Posted By Blake Hounshell Share

I see that Andrew Sullivan wants Barack Obama to keep Bob Gates as his secretary of defense if he wins in November. That would certainly be neat, but it remains highly implausible. Matt Yglesias and Spencer Ackerman suggest a few alternatives from within the Democratic Party, some more realistic than others.

 
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