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Gates Apologizes to Hillary

Posted Jul 26, 07 5:12 PM CDT in US,  Politics 

(Newser) – Hillary shouldn't have been called a traitor, Robert Gates wrote yesterday in a letter apologizing for a deputy's refusal to share Iraq withdrawal plans with members of the Senate Armed Services Committee. The deputy had charged that the divulging the information could “reinforce enemy propaganda.”

In the letter, Gates confirmed his belief in the “essential” nature of congressional oversight. In an effort to end the highly publicized feud, Gates offered what the AP calls the “most explicit admission to date” that withdrawal plans were being drafted. But he defended the writer of the original letter, calling him a “valued member” of the department.

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Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton by Molly Gilliam, 1999 (DOD 010928-F-9596V-002)   ((c) pingnews.com)
President Bush, left, along with outgoing Veteran Affairs Secretary Jim Nicholson, center, and Defense Secretary Robert Gates, right, take part in a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington,...   (Associated Press)
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates answers questions as he and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace, conduct a media roundtable at the Pentagon in Washington, Friday, June 29, 2007. (AP...   (Associated Press)
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