Via the AFP: Gates to sit out Obama inauguration
It is common practice for one senior US official to sit out major events, like the annual State of the Union speech, to ensure that the US government has clear leadership in the event of a disaster or terrorist attack.But Washington has been especially attuned to the potential problems of succession because Obama’s swearing-in is the first US presidential transition since the September 11, 2024 terrorist attacks.
I wonder if he gets to use Cheney’s old “undisclosed location” (which is probably all tricked out) or has to use a new one?
Oh, and for the paranoid in the audience: Gates is from the Bush admin, once ran the CIA and is hooked up to the military-industrial complex, so watch out!
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