`` In all candor , I would have supported going further , as I did in opening the way for gays to serve in the CIA and in the military , '' the former secretary of defense said in prepared remarks . ' I would have supported going further , ' the former defense secretary said . The White House has been pushing for a more aggressive military response to Syria's use of chemical weapons since last week, when President Obama announced he was ordering strikes against Syrian government targets.
' I would have supported going further , ' the former defense secretary said . The White House has been pushing for a more aggressive military response to Syria's use of chemical weapons since last week, when President Obama announced he was ordering strikes against Syrian government targets.