Even though he objected many of the practices and missions they executed, President Obama has shown confidence in many of the Bush-era military and intelligence leaders, and looked for ways to keep them in his administration.
The latest is FBI Director Robert Mueller, who the president would like to stay on another two years. Thursday Obama announced he was seeking Congressional approval to keep Mueller, who has led the FBI since just before 9/11, in place.
Robert Gates to stay at the Pentagon when Obama first came into office. Gates was one of two Republicans in the president's cabinet. The secretary was former President George W. Bush's pick to lead the military after
Donald Rumsfeld left at the peak of chaos in Iraq
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Another military chief who Obama has leaned on is General David Petraeus. Petraeus led the Iraq troop surge and was credited with helping turn the war around for the Bush administration. Obama was against this strategy at first, but has since acknowledge its success. Petraeus was appointed by Obama to serve in several capacities including taking over as the top commander in Afghanistan after General Stanley McChrystal resigned amid a damaging interview.
Obama has now nominated Petraeus to lead the CIA.
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