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Gates: Obama ‘framed’ withdrawal from Iraq ‘just right.’
thinkprogress.org - 12/2/2008
Gates: Obama ‘framed’ withdrawal from Iraq ‘just right.’
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Yesterday, President-elect Obama said that “ 16 months is the right time frame ” for withdrawing all U.S. combat troops from Iraq, noting that he would “listen to the recommendations” his commanders on the ground. Asked today if he considered himself “at ...
motherjones.com - 12/1/2008
The Curious Retention of Robert Gates
— 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 puzzlement . And with the Monday morning unveiling ... (more) The Curious Retention of Robert Gates

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Obama National Security Picks Get High Marks
gallup.com - 12/2/2008
Obama National Security Picks Get High Marks
— gallup.com — PRINCETON, NJ -- Americans widely approve of Barack Obama's decisions, announced on Monday, to name Hillary Clinton secretary of state and to ask Robert Gates to stay on as secretary of defense. mwboj_5e_uqnvqhkyovxoq These results are based on a ... (more) Obama National Security Picks Get High Marks

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washingtonpost.com - 12/1/2008
I'm Still Tortured by What I Saw in Iraq
— washingtonpost.com — Sunday, November 30, 2008; B01 I should have felt triumphant when I returned from Iraq in August 2006. Instead, I was worried and exhausted. My team of interrogators had successfully hunted down one of the most notorious mass murderers of our ... (more) I'm Still Tortured by What I Saw in Iraq

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Matthew Yglesias — ... And here’s Mara Liasson, the token liberal commentator on Fox News: 16 months has gone out the window, I think we can say that. But hey, guess what, it turns out that presidents don’t take orders from cabinet secretaries. Rather, they pick subordinates who are willing to carry out their policies. Thus, yesterday Obama reiterated that “16 months is the right time frame” and today Gates said he supports Obama’s position and that Obama “framed” the issue “just ...

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