Reply #101: Not what was said. He has two sides pulling him towards their view. She sides with the further right

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of his advisors. How hard she pulls alongside Gates, Petraeus and McChrystal effects the outcome of his decision, doesn't it?

And again....why do you all need to pretend these decisions happen in a vacuum as if HRC is not part of the process?

My guess is that you are uncomfortable with her commitment to hawk stances and need to convince yourselves that all of her pulling alongside the other committed hawks has no effect.