Barack Obama has announced the intention to retain the Republican Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates, in the new administration. Gates has been tough on Russia and strongly advocated missile defense. Leftist wackos, like William Greider of The Nation magazine, are peeved. Is this a good sign that Obama will not betray democracy where Russia is concerned? We’d like your opinion.
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