Gates Was ‘Hoping the Question Would Never Be Popped’

Fresh off his official introduction as the current and future secretary of defense, Robert Gates took questions at the Pentagon on Monday about his party affiliation, President-elect Barack Obama and his outlook on the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Asked why he seemed to change his mind about joining Obama’s team, Gates gave a surprising and candid answer about his own brand of “strategic deterrence” in the months leading up to the election.

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