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Pelosi Praises Gates For Facing Off Military-Industrial Complex

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Monday, April 13th, 2009

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By Emelie Rutherford House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) praised Defense Secretary Robert Gates last week for showing "courage" by attempting to reduce weapon systems suited for a "bipolar world," and also slammed a Republican senator who criticized Gates' proposed cuts. "The secretary of defense is more accurately reflecting the current state of play of what the threat is, what the mission is, and what the priorities should be in the budget," Pelosi said during an April 8 interview aired on…

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