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by poet 5654 days ago
What, like the fact that he didn't replace Gates like had been done with almost every single Secretary Of Defense in the past? Note how in recent years new presidents typically have appointed a new SoD [1]. Not replacing Gates was a de facto appointment.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Defe...

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Is it typical to replace a SecDef during wartime, though, if the SecDef is otherwise doing an OK job?