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By BRIAN A. HOWEY
INDIANAPOLIS - There was a moment during one of the Democratic presidential debates when Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and John Edwards were asked whether they could guarantee a complete pullout from Iraq by the end of 2012. None of them took the bait even as the Democratic left egged them on. This bit of news was critical to Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, who told the New York Times Magazine that it was a virtual national epiphany. They got it. They finally got it.
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates
While much of the political chatter out of Chicago these days centers on the “Team of Rivals” concept as President-elect Obama brings on former primary opponents Hillary Clinton as secretary of state and Bill Richardson at commerce, it is the retention of Gates that may be the most critical. This means continuity.
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