Gates Memoir States Obvious: Obama Wanted Out of Afghanistan, Biden Giant Doofus, and Obama Gutsy on Bin Laden Hit

I'm not sure if there are any "revelations" in Robert Gates's memoir.

Among other accusations, the Republican accused Biden of being wrong about every big foreign policy issue for decades and alleged Obama lost faith in his own troop surge strategy for the Afghan war.

Okay Biden is wrong on a lot more than foreign policy. So that isn't a bombshell.

Obama "can't stand (Afghan president Hamid) Karzai, doesn't believe in his own strategy, and doesn't consider the war to be his.

"For him it's all about getting out," Gates wrote, according to the Washington Post.

Gates also slams White House aides for obsessive attempts to control US national security and foreign policy to the detriment of the State Department and the Pentagon, and excerpts from his book reek of a deep distaste for Washington and its political games.

Okay Obama didn't own the Afgan war, wants to get out ASAP, and hates Karzai. You don't need an insider with decades of White House experience to tell me that. Also the White House aides obsessively control everything and they were trying to freeze out Hillary at State. That isn't something new by any means.

Gates actually heaps some decent praise on Obama and Hillary.

While Gates said plenty of positive things about Obama -- calling him a man of "integrity" and praising him for gutsy decision to order a raid to kill Osama bin Laden -- and Clinton -- who he sees as smart, and a great ambassador for America abroad -- it is the criticisms that will likely be remembered.  

It was a gutsy decision to put the hit on Bin Laden no matter what you think about Obama. He staked his entire presidency on that decision and it came through perfectly. It was ballsy and Gates puts it to praise.