Gates Unhinged: A Retrospective of His Career and Latin America Policy

¹ Andrew J. Bacevich, “U.S. foreign policy: War fever subsides,” Los Angeles Times, June 28, 2011.

² “Defense Secretary Robert Gates: A straight shooter retires,” Los Angeles Times, June 26, 2011.

³ Ibid.

⁴ Ibid.

⁵ “The Iran-Contra Affair 20 Years On,” The National Security Archive, November, 24, 2006.

⁶ Ibid.

⁷ “Defense Secretary Robert Gates: A straight shooter retires,” Los Angeles Times, June 26, 2011.

⁸ Ibid.

⁹ Ibid.

¹ James M. Scott, “Interbranch Rivalry and the Reagan Doctrine in Nicaragua,” Political Science Quarterly 112 (1997): 237-260.

¹¹ Ibid.

¹² Ibid.

¹³ Robert M. Gates, Memorandum to Director of Central Intelligence William J. Casey, December 14, 1984.

¹⁴ Ibid.

¹⁵ Mauricio Cárdenas, “Brazil and the United States: A New Beginning?,” The Brookings Institution, April 19, 2010.

¹⁶ “Brazil’s Lula calls on Honduras coup leader to cede power,” www.eubusiness.com, October 6, 2009.

¹⁷ Mauricio Cárdenas, “Brazil and the United States: A New Beginning?,” The Brookings Institution, April 19, 2010.

¹⁸ Ibid.

¹⁹Telma Marotto, “Rousseff Prefers Boeing Jets for Brazil Air Force, Reuters Says,” Bloomberg, February 9, 2011.

² Tom A. Peter, “Venezuela’s Chávez touts $2.2 billion arms deal with Russia,” The Christian Science Monitor, September 14, 2009.

²¹ Natalie Obiko Pearson, “Chávez: Assassination Attempt Foiled,” The Washington Post, September 30, 2006.

²² Tom A. Peter, “Venezuela’s Chávez touts $2.2 billion arms deal with Russia,” The Christian Science Monitor, September 14, 2009.