theheretik.us - 11/26/2008
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Bull elephant Robert Gates to join donkey herd in Obama administration. Or you could say since Gates already is Secretary of Defense that the rest of the Obama admin is joining him. Or something.
Change is good . Even when there is no change . Or something
commentarymagazine.com - 11/26/2008
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commentarymagazine.com —
According to the latest news reports, President-elect Obama
will nominate a national security team next week that...
is stunning in its moderation. The headliners–Bob Gates staying at Defense, Hillary Clinton becoming Secretary of State, retired ...
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Obama’s Picks
blogs.abcnews.com - 11/25/2008
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blogs.abcnews.com —
Martha Raddatz and Jake Tapper Report: Sources tell
ABC News that Defense Secretary Robert Gates will be...
staying on in the top Pentagon job, for at least the first year of the Obama administration. "It is a done deal," a...
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Gates a 'Done Deal'
thewashingtonnote.com - 11/26/2008
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thewashingtonnote.com —
Bob Gates is keeping his Pentagon perch (which
has been quite clear for some time). I had...
moved close to the view that Gates should go. My thinking at the time was that Gates played a vital role "Out-Cheneying Cheney" in the last couple of ...
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Robert Gates: Should He Have Stayed?
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Gates As Obama Defense Chief: Another Centrist Obama Administration Sign
The Moderate Voice —
... that he wouldn’t recommend invading Iran, this coming at a time when others in the Bush Administration were sounding very belligerent towards the Middle Eastern theocracy.
–Werner Patels:
President-elect Barack Obama has promised all along that his government would be an inclusive, not a divisive or partisan, one, and he’s delivered on the promise by keeping George Bush’s secretary of defence Robert Gates on his team.
–Go to THE HERETIK for his as usual distinctive take on this.
–John Seiler: ...
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