Bob Gates Reviews

Amazon reviewers provide some interesting insights based on Robert M. Gates' book, From the Shadows: The Ultimate Insider's Story of Five Presidents and How They Won the Cold War (I know, he went to the same school of title selection as Borat).

http://www.amazon.com/Shadows-Ultimate-Insiders-Story-Presidents/dp/0684834979/sr=1-1/qid=1163128699/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-4764828-3187011?ie=UTF8&s=books

...We disagree on the point of intelligence (he would say, "secrets for the president", I would say "knowledge for the Nation") ...

...He has some hilarious anecdotes about life in the CIA. Such as when he is walking up the steps of Air Force One and turns to flip off several of the top officials (I think it was) in Romania after they botch his passport...<Not to be petty, but a school bus driver in Washington state lost her job over such antics allegedly aimed at the Pretzeldent.>

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Of course, the entire book was vetted by the CIA before Gates was permitted to publish it. Even so, it is probably worth checking out prior to his confirmation hearings.