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Gates Confirmed as Defense Secretary

By Jeralyn, Section Other Politics
Posted on Thu Dec 07, 2006 at 01:02:00 AM EST
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By a vote of 95 to 2, Robert Gates was confirmed Wednesday as our new Defense Secretary.

Senate Democrats and Republicans lauded Gates's frankness after a day of testimony Tuesday in which he acknowledged that the United States is not winning in Iraq, and said that historians would have to judge whether the decision to invade Iraq in March 2003 was correct. He also pledged to take a fresh approach to Iraq in which "all options are on the table."

Who voted against him? Two Republicans, Jim Bunning (Ky.) and Rick Santorum (Pa.)

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    So Gates (5.00 / 1) (#2)
    by Che's Lounge on Thu Dec 07, 2006 at 11:55:48 AM EST
    helped create Al Qaeda. Now he's heading the DOD in the "War on Terror"?

    Nice symmetry. The US is effing insane.

    Who knew (none / 0) (#1)
    by scarshapedstar on Thu Dec 07, 2006 at 10:33:23 AM EST
    Who knew Santorum hated freedom?

    so, he admitted the obvious? (none / 0) (#3)
    by cpinva on Thu Dec 07, 2006 at 01:07:18 PM EST
    and this is something he should be applauded for? at this rate, the level of political discourse will sink completely below the surface in another year.

    exactly what "fresh approach" might he be thinking of? i know, invent a time machine (this might take a while), and go back to fall 2002,  tell everyone that bush is nuts, and that they should vote no on his proposed resolution.

    yeah, yeah, that's the ticket!

    This was a pretty savvy move for... (none / 0) (#4)
    by Bill Arnett on Thu Dec 07, 2006 at 01:13:54 PM EST
    ...the dems, letting bush have the man that Daddy says can kiss his boo-boo and make it all better.

    Let's let the Decider have the man he wants so the war can stay right where it belongs, right around bush's neck as an albatross.

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