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Gates faces Iraq war and budget hurdles as new defense chief
President Bush’s nominee Robert Gates confronts an unpopular Iraq war, a stretched military, and a $470 billion Defense budget short on equipment replacement. He must chart an exit strategy under a Democratic Congress, decide troop posture, and fund needed modernization while avoiding a security drop.
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