Robert Gates Slams Obama, GOP Candidates Over ISIS Strategy As Former Defense Secretary Promotes New Book

Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates doubled down Wednesday on his fiery rhetoric about the current crop of Republican presidential candidates, maintaining that they're clueless when it comes to strategizing against the Islamic State group and the global threat of extremism in the Middle East. The former Pentagon leader also targeted President Barack Obama, China and North Korea during a discussion at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City that all but doubled as a promotional stop to showcase his new book on the same topics.