Gates Slams GOP Candidates’ Grasp of National Security

Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates derided the Republican party’s candidates for an understanding of national security issues that “would embarrass a middle schooler,” the Guardian reports.

Said Gates: “People are out there making threats and promises that are totally unrealistic, totally unattainable. Either they really believe what they’re saying or they’re cynical and opportunistic and, in a way, you hope it’s the latter, because God forbid they actually believe some of the things that they’re saying.”