And, yes, I DO take it personally: Robert "Window Dressing" Gates

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And, yes, I DO take it personally

Thursday, December 07, 2006

Robert "Window Dressing" Gates

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Robert Gates, the incoming Secretary of Defense, will be unable to effect major change in Iraq or at the Pentagon, despite replacing a man widely criticized for his inelastic commitment to failed policies.

"I think it's mainly window dressing," said a onetime adviser to George H.W. Bush who, prior to the decision to invade Iraq in 2003, had also worked with the current president on defense matters. "He might improve the Pentagon's image and morale. But will he be able to salvage Iraq? No way."

Additionally, speaking of the administration's aversion to negotiating with unfriendly regimes in the Middle East, the source added, "Will he be able to drastically alter the policy direction? With this administration I just don't see how he could."

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