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Letter: What exactly does Gates’ job entail now?

Saturday, May 19, 2007 | 6:51 a.m.

Let me see if I can get this straight.

A few months ago the commander in chief - President Bush - appointed Robert Gates from Texas to replace Donald Rumsfeld as defense secretary.

Now the president, the "Decider," is appointing a "war czar," who also will report to him.

Does that mean that the post of defense secretary is irrelevant?

This is puzzling.

James J. Poupard, Henderson

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