Secretary of Defence Robert Gates's last battle

[flatsixes]

True to form, Gate's parting shot was a doozy. A long overdue doozy.

“The blunt reality is that there will be dwindling appetite and patience in the U.S. Congress, and in the American body politic writ large, to expend increasingly precious funds on behalf of nations that are apparently unwilling to devote the necessary resources ... to be serious and capable partners in their own defense

Ahem......