admiral michael mullens. gates writing in his memoir, and i'll quote, "mullen and i repeatedly discussed with the infuriated president what he regarded as military pressure on him. is it a lack of respect for me? obama asked us. are petraeus, crystal and mullen trying to box me in? i've tried to create an environment where all points of view can be discussed and have robust debate, i'm devoted to it. what is wrong? is it the process? are they suspicious of my politics? do they resent i never served in the military? do they think because i'm young that i don't see what they're doing?" joining me now democratic political consultant, advisory to hillary clinton's 2008 presidential campaign. good to see you both. when you listen to this, especially the last couple of lines that i just read and assuming that gates has it