Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Gates as Obama's Secretary of Defense?

The idea has merit and is apparently being seriously considered in the Obama camp.

I don't like reinforcing the view that only Republicans can handle military or foreign policy matters, but Gates possesses indispensible experience in this conflict and is, by all accounts, trustworthy and competent. If Obama thinks he's the best man for the job, he shouldn't let the fact that Gates is a Bush appointee affect the decision.

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