youtube.com - 12/2/2008
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Yesterday, President-elect Barack Obama said that "16 months is the right time frame" for withdrawing all U.S. combat troops from Iraq, noting that...
motherjones.com - 12/1/2008
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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 ...
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The Curious Retention of Robert Gates
slate.com - 11/27/2008
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slate.com —
Robert Gates. Click image to expand. Robert Gates
If the reports are true that Robert Gates will
stay on as President Obama's defense secretary, the move is a stroke of brilliance—politically and substantively. In his nearly two years at the helm of ...
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Keeping Robert Gates as secretary of defense is a great ...
mudvillegazette.com - 11/26/2008
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mudvillegazette.com —
First, your U.S. history trivia for the day:
Henry Lewis Stimson, Secretary of War throughout World War
Two under Democrat Presidents Roosevelt and Truman, was a Republican. ***** And now back to the news. If the rumors are true, then Politico ...
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Gates Stays on at Pentagon?
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Gates: Obama ‘framed’ withdrawal from Iraq ‘just right.’
Think Progress —
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 odds” with Obama on the timetable, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said that he “would subscribe to what the President-elect said yesterday in Chicago.” Pressed by reporters on the length of the time frame,” Gates said that Obama “framed it just right yesterday.” Watch it: ...
Still Leaving
Matthew Yglesias —
I’ve been amazed by the amount of crowing I’ve read since Election Day about Barack Obama backing off his pledge to withdraw from Iraq. I follow the news pretty closely, so I know Obama never said that. And yet, all kinds of people kept acting like he’d said it. Spencer Ackerman rounds some up:
Chances are, not a whole lot, since they can’t seem to comprehend the idea. Here’s Max Boot on the implications of Gates’ reappointment:
This all but puts an end to the 16-month timetable for withdrawal from Iraq…
And here’s Mara Liasson, the token ...
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Obama May Ask Gates to Keep Post
online.wsj.com 11/11/2008 — President-elect Obama is leaning toward asking Defense Secretary Gates to remain in his position for at least a year. An official said Gates would likely accept the offer.
Obama in Talks With Gates
politicalwire.com 11/19/2008 — President-elect Obama and Robert Gates are negotiating terms under which the defense secretary would remain as Pentagon chief in his administration, the Financial Times has learned. "Mr Obama, through an intermediary, has approached Mr Gates, who has ...
Obama: Gates Will End The War In Iraq
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 12/1/2008 — Another key moment from Obama's national security presser today: In case there were any lingering doubts about how his decision to keep Defense Secretary Robert Gates might impact his promise to withdraw from Iraq, Obama made it clear: Gates will be ...
Keep Gates
online.wsj.com 11/21/2008 — But Mrs. Clinton at Foggy Bottom? Can they be serious?
When is a withdrawal not a withdrawal?
newshoggers.com 12/23/2008 — By Cernig
When is a withdrawal not a withdrawal? Apparently, when it's conducted by the Obama administration's "bipartisan" hangovers.
I know I mentioned this earlier, but it deserves more examination. This Sunday, Joe Biden told ABC's George ...
Gates will stay
politico.com 11/26/2008 — Mike Allen and ABC report that, as expected, Obama will keep Robert Gates as Defense Secretary.
There's a lot of logic to the move: It puts a Republican, as promised, in a top slot; it prevents Obama from taking the blame, immediately, for whatever ...
Gates a 'Done Deal'
blogs.abcnews.com 11/25/2008 — 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...
Gates’ Team: Obama’s People?
washingtonindependent.com 11/26/2008 — I ask, Mike Allen answers. So long, Eric Edelman:
EXCLUSIVE: Secretary Gates’ deputy at the Pentagon is slated to be Richard Danzig, who was Navy secretary under President Clinton. The #3 (policy) will PROBABLY be Michelle Flournoy, a Clinton ...
Gates Praises Obama, Outlines New Defense World
huffingtonpost.com 12/3/2008 — Newly re-appointed Defense Secretary Bob Gates took questions from the press on Tuesday, outlining some agenda items that the Obama administration is likely to pursue, dismissing suggestions that not being able to appoint his own staff might hinder ...
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