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Live Thread - Hearing on Robert Gates as Sec. of Defense
Cspan ^ | Dec 4, 2006

Posted on 12/05/2006 6:50:29 AM PST by Mo1

FROM THE SENATE Hearing on Robert Gates

The Senate Armed Services Cmte. holds an open hearing on the nom- ination of Robert Gates to replace Donald Rumsfeld as Sec. of De- fense. CIA director from 1991-93 under Presidents Bush & Clinton, Gates is currently President of Texas A&M University. Senators are expected to call for a new Iraq strategy during the hearing.

NOW ON C-SPAN2 & C-SPAN3


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: defense; dod; gates; nosir; robertgates
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To: LisaFab
Lisa..... Gates will either salute the decision to attack Syria if it comes ...or resign.

He doesn't make the call its above his pay grade.

121 posted on 12/05/2006 8:08:15 AM PST by Dog
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To: SeaBiscuit

Am I the only one? This is absolutely unbelievable! WTF?


122 posted on 12/05/2006 8:08:18 AM PST by Agent Smith (Fallujah delenda est. (I wish))
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To: Txsleuth

Geesh. Byrd asking who is responsible for 911, Osama or Saddam, and now what he'd do to catch Osama.

Hey, Byrd Brain, what has YOUR party done to help in efforts in the WOT, besides blocking all measures to capture terrorists???


123 posted on 12/05/2006 8:08:20 AM PST by KJC1
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To: Dog

Gates gave a flat, unqualified "No" when asked if he favored attacking Syria.


124 posted on 12/05/2006 8:08:29 AM PST by LisaFab
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To: Txsleuth

I'm starting to think along the lines of "Harriet Miers Oops II."


125 posted on 12/05/2006 8:08:38 AM PST by Enosh
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To: Miss Didi

Eventually yes.. but I'm more than worried about 'how'.


126 posted on 12/05/2006 8:08:56 AM PST by SeaBiscuit (God Bless America and All who protect and preserve this Great Nation.)
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To: Bahbah

I agree with you...but if we are seeing this...think of Kim Jong Il...Chavez...Putin...China...Ahmahnutjob.

All of the countries that he hasn't studied up on, they are seeing this...sigh


127 posted on 12/05/2006 8:09:52 AM PST by Txsleuth (Bolton/Cheney (that would be Lynne) 08)
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To: Agent Smith; Tony Snow
No you are not alone..

Hey Tony tell the guys in the West Wing....great choice with Gates...its up there with Harriet Meirs.

128 posted on 12/05/2006 8:10:12 AM PST by Dog
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To: LisaFab

Pat Roberts up now


129 posted on 12/05/2006 8:10:41 AM PST by Mo1 (Thank You Mr & Mrs "I'm gonna teach you a lesson" Voter ... you just screwed us on so many levels)
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To: Mo1

Going to be a long two years....god help us.


130 posted on 12/05/2006 8:11:35 AM PST by Dog
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To: Dog
Right. But his apparent willingness to butter up the leftists is galling.

Now Pat Roberts says he has no doubt Gates will "speak truth to power!"

What in heaven's name is going on here!

131 posted on 12/05/2006 8:12:17 AM PST by LisaFab
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To: Txsleuth

I wish it had been Ollie, but I guess he wants no part of politics.


132 posted on 12/05/2006 8:12:18 AM PST by SeaBiscuit (God Bless America and All who protect and preserve this Great Nation.)
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To: LisaFab
Sorry Mo, but IMHO, this guy is no good

I'm not disagreeing with that

I just disagreed with the Cindy Sheehan part

133 posted on 12/05/2006 8:12:24 AM PST by Mo1 (Thank You Mr & Mrs "I'm gonna teach you a lesson" Voter ... you just screwed us on so many levels)
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To: SeaBiscuit
I have had such agita since November 7th.
134 posted on 12/05/2006 8:12:32 AM PST by Miss Didi
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To: Dog

I'm just sitting here shaking my head


135 posted on 12/05/2006 8:13:09 AM PST by Mo1 (Thank You Mr & Mrs "I'm gonna teach you a lesson" Voter ... you just screwed us on so many levels)
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To: Agent Smith

No!


136 posted on 12/05/2006 8:13:14 AM PST by SeaBiscuit (God Bless America and All who protect and preserve this Great Nation.)
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To: Mo1

I think all the has-beens from Bush 41's administration are busy trying to take over the last couple of years of Bush 43's administration. I think they are busy trying to rewrite the history of their failure to take out Saddam in the first Gulf War. Gates' comments this morning make me want to puke.


137 posted on 12/05/2006 8:13:36 AM PST by Wolfstar ("Common sense is not so common." Voltaire, 1764)
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To: Dog

The Harriet Myers comparison is unfair. Ms. Myers never took to the floor of a Senate committee room and spouted leftist drivel like this guy.


138 posted on 12/05/2006 8:13:50 AM PST by LisaFab
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To: Dog
He doesn't make the call its above his pay grade.

He has said on several occasions that it is the President that makes the ultimate decisions

139 posted on 12/05/2006 8:14:41 AM PST by Mo1 (Thank You Mr & Mrs "I'm gonna teach you a lesson" Voter ... you just screwed us on so many levels)
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To: LisaFab

Thankfully that train wreck was stopped before it happened.


140 posted on 12/05/2006 8:15:15 AM PST by Dog
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