[paddles]

Our current USMC Commandant, GEN Conway, is on record desiring that the 'Corps gets back to it's amphibious roots.

What bothers me is why Gates has gone public with this as though it's his idea?

[Pan_Yan]

What bothers me is why Gates has gone public with this as though it's his idea?

Problem is you are reading selected quotes through the filter of the Washington Post. His full text speech would probably speak more to discussion and recommendations than the article shows.

[rockinqsranch]

Perhaps Gates is a tool. PERHAPS!!!? I really wrote that!?

Let’s try Gates IS a tool for Obama. He’s already announced his intent to get out of that position allegedly as soon as he is confident the withdrawal from Afghanistan is going well. To blatantly state this obscene idea of gutting the Marine Corp., the Pentagon, whatever as I’ve not finished the article yet as seemingly his own idea, and at a time of multiple conflicts/wars is possibly to take the bullseye off of his Master The Obama.

It seems martyrdom is a prerequisite of staffing the Obama regime.

[Old Teufel Hunden]

"What bothers me is why Gates has gone public with this as though it's his idea?"

Exactly. General Conway alluding to this in his last birthday message:

"ONE DAY, WE WILL RETURN TO OUR NAVAL HERITAGE AND PATROL THE HIGH SEAS WITH OUR NAVY BROTHERS. SUCH IS OUR FUTURE"

http://www.usmc.mil/news/messages/Pages/ALMAR033-09.aspx

[quadrant]

As a former Marine, I not worried about Gates’ comments. The Marine Corps has bested enemies with far more power and brains than Robert Gates.