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Gates being briefed at Camp Eggers in Kabul during a tour of Afghanistan last December.
Wednesday, Feb. 03, 2010

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  • Elizabeth Rubin
  • A trusted aide to six Presidents, Robert Gates is the most powerful Defense Secretary in a generation. But what is the Republican at the head of Obama's war room fighting for?
Photo: Lynsey Addario for TIME | Source: A trusted aide to six Presidents, Robert Gates is the most powerful Defense Secretary in a generation. But what is the Republican at the head of Obama's war room fighting for?