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• [1] superf88 November 11, 2008 - 09:48AM

  What of splitting our Defense dept. into two:

  1. Department of Defense

  2. Department of Offense

  The first could borrow and spend freely, as determined via usual procedures.

  The second would operate from funds coming from a US surplus budget. For example, no plundering in lean years.

  
  
• [2] RC November 11, 2008 - 10:12AM

  Why is it so hard for Democrats to reach out to the military considering that there are many Republicans who have not served in the armed forces? I don't see why its so much better to have a President who is so trigger happy?

  
  
• [3] Steve from Brooklyn November 11, 2008 - 10:17AM

  Why do you have to spend so much time speculating and trying to predict Obama's moves. We just went through two years of a seemingly endless campaign with rampant speculation daily. It's exhausting!

  Can we just step back and return to news reporting and not news speculation?

  A return to sanity would be so nice...

  
  
• [4] michaelw from INWOOD November 11, 2008 - 10:19AM

  No way in hell should Gates be Secretary of Defense.

  There should not be on ONE Bush hold over and that include Colin Powel.

  
  
• [5] Marsfrog from Rockland November 11, 2008 - 10:26AM

  So far I am not seeing much change, rather a maintenance of the status quo with a happier face. Robert Gates was the CIA bureau chief for the middle east when the Russians invaded Afghanistan. Gates trained Bin Laden to fight the Russians............OBL is a CIA operative and that is why he will never be captured. I wish you folks would be more diligent with your reporting.

  
  
• [6] Fydor November 11, 2008 - 12:07PM

  Wow. Marsfrog...

  Don't attribute malice where incompetence fits much better - Quote by I'm not sure.

  Gates is seemingly doing a great job, and he should be praised considering the pub - and dem before that - he's following.

  
  
• [7] Josh from UES November 11, 2008 - 12:19PM

  I will disagree with your guess, that the U.S. was Isolationist until 1898 is false, the Indian wars that last since the inception of this country and the Mexican American war.