Secretary of Defense Rumsfled's resignation led to the nomination of Robert Gates (no relation to Bill Gates) as his successor. Gates, who is known from his role as the Director of the CIA under Bush Sr., is expected to take the position without Democrats blocking his nomination. All the Democrats hope is that he understands the need to take a new direction in Iraq (direction the Democrats want). At this moment, that is questionable. Gates' CIA director nomination in the early 90's was blocked by Democrats because they claimed he fudged intelligence conclusions to fit Regan's political agenda, turning a blind eye on the Iran Contra scandal. If Gates is still as obedient to his boss (President Bush), he may see to it that troop levels in Iraq remain as is. The Democrats want the complete opposite.
2 comments:
I am not sure that Gates would face as much apprehension as is implied.
Bush does not want to keep the status quo, obviously that would be detramental to his party.
fudging intelligence, sounds like many of our officials these days.
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