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Obama and Gates
(therealnews.com)
Ray McGovern: Gates is ambitious and tells his superiors what they want to hear.
Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
Gates on board with Obama's Iraq plan (www.latimes.com)
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said he accepted President-elect Barack Obama's approach to scheduled troop reductions in Iraq, arguing Tuesday that the hotly debated subject of timelines for... More
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Gates Was ‘Hoping the Question Would Never Be Popped’
(www.truthdig.com)
Fresh off his official introduction as the current and future secretary of defense, Robert Gates took questions at the Pentagon on Monday about his party affiliation, President-elect Barack Obama and... More
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Will Obama Stay the Course?
(www.truthdig.com)
I do so want to believe that Barack Obama is on the right track. His brain is big, his style fresh, his pronouncements both logical and compelling, and it does feel good to have a president-elect... More
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Hey! Pundits! Bob Gates Is Pretty Much OK With Withdrawing Combat Troops From Iraq on a 16-Month Timeline!
(washingtonindependent.com)
I was on the phone during Bob Gates’ first presser since being reappointed as defense secretary by President-elect Obama, but my man Matt DeLong kept me covered and sent along his notes. And look at... More
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The Curious Retention of Robert Gates
(www.motherjones.com)
Barack Obama's national security team--at this early stage--presents more questions than answers. His selection of Hillary Clinton to be secretary of state has been a much-chewed-over topic of pundit... More
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Obama's Big Tent
(www.thenation.com)
Say what you will about Barack Obama's national security team, but clearly the President-elect wasn't fibbing when he promised to bring unity to Washington. Who else could get Robert Gates, General... More
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Robert Gates: Wrong Man for the Job
(www.thenation.com)
Barack Obama not only had the good judgment to oppose the war in Iraq but , as he told us earlier this year, "I want to end the mindset that got us into war." So it is troubling that a man of such... More
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Obama Introduces National Security Team
(www.truthdig.com)
As expected, President-elect Barack Obama named Sen. Hillary Clinton as his choice for secretary of state and gave Robert Gates the opportunity to continue his work as secretary of defense—just two... More
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Obama: "I'm A Strong Believer In Strong Personalities"
(tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com)
A couple more quick points about today's Obama presser. First, it was striking how comfortable Obama appeared in a take-charge role when on a stage dominated by heavy hitters like Robert Gates and... More
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