Obama’s Secretary Of Defense Says U.S. Political Leaders Are Failing At This

Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said that American political leaders are not doing a good job with educating the public about the importance of foreign policy issues and their impact on things in the United States.

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Gates, who served under former President Barack Obama, highlighted the need during a Sunday interview on CBS News’ “Face The Nation” when host Margaret Brennan asked how he would explain the significance of foreign policy to the American people.

“I think our leaders need to bring these issues home to the American people in a very direct way. So for example, using historical examples about how our delaying taking seriously foreign threats, has ultimately resulted in the deaths of thousands and thousands of Americans – young men and women in conflict. The world isn’t going to ignore us just because we think we can ignore the world,” he stated.

“So the first thing is to make clear that if we don’t deal with these problems early, they become very dangerous problems and very costly problems for the United States down the road,” he added.

Gates went on to speak about the importance of emphasizing the interconnected global economy and how a disruption overseas could have an impact in the United States.

“I’ve always thought we made a big mistake in not having data available where you could go into a congressional district and say, ‘Do you realize how much of the economy of your county or your town depends on exports or imports around the world because our economy is so integrated?’ So it’s both aspects of this and in bringing it home to people in ways that are clear and that may help them understand this really does affect them around their kitchen table,” he stated.