Robert Gates to be named Secretary of Defense

Perdogg

[TomGuy]

Robert M. Gates, Director of Central Intelligence, 1991-1993.

Dr. Robert Michael Gates (born September 25, 1943) is the 22nd and current United States Secretary of Defense. His term of office began Novermber 8th, 2006 under President George W. Bush. Previous to that office, he served as Director of Central Intelligence from November 6, 1991 until January 20, 1993, capping a 26-year career in the CIA and the National Security Council. Immediately before being named as Secretary of Defense, he was the President of Texas A&M University and the National President of the National Eagle Scout Association. He and his wife Becky have two children. He has currently been nominated to replace Donald Rumsfeld as Secretary of Defense in November 2006.

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[RandallFlagg]

I'm with ya, FRiend.

Stay cool and keep watch.

[oceanview]

he's the only one Bush 41 could find to take it.

[dfwgator]

What's done is done. Gates deserves our support.

[NELSON111]

Yeah...WHOOOOOP!

Class of '92

[SUSSA]

From the CIA and one of Bush the Elder's friends

[OldFriend]

LOL...sean penn.......thanks for the first laugh thru my tears.

[redgirlinabluestate]

I must say...if Rumsfeld was going to go anyway, why couldn't it have been BEFORE the election? That might've made a difference.

Exactly. This just compounds the appearance of incompetence, failure and defeat. I am sick to my stomach. What are they thinking? If now, then why not back then? Unbelievable!

[kevao]

Rumsfeld needs to write his memoires.

He'd better hurry, before Wikepedia does it for him.

[Mo1]

He just mention Baker's report

I'm going to be sick

[Youngman442002]

wow the President is showing his backbone.....vetos..yeah right...

I wonder when He will resign..after all we need to work with the Democrats

[RexBeach]

I remember this guy. He's a wuss.

[The Iceman Cometh]

Still has to be confirmed by F.A.G. though...

[Ancesthntr]

You know, Bush has screwed the pooch again. I don't want an intelligence weanie to be the Sec Def. I want a fighter, someone who knows the DoD inside out, who can make things happen, who can fight a war and not mince words. That is the antithesis of what a political intelligence officer does for a living.

General Schwartzkopf has been retired for more than 10 years - Bush should've nominated him.

[OldFriend]

Thanks for your vote of confidence in Gates. The bashers are out in force, with little or no knowledge of the man.

[mathluv]

He is on the cover of Texas Monthly this month - can he save A&M.

[Huck]

Surprising timing...don't quite get it. I think it was overdue, really.

[Perdogg]

Regrettably I was thinking the same.

[CFC__VRWC]

Assuming the Dims confirm him, which I doubt. Watch them demand that President Bush name Les Aspin or William Cohen.

[OldFriend]

Oh yes, Schwartzkoff admitted being snookered by a defeated Saddam Hussein.