This man was criticized for trying to link the Soviet Union to the attempted 1981 assassination of Pope John Paul II. He gave up his 1987 bid to lead the CIA following the fallout from the Iran Contra Affair although he would later lead the CIA from 1991-1993. In another position held by this man, he dealt with the fallout following a Washington Post article detailing conditions at Walter Reed Medical Center and oversaw a 2007 troop surge. This man succeeded Donald Rumsfeld in his highest post, in which he has overseen the withdrawal of troops from Iraq. For 10 points,
This man was criticized for trying to link the Soviet Union to the attempted 1981 assassination of Pope John Paul II. He gave up his 1987 bid to lead the CIA following the fallout from the Iran Contra Affair although he would later lead the CIA from 1991-1993. In another position held by this man, he dealt with the fallout following a Washington Post article detailing conditions at Walter Reed Medical Center and oversaw a 2007 troop surge. This man succeeded Donald Rumsfeld in his highest post, in which he has overseen the withdrawal of troops from Iraq. For 10 points, name this man who serves as President Obama's Secretary of Defense.
This man was criticized for trying to link the Soviet Union to the attempted 1981 assassination of Pope John Paul II.
Robert {Gates}