Robert Gates is sworn in as the new secretary of defense. The former CIA chief arrives just as the White House contemplates a strategic shift in its Iraq policy.
But its not just the situation in Iraq that Robert Gates will have to contend with. He must also manage the Pentagon's bureaucracy, and its relationship with Congress.
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