Original sentence: " In an interview with the New York Times, Gates further commented on the meeting by stating that, "I don’t think anybody but Barack Obama would have thought about bringing us together [...] the president was great – he was very wise, very sage, very Solomonic.Both Crowley and Gates issued post-meeting statements: Crowley commented that he and Gates discussed the topic "like two gentlemen, instead of fighting it out either in the physical sense or in the mental sense, in the court of public opinion.President Obama called both men on Friday, July 24th, and invited them to come to the White House to discuss the situation over beers
Edited sentence: " In an interview with the New York Times, Gates further commented on the meeting, "I don’t think anybody but Barack Obama would have thought about bringing us together [...] the president was great – he was very wise, very sage, very Solomonic.Both Crowley and Gates issued post-meeting statements.Crowley commented that he and Gates discussed the topic "like two gentlemen, instead of fighting it out either in the physical sense or in the mental sense, in the court of public opinion.President Obama called both men on Friday, July 24th, and invited them to the White House to discuss the situation over beers