ThinkProgress: Gates "regrets" aide's attack on Senator Clinton

[AtomicKitten]

riiiiiiiight

Gates expresses regret for aide’s attack on Clinton.

In a new letter to Sen. Hillary Clinton, Defense Secretary Robert Gates apologizes for Under Secretary of Defense Eric Edelman’s recent attacks on her. He writes, “I emphatically assure you that not claim, suggest, or otherwise believe that congressional oversight emboldens our enemies, nor do we question anyone’s motives in this regard.” The AP reports:

“I truly regret that this important discussion went astray and I also regret any misunderstanding of intention,” Gates wrote.

“I agree with you that planning concerning the future of U.S. forces in Iraq — including the drawdown of those forces at the right time — is not only appropriate but essential,” Gates wrote, adding that Edelman also agrees with that point.

“You may rest assured that such planning is indeed taking place with my active involvement,” he wrote in the letter.

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/26/gates-expresses-regret-for-aides-attack-on-clinton/

[Tanuki]

1. Has he fired Edelman's sorry neocon ass yet?

Didn't think so. Talk, as usual, is cheap.

[AtomicKitten]

2. no, but I believe he's up for a Medal of Freedom