conservative budget hawks that in a time of deep indebtedness, he hasn't been willing to chop enough of a defense budget bloated by a decade of war. Don't expect him to apologize. In Gates's mind, it's other political leaders with less experience who are confused.
"I've spent my entire adult life with the United States as a superpower, and one that had no compunction about spending what it took to sustain that position," he tells NEWSWEEK, seated in the strategic communications center of the Boeing E-4B. "It didn't have to look over its shoulder because our economy was so strong. This is a different time." A pause. "To tell you the truth, that's one of the many reasons it's time for me to retire, because frankly I can't imagine being part of a nation, part of a government ... that's being forced to dramatically scale back our engagement with the rest of the world."
Such a statement--rather astonishing for the leader of the world's preeminent fighting force--may open the administration to charges of not believing in American exceptionalism, an opening the GOP is already trying to exploit. But these days Gates is less worried about political crossfire and more focused on the legacy of his own tenure, which bridged the presidencies of George W. Bush and Barack Obama. He is determined to define his own legacy as Pentagon boss, and eager to push back against one of the more vocal criticisms of his tenure: the belief among many liberals and some conservative budget hawks that in a time of deep indebtedness, he hasn't been willing to chop enough of a defense budget bloated by a decade of war. Don't expect him to apologize. In Gates's mind, it's other political leaders with less experience who are confused.
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