{"id":2248125,"date":"2024-05-19T17:14:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-19T21:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obamas-secretary-of-defense-u-s-political-leaders-doing-bad-job-educating-country-about-importance-of-foreign-policy\/"},"modified":"2024-05-19T17:15:57","modified_gmt":"2024-05-19T21:15:57","slug":"obamas-secretary-of-defense-u-s-political-leaders-doing-bad-job-educating-country-about-importance-of-foreign-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obamas-secretary-of-defense-u-s-political-leaders-doing-bad-job-educating-country-about-importance-of-foreign-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Obama&#8217;s Defense Secretary Criticizes U.S. Leaders&#8217; Failure in Foreign Policy Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fobamas-secretary-of-defense-u-s-political-leaders-doing-bad-job-educating-country-about-importance-of-foreign-policy%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2248125&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The content discusses the insights of former Secretary of Defense Robert\u200c Gates, who worked under President Barack Obama. It highlights the importance\u200d of\u200c U.S.\u2062 political figures educating \u2064the public on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/daily-feed-12-13-23\/\" title=\"Daily Feed 12\/13\/23: Latest news\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-red-wave-of-conservative-women-elected-to-congress\/\" title=\"The Red Wave of Conservative Women Elected to Congress\">foreign policy<\/a> \u2062matters<\/a>. To read more about Gates&#8217; perspectives\u2062 on this topic, click the\u200c &#8220;Read more&#8221; button \u2063below. The passage delves into the views of former Secretary of \u2064Defense Robert Gates, who \u200cserved during President Barack Obama&#8217;s tenure. It underscores the significance of American political \u2064leaders enlightening the public on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/haley-seeks-to-neutralize-desantis-home-field-advantage-at-third-gop-debate\/\" title=\"Haley aims to level the playing field against DeSantis in third GOP debate.\">foreign policy \u2062issues<\/a>. For further details on Gates&#8217; \u200bopinions regarding this \u200dsubject,\u2062 click on\u200b the &#8220;Read more&#8221; button provided.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, who served under former President Barack Obama, said over the weekend that American political leaders need to do a much better job educating the public about the importance of foreign policy issues and how they impact things in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>Gates made the remarks during a Sunday interview on CBS News\u2019s \u201cFace The Nation\u201d with Margaret Brennan when asked how he would explain the significance of foreign policy to the American people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think our leaders need to bring these issues home to the American people in a very direct way,\u201d he said. \u201cSo 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 \u2013 young men and women in conflict. The world isn\u2019t going to ignore us just because we think we can ignore the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo the first thing is to make clear that if we don\u2019t deal with these problems early, they become very dangerous problems and very costly problems for the United States down the road,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p>He said another factor that needed to be emphasized is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/experts-warn-of-impending-global-food-shortage-that-could-lead-to-social-unrest-riots\/\" title=\"Experts Warn Of Impending Global Food Shortage That Could Lead To Social Unrest, Riots\">interconnected global economy<\/a> and how a disruption overseas could have a major impact at home.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve always thought we made a big mistake in not having data available where you could go into a congressional district and say, \u2018Do 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?&#8217;\u201d he said. \u201cSo it\u2019s 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robert Gates, ex-Secretary of Defense under Obama, emphasized the urgency for U.S. leaders to enhance public awareness on foreign policy&#8217;s significance and its impact on domestic affairs. 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