Defense Secretary Gates in Iraq

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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Southern Iraq this morning. He was in Israel and then Jordan yesterday. How much power does he have inside the administration, and how does it compare with previous Pentagon chiefs? Long-time U.S foreign policy analyst Anthony Cordesman talks about the Gates-Obama relationship.

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