[Chgogal]

"Clearly hoping to reach out to America's European allies he acknowledged that the US had made mistakes in the last few years and that it needed to work on restoring its reputation as a force for good in the world."

I don't like Gates. He's a butt kisser. Europe is in a really bad strategic position. They depend on Russia and the ME for ALL their energy. And Russia is willing to use the Energy Weapon. It sucks to be a delusional European Politician. And now we have a Secretary of Defense who is enabling their delusional tendencies. Ick!

I am excluding Merkel and Blair.

[DB]

Time will tell.