2006-11-08 11:04:07 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Anybody Bush appoints is another Bush puppet. I see no change...
2006-11-08 11:10:04 · answer #1 · answered by Jenny_is_Hot 6 · 15⤊ 1⤋
I think the President has nominated a good person for the job, whether Congress will approve him is another question to be answered soon. Gates experience in the CIA may be beneficial when it comes to coordinating with the CIA and FBI. If our Military and our civilian agencies can work more effectively together, we have a much better chance at fighting terrorism. Unlike some i believe Rumsfeld was a very effective Sec. except for sending too few troops into Iraq at the onset.
2006-11-08 19:16:04 · answer #2 · answered by daydoom 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I think it will be more of the same. He's just as much a crony of Bush's as was Rumsfeld. The only cool part, really, is that enough people were outraged by Rumsfeld that Bush had to do something to try and save face for the GOP. Finally, he pushed us and we pushed back! I bet the troops in Iraq are thrilled, as well.
2006-11-08 19:09:16 · answer #3 · answered by kimmunism 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
He has a lot of experience in national security post's so I think he will bring about some pleasant change, Rumsfeld was a Great peace time sec of defense, but war time was just too much for him to handle.
2006-11-09 15:08:26 · answer #4 · answered by asmith1022_2006 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Another crony. Why is this idiot allowed to pick his best friends as top military advisors? A government run on favors and friendships, not ability, would be a joke if it weren't the future of a free world at stake.
2006-11-08 19:06:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Neither good for America nor for Gates. It is a different ball game altogether.
2006-11-08 19:06:24 · answer #6 · answered by Rammohan 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
hes Ex-cia and knows nothing about the dept of defense so he will hopefully let the generals do the job they have trained most of thier lives to do and not interfere like rumsfield liked to do.
2006-11-08 19:08:24 · answer #7 · answered by rsist34 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
because he is an old buddy of Papa Bush ...let's not forget that Papa Bush was director of cia for a very long time
2006-11-09 09:33:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am just happy the other guy is out. Is Gates a Dem or Rep?
2006-11-08 19:06:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
bill gates? (i`m not from US and i`m not familiar with the latest news).
if is him we are talking about, than is very simple, in any democratic country, who has the money has some/the power!
2006-11-08 19:06:22 · answer #10 · answered by Lili Pandele 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
if he has two more brain cells than field marshall von rumsfeld, then maybe, maybe we can get the hell outta there and stop the killing
OR
bushy put him in there because rumsfeld wasnt stealing enough money and he needed a new "chief thief"
2006-11-08 19:06:04 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋